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Congo records third new Ebola case from same infection chain -WHO

COVID-19

Congo records third new Ebola case from same infection chain -WHO

By Reuters

Rwanda secures $109 million IMF loan to tackle coronavirus

COVID-19

Rwanda secures $109 million IMF loan to tackle coronavirus

By Reuters

Congo imposes 48-hour lockdown on mining province over coronavirus

COVID-19

Congo imposes 48-hour lockdown on mining province over coronavirus

By Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo confirms first coronavirus case

COVID-19

Democratic Republic of Congo confirms first coronavirus case

By Reuters

Congo creates state monopoly for artisanal cobalt

Africa

Congo creates state monopoly for artisanal cobalt

By Reuters

Drowned refugee teenager Samuel just wanted to wash and swim

Maverick Citizen

Drowned refugee teenager Samuel just wanted to wash and swim

By Biénne Huisman

Ministerial task team to investigate sexual abuse within SANDF

NEWSFLASH

Ministerial task team to investigate sexual abuse within SANDF

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Protests spread in east DRC as fury against UN peacekeepers rises

Africa

Protests spread in east DRC as fury against UN peacekeepers rises

By Al Jazeera

WHO evacuates nearly 50 staff from Ebola team in Congo due insecurity

Africa

WHO evacuates nearly 50 staff from Ebola team in Congo due insecurity

By Reuters

Superpowers take centre stage at Paris Peace Forum

PEACE TALKSHOP

Superpowers take centre stage at Paris Peace Forum

By Carien du Plessis

War crimes judges sentence Congolese warlord Ntaganda to 30 years in prison

Africa

War crimes judges sentence Congolese warlord Ntaganda to 30 years in prison

By Reuters

We should be grateful for boring elections

2019 ELECTIONS

We should be grateful for boring elections

By Carien du Plessis

Kabila’s Plan C? The DRC’s constitutional court could bring him back

OP-ED

Kabila’s Plan C? The DRC’s constitutional court could bring him back

By Siphosami Malunga

The DRC: Is a government of national unity a good idea?

Book Extract

The DRC: Is a government of national unity a good idea?

By Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Jeffrey Herbst and Tendai Biti

Tshisekedi wins DRC presidential race but SA still mum on result

DRC Elections

Tshisekedi wins DRC presidential race but SA still mum on result

By Carien du Plessis

South Africa missing in action as DRC election results postponed

CONGO

South Africa missing in action as DRC election results postponed

By Carien du Plessis

DRC election: Is Kabila ensuring victory for his man Shadary?

OP-ED

DRC election: Is Kabila ensuring victory for his man Shadary?

By Michael Khorommbi

Leader-in-exile Moïse Katumbi lobbies on sidelines of UN General Assembly as on/off elections loom

CONGO POLITICS

Leader-in-exile Moïse Katumbi lobbies on sidelines of UN General Assembly as on/off elections loom

By Carien du Plessis

DRC’s neighbours jostle for influence

ISS Today

DRC’s neighbours jostle for influence

By ISS Today

Rooivalk DRC deployment costs revealed: R122m

African Defence Review

Rooivalk DRC deployment costs revealed: R122m

By Darren Olivier

DRC tense as Joseph Kabila keeps everyone guessing

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

DRC tense as Joseph Kabila keeps everyone guessing

By Peter Fabricius