Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  South Africa on Sunday congratulated Felix Tshisekedi on becoming president-elect of DR Congo following a Constitutional Court ruling, despite the African Union and EU warning of doubts over the country’s disputed election result. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Mr Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo,” the presidency …

Paris, France | AFP | During the years of ultra cheap money, companies loaded up on debt but now the concern is whether they will be able to handle the mountain of debt as interest rates rise. Until last year, companies basked in the sun of low interest rates while …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga and his deputy Polly Namaye are once again occupying the office they shared back in 2016 before being sent for refresher courses. The handover off office from the old to the new team happened this week. They got their positions …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Much responsibility for shaping DR Congo’s post-election future now lies with a former oil executive who made a stellar rise from political obscurity. The man in the middle is Martin Fayulu, who insists that electoral fraud has cheated him of the presidency of sub-Saharan …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has supported a move by the Uganda Police Force to block Juma prayers, which had been organized by Members of Parliament. The Supreme Council says that the prayers undermined the Muslim structures. The Prayers which had been …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Felix Tshisekedi, whose victory in the DR Congo’s presidential election was confirmed by the country’s top court on Sunday, is the son of a veteran opposition leader but has never held high office or even a managerial role. Known to friends as “Fatshi”, the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 12,234 students have graduated today after completing studies in various disciplines at Gulu University. This is the largest congregation in the 17-years of Gulu University’s existence. Prof. George Openjuru Ladaa, the Vice Chancellor of Gulu University says the number brings to …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP |  Key dates in the post-independence history of the Democratic Republic of Congo: – End of Belgian rule – On June 30, 1960, the Belgian Congo becomes independent. Power is shared between Joseph Kasa-Vubu, the president, and his prime minister, Patrice Lumumba. Rivalry between the …

DRC court confirms Tshisekedi winner of disputed presidential election Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | DR Congo’s top court on Sunday declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the winner of disputed presidential elections after throwing out a legal challenge by the runner-up. Announcing the final results of the much-delayed poll, the …

  Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | DR Congo’s top court said it will give its verdict Saturday on the final election results which have been challenged both internationally and at home, spurning an appeal from the African Union to suspend the announcement. The Constitutional Court is urgently hearing an …