Congolese rumba listed as intangible heritage of humanity
Since Tuesday evening, the Congolese rumba is officially part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. A decision taken by UNESCO, meeting this week to […]
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Two Chinese and a Congolese official sentenced to 10 years in prison for pimping
Two Chinese nationals and a Congolese official were sentenced to ten years in prison for organizing a pimping ring in Kinshasa involving Chinese women. Ye […]
Three dead, 33 injured in two “suicide bombings” in Kampala
At least three people were killed and 33 injured Tuesday in the Ugandan capital Kampala in a double “suicide attack” carried out by a “local […]
Rebels and security forces killed in Eastern DRC
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, six rebels, two police officers and one Congolese soldier were killed during an incursion by armed men on Tuesday […]
Loss of Congolese journalist Tshitenge Lubabu
A great African writer has gone. We learned the death, at 66 years, of the Congolese journalist Tshitenge Lubabu. He began his career on Télé […]
The prosecution calls for 8 years in prison against Koffi Olomide
Eight years in prison were requested Monday against the star of the Congolese rumba Koffi Olomidé, tried before the Court of Appeal of Versailles, near […]
Pandora Papers expose African leaders’ offshore secrets
After the Panama Papers in 2016, the Paradise Papers in 2017, the Mauritius Leaks in 2019 and the Luanda Leaks in 2020, here are the […]
DRC: Religious representatives fail to agree on the future president of the CENI
End of the ultimatum given by the president of the National Assembly to the religious denominations to designate their delegates to the bureau and the […]
A spectacular fire in the center of Bukavu destroys the offices of RTNC
A spectacular fire destroyed on Tuesday night in the center of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu in Eastern DRC, a large building that housed the […]
Another new variant of COVID-19 detected in South Africa
Scientists in South Africa say they have detected a new variant of COVID-19. The country’s National Institute of Communicable Diseases announced in a new study […]