News

Congo's justice minister says that authorities have asked the country’s Senate to lift the immunity of former President ...
During his last visit to Kinshasa, the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs discussed the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with Prime Minister Judith ...
Removal of Kabila’s immunity would pave the way for him to be prosecuted on charges of “supporting a rebel insurgency” in the ...
But they unfold against an increasingly fragile political landscape in Kinshasa, as President Félix Tshisekedi’s reputation suffers and opposition forces use the rebellion to gain political ground.
DR Congo Seeks to Strip Kabila's Immunity Over M23 Support ClaimsThe government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) requested that the senate lift the immunity of former president Joseph ...
Gabon's President-elect Brice Oligui Nguema who led a coup ending decades of Bongo family rule and swept polls last month ...
Opinion
The New Times on MSN16hOpinion
Belgium's DR Congo Complex: The delusion of relevance
Imagine a man in a tailored suit, sweating profusely as he chases a bus that's long since pulled out of the station. He waves frantically, shouting at the passengers inside—particularly one sitting ...
Gabon's President-elect Brice Oligui Nguema who led a coup ending 55 years of Bongo family rule, swept polls last month with ...
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi last year alleged Kabila was supporting the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and “preparing an insurrection” in eastern Congo with them, a claim Kabila denies.
American artist Kehinde Wiley unveiled a series of large-format portraits of African leaders in Morocco earlier this month, ...
Earlier this year, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi offered a minerals-for-security deal to Washington in an effort to end the ongoing armed conflict with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. On the ...