Joseph Kabila

DRC PM lashes out at ‘arbitrary’ detention of justice minister

As fractions within the gov’t widen, the PM calls for disciplinary action against magistrate responsible for the arrest.

The veteran opposition leader’s body repatriated two years after he died, as DRC government accords him a state funeral.

President Felix Tshisekedi has moved to free many opposition figures jailed by his predecessor Joseph Kabila.

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DRC 2018 presidential candidate Martin Fayulu urged supporters to embrace ‘peaceful resistance’ at a rally in Kinshasa.

DR Congo government officials shut off internet and SMS services nationwide to prevent election result ‘chaos’.

African Union agrees to urgently send ‘high-level delegation’ to Kinshasa to find way out of DRC’s political crisis.

Talks called by southern African bloc comes as the constitutional court begins hearing an appeal against vote results.

CIRGL, which includes Kenya and Uganda, calls for recount in order to guarantee transparency of poll results.

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Felix Tshisekedi is announced the winner of the DRC’s presidential election amid concerns over the election’s validity.

If losing candidates concede defeat, it will be the DRC’s first peaceful transfer of power since independence.