by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
Soldiers sealed part of Congo’s second city and carried out mass arrests of young men on Thursday, residents said, as talks to defuse the country’s explosive political crisis continued. Protests and deadly clashes have erupted in the Democratic Republic of Congo over...
by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has raised concerns in the manner in which political coalitions cannot agree on how to change relevant clauses in election laws. On Thursday, the National Assembly changed the Elections Act, just two months after...
by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
Seventeen people have been killed in clashes between DR Congo police and members of a cult that believes the end of President Joseph Kabila’s mandate will usher in the apocalypse, a regional governor said Thursday. Bienvenu Esimba, governor of DR Congo’s northwestern...
by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Thursday appealed for sobriety among the political class as the country was gearing up for the August 2017 General Election which was barely eight months away. The commission was particularly concerned that...
by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed economist Peter Navarro, a fierce critic of China, as the head of a new national trade body. He will lead the White House National Trade Council, and serve as director of trade and industrial policy. Mr Navarro advised Mr...
by Hope Media | Dec 22, 2016 | news
The Berlin Christmas market where 12 people were killed on Monday by a suspected Islamist extremist who drove a truck into a crowd has reopened. Police have installed concrete barriers to prevent a repeat attack. Meanwhile police have raided homes in the city of...
