#Joseph Kabila

Author: Richard Gonzales / Source: NPR.org The new president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, signed a decree Wednesday pardoning about 700 political prisoners and fulfilling a promise he made in his inaugural address in January. The conciliatory gesture frees political

Author: Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura / Source: New York Times Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, delayed by two years and a week, finally took place on Sunday in most of the country. Patrick Meinhardt/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Long-anticipated elections in the Democratic

Source: BBC News Opposition candidates in Sunday’s election in the Democratic Republic of Congo have refused to approve a statement aimed at reducing tension before the poll. The elections are taking place two years later than scheduled and the run-up has been marred by violence. Three leading

Via The Daily Bell When he ran as an opposition candidate for parliament in 2011, Christian Malanga, President of the United Congolese Party, was arrested just days before the election, and held prisoner for almost two weeks. Why? Because I was preaching what was right, rule of law, reforming