DRC: A militia attack against Haut Katanga province caused fourteen deads
Lubumbashi experienced an incursion early on Saturday morning, September 26, by Bakata Katanga militiamen. The official report states that three elements of the forces of […]
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Four traffickers arrested in Zimbabwe in possession of thirty-two chimpanzee specimens from southeastern DRC
Thirty-two live chimpanzee specimens from southeastern DRC were seized in Zimbabwe on Tuesday. They were headed to South Africa. According to the Congolese Environment Ministry, […]
DRC: Belgian justice ordered to return Patrice Lumumba’s tooth to his family
The Belgian justice system has responded favorably to a request from the family of Patrice Lumumba to return a tooth of the Congolese leader assassinated […]
Last tribute was paid to former Congolese president, Pascal Lissouba in France
A last tribute was paid this Monday, August 31 to the former Congolese president, Pascal Lissouba. It took place in Perpignan, in the south of […]
Congo-Brazzaville: Former Minister of Finance Mathias Dzon to run for presidential election
Former Minister of Finance between 1997 and 2002, Mathias Dzon, aged 73, was nominated by the ARD (Alliance for the Republic and Democracy) Saturday, August […]
Congo: Death in France of former President Pascal Lissouba
The man who led the People’s Republic of Congo after the opening of democracy in 1990 died in the night of Sunday to Monday, August […]
DRC: Death threats over Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege
President Felix Tshisekedi is concerned about the safety of Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege. During the Council of Ministers, the head of state instructed […]
Football: Belgian coach fired in Tanzania after racist comments
The very popular Tanzanian football club Young Africans SC announced on 27 July 2020 the immediate dismissal of its Belgian coach. Luc Eymael had compared […]
Felix Tshisekedi pays visit to Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou-Nguesso
Upon his arrival on July 15, Felix Tshisekedi had a series of talks with his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou-Nguesso. These talks will continue today before […]
Archbishop of Kinshasa raises his voice against the intransigence of the FCC
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Archbishop of Kinshasa and Vice-President of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) raises his voice against the intransigence of the […]