Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Uvira in eastern DR Congo on Tuesday to protest against former President Joseph Kabila's new FRN movement, rally behind President Felix Tshisekedi and demand an end to the conflict.
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi called on Russia to support efforts to end the ongoing conflict, saying the Washington and Doha processes had failed to produce 'concrete results,' during his meeting with President Vladimir Putin after the Third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow on Friday.
Thousands of supporters of President Felix Tshisekedi's Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) and allied parties rallied in Kinshasa on Tuesday to back a national dialogue and calls for constitutional change.
AFC-M23 group leader Corneille Nangaa accused Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi of making a 'declaration of war' during a press conference in Goma on Thursday, following remarks about retaking territories held by the movement.
He argued that the comments amounted to an end to the Doha peace process.
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi hinted at a potential third term “if people want me” during a World Press Freedom Day event in Kinshasa.
“I haven’t sought a third term, but if the people want me to have one, I will accept it,” he said.
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi called the acknowledgement by Rwanda of 'security coordination' with the AFC/M23 group a 'major turning point' in his address on Sunday in Kinshasa.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) President, Félix Tshisekedi, has declared August 2 as the National Day of Commemoration, marking 30 years since the onset of the Congolese human and economic genocide, referred to as "genocost."
President Hage Geingob has congratulated Felix Tshisekedi following his re-election as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
President Hage Geingob, the Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation, has joined the international community in calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He also urged armed groups, including M23, to disarm.
