Congo

New president of the DRC pardons about 700 political prisoners

New Congo President has pardoned about 700 political prisoners who were jailed under his predecessor Joseph Kabila Kabange.

UN says killings in DR Congo ethnic clashes may be crimes against humanity

The UN human rights office said that intercommunal violence that left at least 535 people dead in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo may amount to crimes against humanity.

Attack on Ebola treatment centre in DRC kills one

Armed assailants attack Ebola treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing a policeman before being repelled by security forces, the local mayor says.

UN to Belgium: Apologise for colonialism, accept racism against Africans

The UN report urges Belgium not to turn a blind eye to racism and to apologise for the atrocities that Belgium colonial rule committed in DR Congo

UN reduces meetings on Kosovo under US and European pressure

Security Council members agree to reduce the number of meetings on Kosovo to three gatherings this year and two in 2020.

What is the future of the International Criminal Court in Africa?

The ICC's selective justice that seeks to primarily punish African leaders is ineffective and unjust. The only way for African nations to get out from under the court's impunity is to build their mechanisms for accountability.

DRC’s contested election: Constitutional coup or baby step to democracy?

Congo's elections were neither free or fair - that they even happened was a small success.

Fifty mass graves discovered in western DRC - UN rights group

A senior official of the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in DRC says graves have been discovered in Yumbi in western Mai-Ndombe province.

The thorns in the new DRC president’s side

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new president will have his hands full with nearly 13 million Congolese going hungry, numerous active militias in the eastern region and the world’s second deadliest Ebola outbreak.

Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi sworn in as DRC president

New DRC President Felix Tshisekedi's speech has appealed for peace and tolerance in the long-turbulent country after the disputed December 30 election.

Are the UN peacekeepers in Africa sitting ducks to terror groups?

The number of fatal attacks on the UN peacekeeping forces in Africa has increased in recent years and the recent killing of 10 peacekeepers in Mali is alarming.

What's next for the DRC ?

Despite the runner-up rival Martin Fayulu claiming a majority and the African Union asking the constitutional court to postpone the election results, Felix Tshisekedi is likely to be sworn in as DRC's new president in 10 days.