Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko, a former opposition presidential candidate and retired army general in Congo Brazzaville, was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison on charges of undermining state security and possession of weapons. The former aide to President Denis Sassou Nguesso appeared to accept the sentence calmly, local media reported….
One year ago tonight came the news that influential Roman Catholic leaders with National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) had brokered a New Year’s Eve deal – one that would promise the presidential elections that President Joseph Kabila has resisted in Democratic Republic of Congo, and ensure a cooperative process with…
Church officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have called for an end to a string of violent attacks against Roman Catholic churches and facilities in the country. The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) and MONUSCO, the UN Organization Stabilization Mission for DR Congo, issued a joint statement Friday…