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26 Sep 2021, 5:58 am
Rights groups on Friday called for the immediate release of Sosthene Kambidi, a journalist arrested on terrorism charges in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [read post]
18 Jun 2020, 12:41 pm
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s justice ministry opened a murder investigation on Tuesday for the judge overseeing the corruption trial for President Tshisekedi’s Chief of Staff. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 3:03 pm
Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals will sell all of its Congolese mines to Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. in a $1.25 billion deal that also resolves a three-year legal dispute involving both companies and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo. [read post]
13 Feb 2019, 1:24 am
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recent approval of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) (the “Authorization”) for an in vitro diagnostic device for detection of Ebola virus (species Zaire ebolavirus and hereafter referred to as Ebola virus) reminds Americans and their health care organizations the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo […] [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 11:58 am
The Justice Department today urged a federal appeals court in Washington to strike down the monetary contempt sanction a judge imposed against the Democratic Republic of Congo for its alleged misconduct in litigation here. [read post]
12 Apr 2013, 10:50 am
According to the abstract,[i]n 2011, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) convened conservation partners to develop a conservation action plan for great apes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with financial support from the Arcus Foundation. [read post]
30 Jan 2014, 4:25 am
It is thus very disappointing to find that many African states have not yet developed policies.This week, we stop in the Republic of the Congo in search of an IP policy. [read post]
18 Sep 2018, 6:50 am
Bemba returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo to submit [Al Jazeera report] his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election but was barred by a current law that prohibits people who were found guilty of corruption from entering the race. [read post]
23 May 2008, 1:40 pm
[JURIST] A court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [JURIST news archive] Thurday sentenced three members of the Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) [group website, in French; GlobalSecurity backgrounder] separatist movement to death after finding them guilty of assassination and murder in a mass trial. [read post]
14 May 2005, 7:44 am
[JURIST] Officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [BBC country profile; US State Department background note] announced Saturday that the country's legislature has adopted a new constitution to replace the transitional document agreed to in South Africa in 2002 to end the DRC's brutal five-year civil war, said to have killed some 3 million people. [read post]
11 Aug 2006, 5:29 am
[JURIST] Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [JURIST news archive] have arrested six election officials in Kinshasa for electoral fraud after an opposition group alleged widespread irregularities [JURIST report] in July's presidential election [AP report; tallied results]. [read post]
12 Jan 2006, 1:25 am
[JURIST] Electoral results [press release] released by the Independent Electoral Commission [official website] in the Democratic Republic of Congo [JURIST news archive] Wednesday certify the landslide approval [JURIST report] of the new Congolese constitution [draft text, in French; AP summary]. [read post]
27 Nov 2006, 7:21 pm
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo [JURIST news archive] in Kinshasa Monday rejected a legal challenge [JURIST report] by Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba [campaign website, in French; Wikipedia profile] to the official results of last month's presidential run-off election [JURIST report]. [read post]
24 May 2011, 11:11 am
Boating accidents are common in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which boasts a number of lakes and rivers, the largest of which is the Congo River. [read post]
10 Dec 2015, 2:13 pm
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo should mark International Human Rights Day on December 10, by releasing everyone detained for their political views or for participating in peaceful political activities, Human Rights Watch said today. [read post]
14 Feb 2017, 11:47 am
[JURIST] The UN human rights office on Monday expressed concern [press release] over reports that at least 101 people have been killed by Congolese soldiers in conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). [read post]
10 Mar 2007, 5:45 am
CONGO URANIUM RING SMASHED: Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have dismantled an international network set up to illegally use uranium mined there. [read post]
24 Jul 2008, 11:19 am
UN alarmed over Congo prison hunger deathsThe United Nations says it is alarmed by the number of deaths in a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo.At least 26 inmates have died from acute malnutrition at the main prison in the city of Mbuji Mayi in Kasai Oriental province since February.Four inmates died of hunger last week alone.The UN says it is particularly concerned because no measures are being taken to improve living conditions.It says many of the inmates have not yet… [read post]
21 Nov 2019, 7:52 am
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sentenced Frederic Masudi Alimasi to life in prison on Tuesday after a two-month trial. [read post]
11 Jul 2021, 6:40 am
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) law makers introduced a bill Thursday which seeks to limit the eligibility requirement for presidential candidates. [read post]
