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| Jean-Pierre Bemba named MLC presidential candidate | |
Radio Okapi - July 13, 2018 | |
 | Senator Jean-Pierre Bemba has been nominated as the presidential candidate for the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC). The resolution was taken on Friday in Kinshasa at the closing of the third congress of the opposition party. The participants also decided to renew Jean-Pierre Bemba as the head of the Party for a term of 5 years. |
| V Club Crowned Congo Champions | |
Radio Okapi - July 12, 2018 | |
 | V Club were crowned Champions of Congo on Thursday after finishing at the top of the national football championship's Division I with 56 points (+46). TP Mazembe were runners-up with 53 points (+34) while DCMP finished with 47 (+30 ). |
| AS Vita to play CS la Mancha in Confederation Cup | |
Cafonline.com - March 21, 2018 | |
 | The draw of the 2nd 1/16th round of the Total CAF Confederation Cup was conducted on Wednesday, 21 March 2018 in Cairo, Egypt. Former Zamalek midfielder Hazem Emam assisted CAF Deputy General Secretary Anthony Baffoe to conduct the draw. |
| Mazembe drawn against Difaa El Jadidi, ES Setif in Champions League | |
Cafonline.com - March 21, 2018 | |
 | The draw for the group stage of the Total CAF Champions League was held on Wednesday, 21 March 2018 in Cairo, Egypt. Ambassadors for the CAF Interclubs, Angolan Gilberto and South African Mark Fish assisted CAF General Secretary Amr Fahmy to conduct the draw. |
| At least 30 dead after massacres in Ituri | |
Radio Okapi - March 2, 2018 | |
 | New massacres were reported on Thursday in three villages in the territory of Djugu (Ituri). Officials in the area say that at least thirty bodies have already been discovered, but the search continues. National member of parliament Raymond Tchedya, who represents Djugu, is reporting fifty deaths. |
| Botswana Urges Joseph Kabila to Step Down | |
VOA News - February 26, 2018 | |
 | The southern African nation of Botswana has taken the unusual step of directly criticizing Congolese President Joseph Kabila, saying his refusal to hold long overdue elections is driving deadly violence and a growing humanitarian emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| DR Congo ranked 3rd in Africa: FIFA | |
Radio Okapi - February 15, 2018 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo is ranked third in Africa and 39th in the world, according to the February World Ranking of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). DR Congo gains four places compared to last month’s ranking. |
| No elections in DR Congo in December without electronic voting machines: INEC | |
Radio Okapi/AFP - February 13, 2018 | |
 | The president of DR Congo’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Tuesday that without the use of contested voting machines, it will not be possible to organize the presidential election as planned on December 23 to choose the successor of President Joseph Kabila. |
| US Warns DR Congo Against Electronic Voting for Delayed Election | |
VOA News/Reuters - February 12, 2018 | |
 | The United States warned the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday against using an electronic voting system for a long-delayed presidential election in December this year because it has the potential to undermine the credibility of the poll. |
| Presidential election scheduled for December 23, 2018 | |
Radio Okapi - November 5, 2017 | |
 | The president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Corneille Nangaa, announced on Sunday that the presidential, legislative and provincial elections have been set for December 23, 2018. The provisional results of the presidential election will be announced on December 30, 2018. The final results will be proclaimed on January 9, 2019. |
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