DR Congo launches first census in 40 years in bid to overhaul national planning
The Democratic Republic of Congo has embarked on its first national census in more than 40 years, in a landmark ...
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FIFA fines Nigeria and DR Congo over fan misconduct in World Cup playoff
FIFA has sanctioned Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo following incidents of crowd disorder during their ill-tempered World ...
FIFA Rejects Nigeria’s Case Against DR Congo, Ends Super Eagles’ 2026 World Cup Dream
Nigeria’s last-gasp attempt to rescue its 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign has officially collapsed. FIFA has rejected the Super ...
Former DR Congo President Kabila loses immunity over alleged M23 links
The mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate overwhelmingly voted on Thursday to strip former president Joseph Kabila of his honorific ...
How Bill Gates, Bezos backed U.S. Mining Company Is Expanding Into DR Congo
A mining company backed by U.S. billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos is expanding operations in the Democratic Republic of ...
Heavy floods in DR Congo’s Kinshasa leave dozens dead, destroy homes
The death toll from flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to rise as authorities race ...
Americans convicted in DR Congo coup attempt, repatriated
Three Americans convicted of being part of a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been ...
70 Christians beheaded in DR Congo by ISIS-aligned militants
More than 70 bodies, including women, children and the elderly, were discovered on February 14 in a church of the ...
Boat fleeing rebel offensive capsizes in Congo, killing 22
KINSHASA, Congo — A boat carrying people fleeing the ongoing rebel advance in eastern Congo has capsized, killing 22 people, ...
Belgian court rules against state in a landmark case addressing its colonial past
A Brussels appeals court ruled on Monday that the Belgian state committed a crime against humanity in the case of ...
DR Congo army says it takes back Kalembe from M23, rebels deny
KINSHASA — Democratic Republic of Congo's army on Tuesday said it had taken back the eastern town of Kalembe, a ...
DR Congo Violence: Panic In Goma As M23 Rebels Advance
Rebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the ...
At least 20 killed in landslide in eastern DR Congo
KINSHASA — Heavy rains triggered a landslide in eastern Congo overnight that killed at least four people and left at ...
Moïse Katumbi: Businessman and football boss runs for DR Congo president
Moïse Katumbi's most ardent supporters compare him to his Biblical namesake Moses, leading his people to a brighter future.
Top Opposition Politician Shot Dead In DR Congo
The body of Chérubin Okende was discovered riddled with bullets, in his car in the capital, Kinshasa.
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