Congo police crack down on protesters as African regimes seek to extend rule

A violent crackdown by Congo’s security forces has cast a spotlight on a growing wave of African regimes seeking to use ...

Congo opposition condemns new bill seen as opening the way for a third term for President Tshisekedi

Congo's opposition on Tuesday condemned the adoption of a bill that could open the door to a third term for President Félix ...

Clashes erupt in Congo’s capital as opposition rejects changes to presidential term limits

Violent clashes erupted Friday in Congo ’s capital, Kinshasa, during a rally against a proposed constitutional change that opponents say could pave the way for President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a ...
Digital Journal

Congo capital partly shut to protest veteran leader’s re-election

Opposition strongholds in Brazzaville were closed Tuesday following a strike call over the re-election of Congo’s veteran ruler Denis Sassou Nguesso in polls his rivals say were marred by “massive ...

Congo Senate adopts bill that could lead to new term for president

KINSHASA, June 16 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has adopted a bill to change the constitution which could ...
Digital Journal

At least five dead in DR Congo protest crackdown: UN

At least five people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the UN said, as the authorities cracked down on a banned protest against President Joseph Kabila. Witnesses said ...
AOL

Protests erupt in Congo over local election results

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Witnesses say at least one person is dead after protests over local elections turned violent in Congo. Members of President Felix Tshisekedi's Union for Democracy and Social ...
Human Rights Watch

Peaceful Protesters Face Military Trial in DR Congo

This week, a military court in the town of Bunia, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, will hand down a verdict in the case against three members of the citizens’ movement Lutte pour ...