The vote crowns two years of turmoil, sharpening worries that the fragile giant of central Africa may once more spiral into violence
Subsistence diggers scraping a living outside the mining capital of Lubumbashi say they hope the long-delayed poll will bring political change
Presidential, legislative and provincial elections had been scheduled for Sunday but on Thursday the election commission ordered the postponement
Twenty-one candidates are running to replace Kabila, whose hand-picked successor Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary is one of the front-runners
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
The president who overstayed his mandate by two years does not rule out seeking the top job again after a break
At stake in the vote is political stewardship of a mineral-rich country that has never known a peaceful transition of power since independence
With little over a month to go, the Congolese opposition is in disarray
Political tensions are rising in the DRC before the long-delayed December 23 election to select a successor to President Joseph Kabila
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has not known a peaceful transition of power since independence from Belgium in 1960
The huge hydroelectric project is part of South African foreign policy, even though it makes little economic or environmental sense
Most of Africa is abandoning the death penalty but Botswana — an affluent, landlocked, diamond-exporting state — is among the leading exceptions
Kinshasa Makambo follows three activists fighting against Kabila, personalising the country’s pain
The inept regional organisation needs to recognise the fire and take steps to extinguish it
SADC’s silence on Zimbabwe is bad news for the DRC
Emmanuel Shadary is President Joseph Kabila’s preferred presidential candidate meaning that Kabila could remain in power if not in office
The announcement came just hours before the deadline for lodging applications for the December 23 election
Eight candidates including at least three from the opposition have already submitted their names
Jean-Pierre Bemba is a man with a past. Once accused of crimes against humanity, he is now making a play for the DRC’s presidency
The former president could get the African Renaissance he wished for
The recent ascendance of President Ramaphosa to the highest echelons of political power has largely been positively received locally and abroad
President Joseph Kabila’s opponents want Cyril Ramaphosa and SADC to take a much stronger line
Joseph Kabila was supposed to step down as president of the DRC at the end of 2016. He refused. But there is hope of ending the stalemate
The new president can use his term to recommit to the ICC and bolster the SADC Tribunal
Announcement comes as SA increases pressure on President Kabila to stick to the new election timetable
Africa needs strong institutions. But they can only be built if there’s a change in leadership
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
Amidst political instability and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, voter registration and preparation for elections are being welcomed