Democratic Republic of Congo

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Foreign Investors Cautioned Against Gold Scammers

Foreign investors in the gold industry have been advised to be cautious of scammers in the country who pose as miners...

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Morocco’s Sofiane Boufal To Miss Tournament Over Injury

Southampton midfielder Sofiane Boufal has withdrawn from Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations squad with a knee injury....

Opinion

An Imminent Financial Peril??

Mr. Mervyn King, former head of the United Kingdom's Bank of England, recently stated that another financial crisis is...

International

Katumbi Salutes Kabila For Respecting Constitution

Former Governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Katanga province, Moise Katumbi, has spoken over the...

Opinion

Neo-Colonialism, Economic Sovereignty and the Imperatives of Socialist Development

Over the last several years along the Indian Ocean coast in East Africa substantial finds of oil and natural gas...

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DR Congo Deal Agreed To End Kabila Rule

A deal has been signed to end Joseph Kabila’s 15-year rule in the Democratic Republic of Congo – but the president...

International

Church Gets the Deal Done! Kabila To Go After 2017 Polls

President Kabila will be unable to change the country’s constitution to extend his mandate for a third term. He will...

Opinion

The Population That Gets Experts Cracked

Odimegwu Onwumere writes that health challenges among Nigerians are increasing as the growth in population is...

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Floods In DR Congo Kill At Least 50

Floods triggered by heavy rains and a river bursting its banks have killed at least 50 people and left thousands more...

International

Africa’s Top Hashtags of 2016

Whether mourning the death of a musical giant, teasing presidents or launching protest movements, Africans took to...

International

Congo Opposition Leader Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

A court in Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced a political opposition leader to five years in prison on Wednesday, a...

International

DRC Court Jails 15 Anti-Kabila Protesters, 34 Others Acquitted

A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday sentenced 15 anti-government protesters to three years...

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Five Countries With The Most Wins

It is no secret that the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) does not have the international appeal of its European or South...

International

At Least 22 Killed In Troubled North Kivu Province

At least 22 civilians were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province over the weekend, an official...

Sports

Yannick Bolaise Excluded From DR Congo Provisional Squad

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have announced their provisional squad for next year's Africa Cup of Nations...

International

Church Calls For Peace After Deadly Clashes

The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has appealed for a resolution to the ongoing political...

International

Clashes Between Police, Militia In Northwest Congo Kill 18

Congo has seen series of violent clashes in recent times Clashes between police and a militia led by a Christian pastor...

International

South Africa Expresses Concern, Calls For Restraint

South Africa says it is concerned about the volatile political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and...

International

Deaths Reported As Protesters Call On Kabila To Step Down

At least two civilians were killed overnight in Democratic Republic of the Congo when soldiers opened fire during...