DR Congo Will Open Virunga, Salonga Parks to Oil Companies
Kinshasa has defended its right to declassify sections of the parks over the protests of environmental activists. The two UNESCO World Heritage sites are home to countless rare plants and animals. The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo said late on Friday that it was opening parts of its famous Virunga and Salonga National […]
Challenges of Administering an Ebola Vaccine in Remote Areas of the DRC
No one said tracking the movements of a patient, suspected to be a carrier of the deadly Ebola virus, through the dense forests of the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was going to be easy. With no discernible roads, only dense bush, we were forced to travel on three motorbikes to […]
ICC Acquittal of Form DR Congo VP Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo a Blow to Victims
Following the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s decision to acquit Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, the former Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Solomon Sacco, Head of the International Justice team at Amnesty International, said: “The decision to acquit Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is an important reminder that international justice is only possible if all suspects receive […]
Angolan President Sacks Ambassadors to DR Congo and Serbia
Angola’s ambassadors to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Emilio José de Carvalho Guerra, and to the Republic of Serbia, José João Manuel, were fired on Thursday by the Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos. The dismissals were confirmed in a press release from the President’s Civil Office, which reached Angop on Thursday. The President of […]
DR Congo’s Bad Year Is About to Get Worse
For a country that has witnessed millions of deaths, brutal colonial rule, and devastating dictatorship, the past year in the Democratic Republic of Congo still stands out as a bleak one. Civilian massacres, decapitated police officers, bloody crackdowns, and resurgent armed groups, were fed in part by a national political crisis. The resulting instability has […]
Can Young Leaders Bring Change And Stem Violence?
Once again, the cycle of instability and political uncertainty has the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on high alert and agreements between prominent political actors have done little to stem the tide of violence. The situation has become so dire that Congolese nationals at home and abroad have raised concerns about the safety of civilians. […]
17 New Mass Graves Found in Central DR Congo – UN
United Nations investigators have found 17 new mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in an area that has seen fighting between soldiers and members of a local armed group, according to the UN rights chief. Zeid Raad Al Hussein, the UN high commissioner for human rights, called the DRC’s government to launch […]
Congo protests fall flat as opposition to President Joseph Kabila sputters
Opposition calls for mass protests against Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila fell flat on Monday when only a handful of people showed up, undermining efforts to oust him after his refusal to quit on expiry of his mandate last year. The sparse turnout in the capital Kinshasa and other major cities pointed to […]
Militia Free Dangerous Prisoners in Congo-Kinshasa
THE crisis-torn Democratic Republic of Congo has been plunged to further mayhem after militants attacked symbols of the state and released scores of prisoners from jail. Some escapees are rated dangerous and could worsen the terror afflicting the country. These skirmishes in the Luebo, 134 km from Kananga, the capital of Kasai province and the […]
UN aiding DR Congo government that is inflicting predatory behaviour against its own people
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Wednesday accused the world body of aiding a “corrupt” government in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Haley, speaking at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York, said the U.N. peacekeeping mission is “mandated to partner with the government.” “In other words, the U.N. is aiding […]
