KINSHASA (Reuters) - The death of President Joseph Kabila's chief adviser has removed a secretive but powerful deal-maker from Democratic Republic of Congo's politics and mining business, and deprived the leader of a trusted aide as he seeks to form a new government. Augustin Katumba Mwanke, 48, died with four other people in a plane crash on Sunday that also injured the Central African country ...

[RNW Africa] Kinshasa - According to an alarming report published by nongovernmental organisation Doctors Without Borders (DWB), 85% of AIDS patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) do not have access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.

[UN News] With the provisional results of national legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) having now been announced, the United Nations today encouraged all actors to use legal channels for resolving any disputes and refrain from the use of force or violence.

[Nation] Kinshasa - Tension remains high in the Democratic Republic of Congo's city of Goma after rumours of an attempted revolt went public.

RNW Africa (Hilversum)-Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi's strike call over a presidential vote he claims was fraudulent led to shutdowns Monday in his bastions but did not affect Kinshasa.

[Monitor] A presidential adviser was killed and finance minister injured in a plane crash which occurred in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, a statement from the government said.

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's ruling party has lost more than 40 percent of its legislative seats to rivals, election results released on Thursday showed, an outcome that will complicate President Joseph Kabila's task of forming a majority coalition. Kabila's rule in the central African state has already been weakened after his own re-election in the November 28 poll was ...

Kinshasa, Feb 12 (IANS) An adviser to the Democratic Republic of Congo's president was killed and the finance minister injured in a plane crash Sunday, Xinhua reported.

South African Airways (SAA) Announces Significant Schedule and Route Enhancements to African Network South African Airways (SAA) Announces Significant Schedule and Route Enhancements to African Network South African Airways (SAA) has announced significant schedule and route enhancements to its African network, including: added frequencies to several destinations, new or upgraded aircraft on ...

Sporting only the most stylish designer labels, wearing only meticulously matched colors, the Congo's dandies are the very embodiment of sartorial elegance.