New information is coming in from Kinshasa, where about 20 people may have been killed by security forces in the city, as the constitutional term of President Joseph Kabila of Democratic Republic of Congo expired overnight. Reuters reports that Jose Maria Aranaz, the United Nations human rights director for DR…
It’s just 10 days before the deadline marking the end of President Joseph Kabila’s constitutionally limited second term, and the DR Congo leader has given no indication of a plan to step down. The situation has led to intensifying repression of the political opposition, journalists and activists, and now a…
The United Nations Security Council said it is closely monitoring political developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and remains concerned about escalating violence and instability ahead of the December 19 election deadline. “The Security Council reiterates its call upon all political parties, their supporters and other political actors to…