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Jan
22
2024
By ANGE ADIHE KASONGO
Congolese President Tshisekedi sworn in for second term after disputed vote

Congolese President Tshisekedi sworn in for second term after disputed vote

NEWS
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second five-year term on Saturday after a landslide victory his opponents have refused to recognise due to widespread irregularities over the December general election. Authorities have acknowledged there were issues but dismissed allegations the vote was stolen. The fractious standoff echoes previous electoral disputes that fuelled unrest in Africa's second-largest country, with protests breaking out in two eastern cities. Tshisekedi took the oath of office in a stadium in the capital Kinshasa packed with flag-waving supporters, government officials, African heads of state and foreign envoys including from the United States, China, and…
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Oct
14
2023
By ANGE ADIHE KASONGO
Eyeing election, Congo president eases some terms of eastern military rule

Eyeing election, Congo president eases some terms of eastern military rule

NEWS
WITH little over two months until a general election, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said some conditions of military rule in conflict-hit eastern provinces would be eased, partly to encourage participation in the vote. He stopped short of cancelling the state of siege in North Kivu and Ituri provinces despite pressure to do so from civil society groups and the opposition who say it has done little to contain the many militias destabilising the east since it was imposed in April 2021. In a late-evening televised speech to the nation, the president said a curfew would be lifted and peaceful demonstrations…
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Jan
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Congolese president says M23 rebels have not withdrawn as agreed

Congolese president says M23 rebels have not withdrawn as agreed

NEWS
CONGOLESE President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday said the M23 rebel group had not fully withdrawn from areas it seized in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, accusing the militia of faking an agreed pullback of its forces. Regional leaders brokered an agreement in November under which the Tutsi-led group was meant to withdraw from recently seized positions by January 15 as part of efforts to end a conflict that has displaced at least 450,000 people and sparked a diplomatic crisis between Congo and neighbouring Rwanda. "Despite the international pressure, the group is still there," Tshisekedi said during a panel session…
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