Kabila to step down, names Shadary as successor
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s ruling party on Wednesday named a candidate for long delayed elections due to hold in December this year. Today was the deadline slated by the elections body, CENI, for submission of candidature. The candidate is in the person of Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, a former minister of interior. His nomination was […]
Rwandan troops cross into DRC
Kinshasa – Rwandan troops crossed into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and wounded a local soldier, the Congolese government said on Wednesday, drawing an immediate denial from a Rwandan official. Government spokesperson Lambert Mende said Congolese troops fired warning shots at Rwandan troops who entered Rutshuru territory in DRC’s eastern province of North Kivu. “The […]