The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is drifting towards a dangerous precipice and far too few seem willing to acknowledge it. By arming violent militias, the government in Kinshasa is setting the country on a path that bears an unsettling resemblance to Sudan’s recent history. Anyone concerned with stability in the Great Lakes region should […]
When Congo’s President, Felix Tshisekedi, squeezes his corpulent bulk into designer clothing, accessorised with expensive watches that would feed thousands of his immiserated citizens for years and climbs into a flying palace to shuttle around the world to weep crocodile tears and move the powerful to pity his long-suffering people, it is a diversionary dance in step with his Western audience
The city’s capture by M23 means neighbouring Burundi, an ally of the DRC government, now shares a border with an area controlled by the rebels, escalating the risk of cross-border conflict
Ivory and other wild contraband seized by authorities is being returned to the black market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A huge draw in the poor areas of Kinshasa, the sport involves men and women who use magic in the ring
As health workers in the DRC deal with the news that Ebola has not yet been defeated, they reflect on the lessons the epidemic has taught them
Drawing on lessons from Ebola, African artists are using music to convey public health messaging. And they are doing it in style
The painter, who hails from the DRC, is currently presenting his first solo exhibition outside his home country in Paris
An update of How to Rig an Election is a guide to new strategies used by authoritarian leaders to stay in power
Tshisekedi was elected in December to replace Kabila who presided over sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest country for nearly two decades
In less than a month, the bars spilling out on to the city’s highways and byways will no longer be allowed to serve customers before 6pm
The Congolese capital does not have a functioning garbage collection system. Consequences for the health of the "Kinois" are catastrophic
At stake in the vote is political stewardship of a mineral-rich country that has never known a peaceful transition of power since independence
Political tensions are rising in the DRC before the long-delayed December 23 election to select a successor to President Joseph Kabila
The majority of the “formal” and officially acknowledged taxes aren’t fed into the formal hierarchy and revenue flow as they are supposed to be
By 2030, 15 cities in Africa will have populations over 5 million, most of whom will live in informal settlements.
The world’s largest yellow fever vaccination effort has come to the urban sprawl that is the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa
Shots rang out as dozens of students shouting "Kabila get out!" faced off against police officers at Kinshasa’s university.
Residents in the capital of the DRC have been left to feel uneasy after gunfire erupted throughout the city and several reporters were taken hostage.
DRC soldiers are fighting off some 200 M23 rebels who are hiding after being ousted from their last stronghold.
Staff Benda Bilili have ratcheted up their international hype with Britain’s Daily Telegraph declaring them, "the most talked about band of the year".
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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.
Politicians in the DRC have been urged to show restraint as opposition parties reject partial results that show President Joseph Kabila in the lead.
Djo Tunda wa Munga’s picture of life in Kinshasa is all about survival and a future devoid of hope.
Investigators have recovered the flight order of a UN plane that crashed near Kinshasa in the DRC on Monday, leaving 32 people dead.
At least 20 UN workers were killed when their plane crashed on Monday while trying to land in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital Kinshasa.
Women rallied worldwide on Sunday to demand equal rights and protest against domestic violence and growing poverty in the global economic crisis.
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/ 21 December 2008
As militiamen rape and kill hundreds of women in the war-ravaged east of the DRC, Kinshasa has witnessed a growing wave of sexual attacks on women.
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/ 29 November 2008
The UN’s special envoy was set to meet on Saturday with DRC rebel leader Laurent Nkunda after a fresh onslaught by his troops shattered a truce.
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/ 13 November 2008
There are growing fears in the DRC that the Nord-Kivu conflict could escalate, with the potential to bring violence to far-removed capital Kinshasa.
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/ 27 October 2008
DRC President Joseph Kabila named a new government on Monday in a bid to pacify a country shaken by an upsurge in rebel violence.
The United Nations is investigating allegations that its peacekeepers sexually abused children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), its mission in the war-scarred country said on Wednesday. The mission ”is deeply concerned by allegations that surfaced recently of sexual exploitation and abuse”, spokesperson Kemal Saiki said.