UN chief Guterres calls for peace in tomorrow’s Congolese election

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for peace ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Demonstrations have torn the central African giant where polls have been closed to more than million voters  because of the EBOLA outbreak, military actions against rebels and ethnic violence. Sunday’s election in the DRC […]

EU says the expulsion of its envoy to the DRC is completely unjustified

The European Union says the expulsion of its envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo is completely unjustified. Bart Ouvry is being booted out because the EU extended sanctions against ruling party candidate Emmanuel Shadary. EU sanctions were slapped on Emmanuel Shadary for his role, as a member of Joseph Kabila’s government, in the brutal […]