The Southern African Liaison Office

The Southern African Liaison Office

International liaison, dialogue and research.

DRC News Briefs 

DRC – 16 Sept 2015

SALO

Measles Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Kills 400
More than 23,000 people, mostly children, have been infected with measles in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 400 have died, according to United Nations agencies and Doctors Without Borders.
NY Times

Leading DR Congo opposition party breaks off talks with Kabila
Democratic Republic of Congo’s leading opposition party said on Sunday it was breaking off talks with representatives of President Joseph Kabila, leaving the two sides deadlocked ahead of next year’s presidential election.
Delegates representing the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) and Kabila had been meeting in Europe to discuss conditions for a national dialogue to smooth the way for the November 2016 election in which Kabila is ineligible to stand.
France24