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DRC faces rising tensions over constitutional referendum

Tensions are rising in DR Congo over plans to introduce a new constitution. The opposition accuses President Tshisekedi of using it to seek a third term but has postponed planned protests following an ...
Al Jazeera English

Sixty-six years on: The promise of DRC independence remains unfulfilled

Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It was Thursday, June 30, 1960, when Belgian and Congolese dignitaries gathered at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa, then known as Leopoldville, for a ...
Jurist

DRC files ICJ case against Rwanda over decades-long violence in Eastern Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday filed an application to bring proceedings against Rwanda over decades of war crimes and violence perpetrated in the DRC’s east. The Congolese ...
The Guardian

Whereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DR Congo

Fears over ‘huge community transmission’ as modelling predicts thousands of deaths in DRC by September The whereabouts of almost 300 people who have tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic ...
Al Jazeera English

Clashes break out at DRC rally against presidential term-limit change

Rival political groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo clashed during a rally against a proposed law that could see President Felix Tshisekedi stay in power beyond his two-term limit. The ...
News24

DRC referendum bill intensifies constitutional standoff

The DRC National Assembly passed a referendum bill that could allow President Tshisekedi to pursue a third term. Opposition leaders united against the reform, accusing Tshisekedi of attempting a ...
The Guardian

Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds

Amazon and Sony among firms that may have sourced coltan, used in phones, from supply chains controlled by the M23 rebels, says Global Witness Leading global brands including Amazon, Ericsson and Sony ...
Yahoo Finance

DRC's Export Controls Are Reshaping the Battery Metals Market

Even as the International Monetary Fund warns of a global demand slowdown for critical minerals due to geopolitical shocks in the Middle East, the Democratic Republic of Congo is projecting confidence ...
International Rescue Committee

Ebola outbreak in DRC: What to know and how to help

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was already one of the world's most severe humanitarian emergencies before a new Ebola outbreak began spreading across its conflict-ravaged east. The IRC's 2026 ...
CNN

Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC as suspected cases emerge outside Africa

Four nurses who were being treated for ‌Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after recovering from ...
The Conversation

DRC is sending in the military to guard mines and critical minerals. Will it be enough?

The DRC is one of the most resource rich countries in the world. Wikimedia Commons The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is taking an unusual step to secure its critical minerals. It plans to create ...