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Tag: Kinshasa
Africa continues to open its skies with Single Air Transport Market gaining momentum
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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