The decision to award bail to Congolese war crimes suspect Jean-Pierre Bemba has been reversed by the International Criminal Court (ICC) According to the Judges at The Hague, Mr Bemba, who was Democratic Republic of Congo’s vice-president might flee if set free. Bemba is accused of leading militias who went on a rampage of murder [...]

47 policemen sent to quell ethnic clashes between two villages in the Congo were killed by armed militia men and as a result the country is deploying its forces to stamp out a new armed uprising that threatens the state’s security. The incident took place in the isolated northern region of the country. The government [...]

Congo Republic’s President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has won another seven years in power in Africa’s fifth biggest oil producer after taking 78.6 percent of the vote in Sunday’s presidential election, the electoral commission said on Wednesday.Turnout was low after an opposition boycott, observers said on Sunday. Sassou-Nguesso has been in and out of power since a [...]

On Sunday, the Republic of Congo will hold its second presidential election since the civil war, amid concerns that the vote could unleash a new round of civil unrest and conflict in the country. This Sunday, incumbent president Denis Sassou-Nguesso faces 12 challengers in his run for a second seven-year term. As of mid-June, there [...]