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After a string of moves to break Joseph Kabila’s grip on the legislature, lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo elected a speaker loyal to President Felix Tshisekedi Wednesday. Christophe Mboso‘s appointment comes three weeks after a pro-Kabila appointee was voted out. Almost 400 of the 500 members supported Christophe …

Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba has formally resigned as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, submitting his letter to President Félix Tshisekedi. Mr Ilunga, a key ally of Mr Tshisekedi’s predecessor Joseph Kabila, had headed a coalition cabinet for 15 months. But Members of Parliament passed a vote of no …

Residents in Lubumbashi, the economic capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo are denouncing an increase in chronic insecurity supposedly brought on by the curfew decreed on December 18 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Several women allege they have been sexually assaulted in their homes during robberies between 9p.m …

In the footsteps of his Malagasy counterpart, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisékédi announces that his country could put on the market a cure against the Covid-19 virus. Even if the vaccination “is an obligation”, Félix Tshisékédi emphasizes the “curative treatment”. Read more: The first fish …

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, students do not return to school on Tuesday January 5, after the Christmas holidays as it is the case in most of the countries on the continent. The Ministry of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education after a meeting with the team of the coronavirus …