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.

↪ Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Hall of Famer and humanitarian, dies at 58 2 years ago
↪ Race to combat mpox misinformation as vaccine rollout in DRC begins 2 years ago
↪ Rwandan forces and M23 rebels shelled refugee camps in DRC, report claims 2 years ago
↪ Families of Americans ensnared in DRC coup plot assert their innocence 2 years ago
↪ Briton and Americans among 37 given death sentence over DRC coup attempt 2 years ago
↪ Scorched earth: how the search for gold has scarred DRC’s Haut-Uélé province 2 years ago
↪ DRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak 2 years ago
↪ More than 100 killed in attempt to escape DRC’s largest prison 2 years ago
↪ African nations hit by mpox still waiting for vaccines – despite promises by the west 2 years ago
↪ Inside the camp on the frontline of the DRC’s mpox epidemic – in pictures 2 years ago