News briefs
Regular digests of news on the countries SALO follows, compiled by SALO researchers.
News Briefs 26 October 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo As DRC rolls toward election, voting machines a flashpoint A deadly Ebola outbreak grows. Rebels kill civilians in the streets. And yet the arrival of voting machines in this troubled corner of Democratic …
News Briefs 19 October 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC threatens international action over Angola expulsions The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday threatened to take international action over Angola’s recent, and allegedly violent, expulsion of some 200 …
News Briefs 12 October 2018
Central African Republic Central African Republic: Rebels Executing Civilians Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic captured and executed at least nine civilians, including seven women, on September 6, 2018, Human Rights Watch said …
News Briefs 05 October 2018
Swaziland The country formerly known as Swaziland adapts to ‘more African’ name eSwatini One of the world’s last absolute monarch’s took the decision to rename the country without warning or consultation. At the main campus entrance, a …
News Briefs 28 September 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo At UN, Joseph Kabila Vows ‘Peaceful & Credible’ DRC Vote Congolese President Joseph Kabila pledged at the United Nations on Tuesday that elections planned for December will go ahead, promising to take steps to …
News Briefs 21 September 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC unveils candidates for troubled vote Election officials in Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday released an official list of candidates for December’s presidential election, formally excluding two …
News Briefs 07 September 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Rebels Ambush South African Peacekeepers in Congo Ebola Zone Two South African peacekeepers were wounded in a rebel ambush near the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, …
News Briefs 31 August 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo World Bank Project Aims to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in DRC by Focusing on Prevention The World Bank is committing US$100 million in International Development Association (IDA)* financing to help prevent …
News Briefs 24 August 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Kabila slams foreign ‘blackmail’ ahead of DRC vote Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, who last week ended speculation by signalling he would not seek re-election, on Friday warned outsiders …
News Briefs 17 August 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC’s Kabila backs ex-interior minister for election Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, ending months of speculation, has chosen former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary to be his …
News Briefs 20 July 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Kabila Says Election On Track but Stays Mum On Own Future Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila said in a speech on Thursday that a presidential election in December would go ahead as planned, but …
News Briefs 15 June 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Congo President Kabila Will Not Seek Third Term: DRC PM Congo’s current President Joseph Kabila will not seek a third mandate in the Central African country’s upcoming December elections because of …
News Briefs 08 June 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo OKs experimental Ebola treatments The Democratic Republic of Congo has approved new experimental drugs to treat Ebola as the central African country tries to stem its latest …
News Briefs 11 May 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of Congo The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, a rare and deadly disease, on Tuesday, the World Health …
News Briefs 13 April 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo UN Calls on DRC to Not Shun Pledging Conference The United Nations says it hopes the Democratic Republic of Congo will attend a donors’ conference in Geneva later this week aimed at raising $1.7 billion for …
News Briefs 06 April 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo UN deactivates maximum emergency level for Congo crisis The United Nations is downgrading Congo from its highest level of humanitarian emergency after the arrival of aid - and an outcry from government officials …
News Briefs 30 March 2018
Civilians die as DRC troops and rebels fight Ten civilians and a Ugandan militant died when Congolese troops clashed with rebels in the flashpoint town of Beni in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) troubled east, an army spokesman said …
News Briefs 23 March 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ aid crisis in DRC https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/un-warns-of-catastrophic-aid-crisis-in-drc-20180323 A humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is worsening and has …
News Briefs 16 March 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Dozens killed in DR Congo’s Ituri province Ethnic strife in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has claimed dozens of lives in recent days, according to officials. Local civil society leader Jean …
News Briefs 02 March 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo One killed, four injured as DR Congo police fire on banned protests One person was killed and at least four injured as police fired live bullets and tear gas to disperse banned protests calling on DR Congo …