Brussels 20.02.2025 The EU diplomacy is awaiting the decisions of the Council of the Foreign ministers, which is scheduled for February 24, Monday. Today, in spite of the rapidly degrading situation in North Kivu, DRC, the spokesperson of the European Commission said there are no updates so far, but the talks, exploring different paths are…
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DRC: EU condemns attack on embassies in Kinshasa
Brussels 28.01.2025 The European Union condemned the attacks on embassies in Kinshasa the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In response the German government had canceled planned consultations with Rwanda over alleged support for the M23 rebels, whose advance sparked the violence. In Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, – the protesters attacked…
Eid: Clashes in Kinshasa
Brussels 14.05.2021 A police officer in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital Kinshasa was beaten to death and 46 others were wounded as rival Muslim groups clashed during Eid celebrations on Thursday, a police spokesman said. Meanwhile in Kinshasa there were no Eid prayers as two imams could not agree on who was to lead…
Trump deploys troops in Gabon ready to act
The US military has deployed additional soldiers to Gabon amid fears of violent protests in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the aftermath of the presidential elections. 80 US troops sent to #Gabon because of electoral upheaval in the Democratic Republic of the #Congo, one Congo away https://t.co/oOVGkpgU0X — RT (@RT_com) January 5, 2019 President…
EU condemns expulsion of Ambassador from Congo
The European Union has condemned the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo decision to expel its ambassador ahead of the presidential elections on December, 30. The order for Bart Ouvry to leave within 48 hours was “completely unjustified”, an EU spokesperson said. Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has ordered the European Union ambassador to leave…
African Museum “half-celebration”
In spite of the €66 million investment into the renovation of the Africa Museum, and five years of intense reconstruction, for the representatives of Congolese diaspora the re-opening of a new concept institution is just a “half-celebration“, because the in de-colonisation process should go “much further“. Developing a new concept of Belgium Africa Museum its leadership invited Africans…
Ebola spreads to DCR urban areas
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread from the countryside into urban areas, prompting fears that it will be difficult to control. A first batch of 4000 #Ebola vaccine doses just arrived to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Additional doses should be deployed in the coming days to #DRC.There are ongoing preparations…
Belgium downgraded diplomatic presence in DRC
Bertrand de Crombrugghe is no longer the ambassador of Belgium in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Belgian Foreign Ministry confirmed it on Monday (30/04/2018) after the publication of an article in the Dutch newspaper De Standaard. Vertrouwensbreuk kost ambassadeur zijn post in Congo https://t.co/Ykzibobnuz pic.twitter.com/k7Ft3k1LNv — Knack (@Knack) April 30, 2018 In January,…
EU regrets Schengen House in Kinshasa closure
On January 24th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Democratic Republic of Congo informed by note verbale addressed to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium, about the decision of the Congolese government to close the Schengen House in Kinshasa. In the current uncertainty following this announcement and the various contacts…
Congo in whirlwind of protests
Reportedly security forces killed at least seven people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday during protests against President Joseph Kabila’s refusal to step down from office, United Nations peacekeepers said. “One of those killed was a girl, 16, shot by security forces in the Matete,” #Kinshasa.– @luchaRDC to @nytimesNonviolent protestors met with…
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