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Myanmar Joins Grim List of Global Military Air Disasters
Myanmar's navy on Thursday found bodies and plane debris in the Andaman Sea from an aircraft that was carrying more...
DR Congo’s Tainted Ex-Police Chief Made National Hero
Democratic Republic of Congo's former police chief John Numbi, believed by regime critics to be prime suspect in the...
UN Threatens DR Congo With International Probe
The UN rights chief on Tuesday gave Kinshasa a two-day deadline to show it is seriously investigating violence in the...
Kabila Says He Never ‘promised’ To Hold Elections In DR Congo
Congolese President Joseph Kabila on Saturday said he had never "promised anything" about whether to hold elections in...
Rights Groups Urge Probe Into Bloodshed In DR Congo’s Kasai
International and local rights groups called on the UN on Thursday to open an urgent inquiry into the months-long...
French Hostage Freed In DR Congo
A Frenchman who was abducted nearly two months ago in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been freed, the office of...
Christmas Comes In May For DR Congo’s Kimbanguists
A cow carried on a stretcher as an offering plus a choir chanting effervescent songs of praise while a brass band...
Much-Improved Football Champions Sundowns Upset V Club
Title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa produced one of their finest CAF Champions League performances to upset...
UN Questions DR Congo Probe of Experts’ Murder
The United Nations raised questions Tuesday about the Democratic Republic of Congo's probe of the murder of two UN...
Kinshasa FOOTBALL Cauldron Awaits Struggling Sundowns
One of the last places in Africa any coach wants to take a struggling side is the Stade des Martyrs in Democratic...
Suspects To Face Trial Over UN Experts’ Congo Slayings
Two men are to go on trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the kidnap and murder of two UN experts, a military...
Nearly 70 Prisoners Flee In Second DR Congo Jail Break
Dozens of prisoners escaped from a jail in Democratic Republic of Congo early Friday, less than 48 hours after rebels...
‘More Than 3,000 Escaped’ Makala Jail In DR Congo
More than 3,000 prisoners are believed to have escaped from the main prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
WHO Eyes Vaccine Trial For Ebola-Hit DR Congo
An unlicenced Ebola vaccine could soon be tested in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo hit by an...
Prophet Freed In A Congo Jail-Break
Gunmen from a Christian sect have stormed a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, freeing their...
DRCongo Unrest Killed 390 Fighters, 124 Troops Since End March
Spiralling violence in DR Congo's central Kasai region has killed 390 tribal militia fighters and 124 government troops...
Ebola In DR Congo’s Isolated Far North A Logistical Challenge
An Ebola outbreak in a remote region in DR Congo's far north poses a logistical challenge for doctors and aid workers...
Mobile Phones Ring Changes For Nigeria’s Music Industry
Phizbarz is only 23 but hopes to become the next Nigerian Afropop star to be famous across Africa -- and to get himself...
Kabila Names New Government Under Power-Sharing Deal
Congolese President Joseph Kabila named an expanded new government on Tuesday, with almost all his old team retained,...