First Independent Mena Newspaper
A new political alliance named ‘National Awakening’ has emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo to oppose potential constitutional amendments that critics fear could extend President Felix Tshisekedi’s tenure indefinitely. The coalition, comprising political and civil society leaders, plans its inaugural gathering in December to commemorate the 2005 referendum that established the current constitution. Opposition […]
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, which has secured him a second term in a vote opposition has dismissed as a “sham”. The announcement that the 60-year-old Tshisekedi won re-election with more than 70% of the […]
Moïse Katumbi, former governor of Katagan province and ally of incumbent President of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Félix Tshisekedi, has announced plans to run for next year presidential elections as he criticizes Tshisekedi’s record. “I am candidate,” he told French media France24 and RFI. The leader of Ensemble pour la République party also announced […]
Congolese businessman and politician Moise Katumbi has returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo, following three years of self-imposed exile. Katumbi fled DRC on 20 May 2016 after criminal charges of alleged hiring of foreign mercenaries were laid against him. He crossed the border into Namibia and travelled on to Brussels. The 52-year-old businessman and […]