Congolese nationals living in South Africa are furious at what they call politically-linked intimidation and violence by police during raids.
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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.
Two of Khulubuse Zuma’s companies have begun their exploration of the Democratic Republic of Congo in search of oil.
The DRC’s electoral commission has announced that the results of the November parliamentary polls expected on Friday would be delayed further.
A rights group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for new elections following November’s controversial legislative and presidential polls.
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.
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.
Congolese authorities have beefed up security at Bukavu central prison following an attempted jail break that left eight people dead and 44 wounded.
Boarding an airplane has never been safer in the US but there are still some countries where flying is risky, including Russia, the DRC and Somalia.
An NGO that defends journalists’ rights in the DRC has denounced an ‘escalation of repression’ in the media around elections last month.
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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/ 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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/ 26 December 2011
A new financial assertiveness and cultural self-confidence is growing in Africa, fuelled no less by a technology boom.
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.
President Robert Mugabe says Joseph Kabila, sworn in as president of the DRC, won a "democratic election" despite his rival disputing the results.
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.
The Supreme Court of the DRC has begun hearing a suit for the annulment of the presidential election lodged by an opponent of President Joseph Kabila.
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.
President Jacob Zuma has called on political leaders in the DRC to keep peace in their country as election results name Joseph Kabila president.
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.
Etienne Tshisekedi has rejected the DRC’s election results which made Joseph Kabila president, instead declaring himself leader of the country.
The DRC’s election commission has announced much-delayed poll results, naming incumbent Joseph Kabila the winner of another five-year term.
DRC officials have postponed declaring the winner of the November 28 presidential vote, drawing out fears the result could unleash new conflict.
The delayed poll results have rallied the Congolese against their leader and South Africa.
Officials are due to announce the winner of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s elections, which will probably see Joseph Kabila sworn in again.
Troops in the DRC have been on standby as tensions rise amid voters waiting for election results, which have been postponed for 48 hours.
Ahead of the announcement of the election winner in the DRC, tensions reached boiling point and police had to fire teargas at opposition supporters.