France probes Africa's big spenders

Police raids mar the luxurious haven of the super-rich leaders and their families.
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DRC election protest goes viral

A police swoop on South Africa's Congolese community -- which police maintain resulted in the arrest of 150 Congolese men -- has galvanised activists.
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Kabila camp takes DRC parliamentary majority

Two months after elections that were rejected by the DRC's opposition and observers, Joseph Kabila and allies have won the parliamentary majority.
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Tshisekedi's call to strike fails to shake Kinshasa

DRC opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi's call to strike over the recent presidential vote has led to some shutdowns but failed to affect Kinshasa.
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DRC police hit Tshisekedi supporters with teargas

Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have sealed off the residence of Etienne Tshisekedi and dispersed a group of his supporters using tear gas.
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15 000 Aids victims likely to die in Congo, says MSF

An MSF report claims 15 000 Aids victims in Congo will likely die waiting for ARVs in the next three years because of "horrific" health care access.
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Boko Haram bombers trained by al-Qaeda, says Niger

Members of the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram received explosives training at al-Qaeda camps in northern Africa, Niger's foreign minister says.
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Citizens of Chad finally get to cast their votes

Voters in Chad have gone to the polls for the first local elections in the country's history, after the ballot had been rescheduled several times.
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Observers condemn irregularities in DRC vote count

Electoral observers have slated the DRC's election process and questioned the legitimacy of the results, saying it was marred by irregularities.
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DRC legislative vote results delayed

The DRC's electoral commission has announced that the results of the November parliamentary polls expected on Friday would be delayed further.
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Inquiry shows Kagame's aides innocent of plane attack

A French report has cleared Paul Kagame's aides of a plane attack that killed French nationals and was one of the catalysts of the Rwandan genocide.
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VSV calls for new round of monitored elections in DRC

A rights group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for new elections following November's controversial legislative and presidential polls.
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Beyond Saro-Wiwa the martyr

A book by the late Nigerian activist's daughter details the truth of life with Ken.
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Foreign experts consider review of DRC elections

Foreign experts have arrived in the DRC to look at a possible review of the November elections, which have been denounced as flawed by observers.
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Rwandan Hutu rebels kill 26 in DRC

At least 26 people have been killed and 13 wounded so far this year in two attacks by Rwandan Hutu rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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DRC boosts prison security after fatal escape bid

Congolese authorities have beefed up security at Bukavu central prison following an attempted jail break that left eight people dead and 44 wounded.
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Cameroon pins hopes on Mobilong diamond field

Electricity lines that carry no current are strewn across eastern Cameroon, but residents hope a diamond mine will help turn on the lights.
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Journalists targeted in DRC elections

An NGO that defends journalists' rights in the DRC has denounced an 'escalation of repression' in the media around elections last month.
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New election crisis threatens to overwhelm DRC

The dispute over the Democratic Republic of the Congo's presidential election has fizzled out, but a crisis over legislative polls is far from over.
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DRC vote count halted until UK, US experts arrive

The electoral commission in the DRC has halted the vote count for parliamentary elections until experts arrive from the US and United Kingdom.
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