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R&B star Akon enters Congo mineral rush

Our ReporterJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021

DAKAR (Reuters) - A company led by American-Senegalese R&B singer Akon has signed a deal to finance a copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a...

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Tshisekedi pardons men who assassinated Kabila

Our ReporterJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 2021

By BBC Two men convicted over the assassination of the Democratic Republic of Congo's President Laurent Kabila 20 years ago have been pardoned. Although Mr Kabila was shot by his...

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Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo further remanded

Our ReporterDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020

Buganda Road Court has further remanded human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo to Kitalya prison until January 11, 2021. The court hearing got underway Monday via video conferencing at Buganda Road...

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The Crane makes maiden flight to Kinshasa

Our ReporterDecember 19, 2020December 19, 2020

Uganda Airlines Friday made its inaugural flight to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Crane touched down in the capital in the afternoon, spreading excitement among the Congolese. The...

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Congo MPs oust pro-Kabila speaker

Our ReporterDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020

By AFP DR Congo legislators on Thursday voted in favour of removing the National Assembly's speaker, in the latest round of a bitter dispute between President Felix Tshisekedi and supporters...

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Congo police raids parliament to break up fighting MPs

Our ReporterDecember 8, 2020December 9, 2020

By AFP Police deployed in DR Congo's parliament on Tuesday on the second day of clashes sparked by a crisis between President Felix Tshisekedi and supporters of his predecessor Joseph...

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Congo president ends coalition amid political deadlocks

Our ReporterDecember 8, 2020December 8, 2020

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE, The Associated PressKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president has announced an end to the coalition between his party and that of former president Joseph Kabila. President Felix...

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Teargas canister cuts singer Nubian Li’s head

Our ReporterDecember 6, 2020December 6, 2020

Singer Nubian Li and Bobi Wine's right-hand man has been injured in Kamuli town battles with police. The National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi was Sunday blocked from...

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Tensions in Congo as Tshisekedi, Kabila fallout

Our ReporterDecember 6, 2020December 6, 2020

By AFP The African Union called on Democratic Republic of Congo leaders to preserve "peace and stability" as a crisis in the perennially restive nation's shaky ruling coalition widened on...

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FDC MP candidate dies in accident

Our ReporterDecember 2, 2020December 2, 2020

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) parliamentary candidate has died in a car accident. "We are saddened by the death in a motor accident of our candidate and Party member Mr....