the son of Congo’s veteran opposition leader who died last year, and Martin Fayulu, a former ExxonMobil executive backed by two political heavyweights who were barred from candidacy.

won deal over President Joseph Kabila’s fate, ending a political crisis that sparked months of deadly unrest. Under the terms of the deal, Kabila will stay until the “end of 2017” but a ...

(Goma) – The new Kivu Security Tracker will map violence by armed groups ... director of the Congo Research Group. “The current political crisis is not just a question of elections, but ...

Instead, as the leader of Congo refuses to step down, the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa is lurching toward a bloody political crisis. In the capital, many are bracing for a violent clash ...

Congo Ex-President Holds Talks on Political Outlook Amid Rebellion, Sources Say By Sonia Rolley and Ange Kasongo (Reuters) - Congo's former President Joseph Kabila has initiated talks with ...

Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, one of Kabila's political party leaders, told Reuters that while it would be "good" to exclude Tshisekedi from talks about Congo's political future, it was important to ...