President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, launched a program of free maternity and newborn care at the Camp Tshatshi military hospital. The first part of the care package in the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this program aims to …
Read More »DRC: President Tshisekedi promises to imprison opponents
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said he will jail people spreading lies, a warning to his opponents. “If the prison is going to be filled with people who spread lies, it will be filled,” said the Congolese President. He made the statement as he was in N’djamena, the …
Read More »“If Rwanda’s provocation continues, we will not sit and do nothing”- Felix Tshisekedi
In an interview with UK’s Financial Times newspaper, DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi warned that his country could react if neighboring Rwanda continued its provocations. Diplomatic tensions continue to escalate between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. President Tshisekedi who accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group and …
Read More »Presidents Kagame and Tshisekedi expected in Angola to resolve conflicts
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his counterpart Felix Tshisekedi are to meet in Angola as diplomatic relations between the two countries deteriorate. The presidents expected in the Angolan capital, Luanda, will meet on Wednesday and try to resolve the crisis in eastern DR Congo, the Angolan presidency said in a …
Read More »DR Congo: former assistant to president Tshisekedi acquitted
The Court of Appeal in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, acquitted former chief of staff of President Felix Tshisekedi, Vital Kamerhe, of corruption charges, according to his lawyer. The acquittal of Mr Kamerhe was communicated to his lawyers, news agencies reported. The court cited lack of evidence …
Read More »DR Congo: at least 75 dead in a train accident
The number of people known to have died in a train accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 75. The train derailed and fell into a ditch in the south-eastern village of Buyofwe on Thursday. It was a freight service but carried hundreds of stowaways. The information …
Read More »DR Congo: Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jean-Marc Kabund resigns
The vice president of Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament Jean-Marc Kabund resigned on Friday over what he described as bullying, humiliation and torture. Kabund, a top ally of President Felix Tshisekedi, quit two days after CCTV footage shared on social media appeared to show members of Tshisekedi’s Republican Guard raiding …
Read More »“Ugandan troops’ stay is limited”, Félix Tshisekedi says
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi has reassured citizens that the intervention of Ugandan troops in the east of the country will be “limited”, the Reuters news agency reports. For nearly two weeks, Ugandan and Congolese soldiers have been working together to fight members of the …
Read More »DR Congo: Vital Kamerhe returns from jail
Vital Kamerhe, the former chief of staff of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, has returned to his residence after being granted a provisional release by a high court in the country. Mr. Kamerhe, provisionally released for health reasons, is doing well and has been reunited with his …
Read More »DR Congo: High Court orders the release of Vital Kamerhe
A high court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered the provisional release of Vital Kamerhe, former chief of staff to president Felix Tshisekedi, his lawyer said on Monday. Mr Kamerhe has been serving a 13-year sentence for embezzling $48 million in public funds. He started his sentence last …
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