APRNEWS - Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo pardoned three prominent political prisoners and 700 regular ones on Wednesday, a good will gesture signalling a break with a predecessor who had scores of his opponents jailed.

APRNEWS - Former Congolese vice president Jean Pierre Bemba is suing the International Criminal Court (ICC) for damages of up to $75 million dollars, following his acquittal of war crimes last year.

APRNEWS - Former President Joseph Kabila’s coalition will have a say in choosing the next Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, according to an agreement between his coalition and that of the incumbent president.

APRNEWS - President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Félix Tshisekedi, met his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, over the weekend for talks aimed at the formation of a coalition government following the December 30, 2018 elections.

APRNEWS - The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Health has denied reports carried by the British news outlet, The Guardian, claiming that Congolese women were being sexually exploited in order to be given Ebola treatment.

APRNEWS - The Republic of Congo president, Denis Sassou Nguesso put on a spectacular show for his counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who was visiting following his election last month.

APRNEWS - Whereas some countries boast up to five former presidents – be they democratically elected or military rulers – others can count none.

Most of those without ex-presidents are the countries where we have the sit-tight leaders, those that have held onto power for decades and yet show no signs of slowing down.

APRNEWS - New President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Felix Tshisekedi, has named his coalition partner and political heavyweight, Vital Kamerhe, as his chief of staff.

The appointment is among the first senior positions to be filled by the president who took office last week in a historic inauguration – the first peaceful transfer of political authority.

APRNEWS - Three students and a police officer died in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo during weekend clashes at a protest over water and power outages, according to an updated death toll by the presidency on Monday.

APRNEWS - January 24: All set for Kabila’s exit, Tshisekedi’s entry
The stage is set for the first peaceful handover of executive power in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. Kabila’s 18-year tenure comes to an end today as a new man takes office.