Tag: Kinshasa

Africa continues to open its skies with Single Air Transport Market gaining momentum

February 19, 2025

The African Union’s (AU) Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is making significant strides, with 39 African nations now part of the initiative, promising the ... Read More

EAC and SADC regional blocs to hold joint summit in Tanzania in bid to address eastern DRC crisis

February 5, 2025

The East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have agreed to come together for a high-level joint summit later this week ... Read More

DRC condemns M23’s alleged Goma takeover as ‘declaration of war’ by Rwanda

January 28, 2025

The United Nations has issued a grim warning about the worsening humanitarian situation in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ... Read More

DRC: at least 129 dead in botched escape attempt from country’s largest prison

September 4, 2024

At least 129 people were reportedly killed while trying to escape from the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) largest and chronically overcrowded prison in the ... Read More

DRC: calm restored as army foils ‘attempted coup’ involving US, UK plotters

May 20, 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo army foiled an attempted coup early Sunday (19 May), the country's authorities have said, alleging that the coup plotters included some ... Read More

World Health Day: tackling urban air pollution top priority for African governments

April 10, 2024

As the world marked World Health Day on 7 April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted air pollution — most notably in fast-growing cities ... Read More

DRC’s east ‘at breaking point’ as M23’s advances worsen security, humanitarian crises

April 1, 2024

The security and humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has further deteriorated, despite the recently held peaceful elections, as M23 ... Read More

DRC hopes to leverage SADC regional forces to push back M23 rebels

January 18, 2024

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reportedly hoping soldiers from the 10-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will help it regain ... Read More

DRC: Tshisekedi’s landslide victory dismissed by opposition as ‘sham’

January 4, 2024

Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has won a landslide victory, according to provisional results announced by the country’s election commission, ... Read More

DRC opposition to hold protest against election ‘irregularities’ despite govt’s ban

December 28, 2023

Concerns are emerging about the possibility of yet another cycle of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo after its government banned protests called for ... Read More