LUANDA | Xinhua | President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi has expressed his willingness to meet with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, to address the ongoing instability in the eastern DRC. This statement came during Tshisekedi’s visit to Luanda, Angola’s capital, where he met with …
Read More »DRC president-elect inauguration set, 18 heads of state to attend
KINSHASA | Xinhua | Eighteen heads of state, mainly from Africa, have confirmed their participation in the inauguration of the president-elect of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, the president’s high representative Serge Tshibangu announced on Thursday. Two vice presidents, four former heads of state, and high-level …
Read More »Angolan President Lourenco applauds Tshisekedi’s re-election
LUANDA, ANGOLA | Xinhua | Angola’s President Joao Lourenco, also in his capacity as the chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), sent a congratulatory message to Felix Tshisekedi for his victory in the recent general elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the Angolan President …
Read More »EAC withdraws from election observation in DR Congo
Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) will not participate as an observer in the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) due on Wednesday, December 20. The secretariat said in a brief statement that the DRC authorities had declined the EAC application to have …
Read More »Tshisekedi threatens to expel EAC Regional Force from DR Congo
Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has stated that if the East African Community Regional Force (EAC-RF) troops, deployed as part of a peacekeeping mission in the war-troubled province of North Kivu, do not fulfill their mandate, …
Read More »Tshisekedi brings back strongman Bemba ahead of elections
🔴 Tshisekedi cabinet changes ➡ Defence: Jean Pierre Bemba ➡ Interior: Peter Kazadi ➡ Finance: Vital Kamerhe ➡ Foreign Affairs: Christophe Lutundula ➡ Public Service: Jean Pierre Lihau Ebua Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Faced with the uncertainity of an election in December, and rebel activity by the M23 …
Read More »In DRC, Pope Francis will see a dynamic local Catholic Church
Pope Francis begins his Africa trip in a country whose vast Catholic membership plays a substantial role in society, especially in the health and education sectors. Kinshasa, DRC | BIRD AGENCY | As Pope Francis began his first official visit to Africa this week, the 86-year-old head of the Catholic …
Read More »DRC President Tshisekedi meets Hutu, Tutsi
Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | DRC President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has met a delegation of Tutsi Congolese, who he reassured of their safety and security in the country as citizens. The meeting comes a week after he also met leaders of the Congolese Hutu community. According to a statement from …
Read More »ADDRESS: Tshisekedi says DRC choosing peace over war
US hails Kenya’s Ruto for sending troops to DRC Kinsahasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has addressed the nation over the unrest in east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and said despite disagreement with Rwanda, he has chosen peace over war. …
Read More »EAC, DR Congo sign agreement to deploy joint regional force
The regional force will be commanded by Kenya’s Major General Jeff Nyagah & one of the two deputies Brigadier General Emma Kaputa of the DRC 🔴 DRC will also do the following 1️⃣ Designate a Minister responsible for EAC Affairs 2️⃣ Remit the financial contribution of the DRC to the …
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