DRC: Spectacular Escape From Beni Prison

It is a spectacular new escape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Almost all detainees in Beni prison escaped after an attack on Sunday afternoon, 11 June. Authorities are talking about a hundred attackers but do not appoint any officials for the moment.

DRC: Many Shadows Seven Years After The Death Of Chebeya And Bazana

Photo of the archive of the Congolese human rights activist Floribert Chebeya. 

Seven (7) years ago in the DRC, Floribert Chebeya, founder of the human rights NGO Voice of the Voiceless, was found dead in his car and his driver Fidèle Bazana missing. Floribert Chebeya had gone the day before to a convocation by the Inspector-General of the National Police, General John Numbi.

Repression In The DRC: Nine Officials Officially Sanctioned By The EU

Flag of the European Union floating in front of the European Commission headquarters. 

The names had already begun to circulate this weekend, but this Monday, May 29, the information is now official. The European Union is taking sanctions against nine top officials of the Joseph Kabila regime in the DRC. Signs that the EU seems to have taken the measure of the violence that shakes the Kasai, most of the names are directly related to this crisis.

Release Of French Expatriate Abducted For Two Months In Eastern DRC

The Namoya mining site in the eastern DRC province of Maniema. 

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a French expatriate abducted in early March in the east of the country has regained freedom. In a statement, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the release on Sunday (May 28th), as did the Congolese authorities who contributed.

Final Negotiations Between Majority And Opposition Under The Aegis Of The Church

In DRC, final negotiations began on Thursday, December 8, between majority and opposition under the umbrella of the Catholic Church. The goal is to find a solution to the ongoing political crisis while December 19 marks the end of the second and final term of Joseph Kabila without that elections have been held.