Central Africa’s giant holds the continent’s richest mineral wealth, yet its economy remains woefully underdeveloped and its people impoverished
Known as the ‘people’s soldier’, Fayulu is challenging the DRC’s December 30 election results
But there are fears that Felix has been co-opted by Joseph Kabila, who controls the electoral commission
The DRC is a complex, challenging political quagmire
The president-elect of the DRC says he will be the people’s president
Since his father founded the UDPS in 1982, the party has served as an opposition mainstay in the DRC
Even as the DRC prepares to vote on its future, it is impossible to escape its past. And once you start looking for ghosts, you see them everywhere
With little over a month to go, the Congolese opposition is in disarray
Emmanuel Shadary is President Joseph Kabila’s preferred presidential candidate meaning that Kabila could remain in power if not in office
The Congolese President’s strategy of delaying elections through technical delays is working perfectly.
Nearly all African leaders who are beneficiaries of dynasty politics have been educated abroad.
King Goodwill Zwelithini has slammed the protests carried out by Democratic Republic of Congo expatriates at Parliament, calling them unacceptable.
Two months after elections that were rejected by the DRC’s opposition and observers, Joseph Kabila and allies have won the parliamentary majority.
DRC opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi’s call to strike over the recent presidential vote has led to some shutdowns but failed to affect Kinshasa.
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.
Congolese nationals living in South Africa are furious at what they call politically-linked intimidation and violence by police during raids.
Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been sworn in during a lavish ceremony and called for reconciliation after her re-election in disputed polls.
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/ 16 January 2012
Electoral observers have slated the DRC’s election process and questioned the legitimacy of the results, saying it was marred by irregularities.
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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/ 26 December 2011
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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/ 24 December 2011
Veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, who has rejected Joseph Kabila’s re-election, held his own "swearing in" ceremony at his home on Friday.
Democratic Republic of Congo police have fired teargas at supporters of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi and banned his "swearing-in" ceremony.
Human Rights Watch says DRC security forces have killed 24 people since President Joseph Kabila won a disputed presidential election.
Joseph Kabila has been sworn in on Tuesday for another term as president of DR Congo, a job also claimed by his main rival following disputed polls.
The DRC’s supreme court has upheld President Joseph Kabila’s victory following a contested election, raising fears of more violence.
DRC opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi’s party has called for mass protests to "protect" the victory he claims to have won in presidential polls.
The European Union has slammed the results of the DRC’s "deplorable" elections, which handed President Joseph Kabila another five-year term in office.
The DRC’s president elect Joseph Kabila has admitted that there may have been errors in the voting process, but refuted claims it lacked credibility.
Joseph Kabila has conceded "mistakes" have been made in recent elections but rejects criticism by monitors that the results lacked credibility.
Violence has continued in the DRC as protesters intensify their attacks after the Carter Centre called Joseph Kabila’s election win flawed.
The Supreme Court now takes centre stage as the arbiter of a poll that five opposition candidates have rejected in the DRC’s presidential election.