DRC President Felix Tshisekedi Stories

Amnesty International urges DRC President to halt planned mass executions
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 15, 2025

This follows reports that over 170 death row inmates have been transferred to Angenga prison for execution.

UN peacekeepers guard Congolese farmers working their fields
Reuters  |  Dec 21, 2024

The operation to guard farmers who grow corn, beans, potatoes and manioc is known as "Secure Harvest" and it aims to allow them to work freely during...

United Nations extends DR Congo peacekeeping mission for a year
Reuters  |  Dec 21, 2024

The renewal means nearly 11,000 peacekeepers will continue their deployment until at least December 2025.

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi sacks military top brass in major reshuffle
Reuters  |  Dec 20, 2024

The last significant military reshuffle took place in October 2022, when Tshisekedi appointed Tshiwewe as chief of staff.

Congo opposition calls for protests against plans to reform constitution
Reuters  |  Nov 21, 2024

Tshisekedi said the current constitution, ratified by a referendum in 2005, needed to change because it did not align with the country's current reali...

Congo: Displaced people caught between conflict and crisis
DW News  |  Sep 27, 2024

In eastern Congo, people are trapped between relentless fighting in their villages and overcrowded camps with scarce food and rampant mpox. Survival i...

DRC military court sentences three US citizens to death over failed coup
Reuters  |  Sep 14, 2024

All three were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, terrorism and other charges, and sentenced to death in a ruling read on live TV.

DRC: President Tshisekedi fires his peace processes representative
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 31, 2024

The development comes barely two months after the East African Community (EAC) announced that it is seeking a resumption of peace talks to end escalat...

Raila campaigns in Kinshasa despite growing diplomatic rift with Kenya
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 16, 2024

Raila, who is officially backed by President William Ruto, is vying to succeed Chadian Moussa Faki as the next African Union Commission (AUC) boss.

Public vaccination of presidents can boost uptake, study finds
Hanifa Adan  |  Jun 15, 2024

The study conducted in the DRC highlights the potential of leaders to act as effective vaccine ambassadors but notes that this strategy only works und...

OPINION: Ruto clear on DRC conflict; It's a Congolese problem requiring Congolese political solution
Joseph Rwagatare  |  May 29, 2024

President Ruto’s clear answer must have come as a jolt to President Felix Tshisekedi.

DR Congo President Tshisekedi names new government after months of delay
Amina Wako  |  May 29, 2024

Internal wrangling over ministerial positions delayed the formation of the cabinet.

Ruto: 'How is M23 Kagame’s problem? It’s a Congolese problem'
Amina Wako  |  May 23, 2024

These remarks are likely to increase tensions between Nairobi and Kinshasa, following Nairobi's recent efforts to contain the situation.

Kenya condemns DRC coup attempt
Amina Wako  |  May 22, 2024

Nairobi echoed the sentiments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), a peace and security league comprising most East Afri...

Congolese military foils attempted coup in Kinshasa
Amina Wako  |  May 19, 2024

Brigadier General Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson for the Congolese army, stated at a press briefing that the attempted coup was swiftly neutralized by d...

How mistrust is fuelling tension between Kenya and DR Congo
Amina Wako  |  May 12, 2024

Mudavadi’s recent visit to Kinshasa coincided with heightened tensions between the countries, a sharp departure from years of growing economic and mil...

Nairobi, Kinshasa mistrust fueling diplomatic row
Amina Wako  |  May 02, 2024

In February 2022, just months before the highly anticipated presidential election, Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, now President, drew criticism...

Soldiers and militia turn on civilians in encircled DR Congo's Goma city
AFP  |  Apr 12, 2024

Goma has a resident population of one million, with another million displaced by the war crammed into desperate, temporary camps that have become the...

President Tshisekedi names Judith Suminwa DRC's first female premier
Amina Wako  |  Apr 01, 2024

President Felix Tshisekedi announced Judith Suminwa's appointment on Monday, ending weeks of uncertainty.

DRC reporter gets 6 months in prison over military intelligence story
AFP  |  Mar 19, 2024

Stanis Bujakera, 33, has been jailed since September over an article that suggested Congolese military intelligence operatives killed opposition polit...

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