The Catholic church had called for rallies around the country despite a government ban on all demonstrations since September 2016
A long way from the capital Kinshasa, this rural province in northwestern DRC is slowly falling apart
President Jacob Zuma seems to be making a final push to secure the nuclear power deal before his tenure comes to an end. But it won’t be easy.
Somaliland is not just any other country. Technically, it’s a not a country at all.
Congo’s opposition agreed to postpone presidential elections until the end of 2017, but President Kabila’s electoral commission has delayed it again
Thousands of people from the Democratic Republic of Congo have fled to Zambia after violent inter-ethnic clashes and fighting between security forces
Rich in diamonds but ravaged by violence and gripped by poverty, the vast region of Kasai embodies the potential and the problems of the DRC
Chronic political instability over the past few years has left DRC citizens disillusioned with politicians on all sides of the dispute
The Congolese President’s strategy of delaying elections through technical delays is working perfectly.
Minister Nkoana-Mashabane criticises help from outside and sees no problem with DRC president staying on after his mandate ended in December
More than 900 inmates are missing after armed assailants launched a coordinated attack on Kangwayi prison.
Countries like the USA are expected to cut emissions now, while China can go on polluting until 2030, then trim its footprint
There is, however, good reason to believe that the country can prevent an outbreak, given its recent history of dealing with Ebola outbreaks.
The president’s list followed last month’s naming of a former opposition leader as his prime minister.
So far, an estimated 12 300 people have made the perilous journey to safety on foot, fleeing deepening conflict in Kasai province
The DRC’s ambassador to South Africa says the police were unable to guarantee the safety of people working at the country’s Pretoria embassy.
South Africa seems to have adopted an incredibly narrow understanding of how countries help each other.
Funding and investments between Global South countries are seemingly positive, but also obscure, writes Jakkie Cilliers.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is escalating towards a crisis that could match the violence of its neighbour.
An ongoing rape scandal is casting a dark cloud over an occasion usually reserved for paying tribute to the ‘Blue Helmets’.
They say the president’s distanced attitude and the AU chair’s appointment of a biased mediator feeds into DRC leader Kabila’s bid to delay elections.
Kwanele Sosibo remembers the flamboyant Congolese performer who died at 66.
Yellow fever continues to spread. The disease, which has caused 200 deaths in Angola, has now killed 21 people in the DRC.
More UN troops in the DRC are accused of abusing those they were meant to protect – and face paternity claims from their alleged victims.
President Jacob Zuma’s nephew, Khulubuse, has responded to news that he has been named in the leaked Panama Papers.
The president’s office has kept mum on allegations that Khulubuse Zuma stashed away money in the British Virgin Islands in 2010.
Indicators are that the government does not intend sticking to constitutional deadlines, and is instead pursuing a strategy of delaying elections.
A German court sentenced two Rwandan rebel leaders to long jail terms for masterminding massacres in eastern DRC from their homes in Germany.
All eyes are on the African Art World, with the Beaute Congo show at Fondation Cartier showcasing vibrant, political works from Popular movement.
Militia, the military, pit bosses, buyers and miners vie for the metal that’s smuggled out of the Congo.
A problem getting homegrown people to soccer matches: the locals just don’t seem to be interested in African football.