Category: Democratic Republic of the Congo

1. Congo’s President Tshisekedi Appoints New Prime Minister: President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has appointed a new prime minister, Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, to replace Bruno Tshibala. The appointment was made following a power-sharing agreement between the president and the opposition. Ilunga is a former minister of foreign affairs and has held several other ministerial positions in the past.

↪ People flee M23 rally after deadly blast in DRC city of Bukavu – video 2 years ago
↪ Deadly blasts hit M23 rebel rally in captured DRC city of Bukavu 2 years ago
↪ UK suspends aid to Rwanda over support for DRC rebels 2 years ago
↪ Unknown illness kills more than 50 in north-west DRC 2 years ago
↪ M23 militia’s advance in eastern DRC has killed 7,000 since January, UN told 2 years ago
↪ Thousands of children in England accused of witchcraft in past decade 2 years ago
↪ Mass burials and market looting in eastern DRC – in pictures 2 years ago
↪ Doctors in DRC’s Bukavu deal with rise in patients with gunshot wounds – video 2 years ago
↪ UN rights body accuses Rwanda-backed militia of killing children in eastern DRC 2 years ago
↪ Rwanda-backed M23 rebels capture eastern DRC’s second-largest city 2 years ago