Countries Hundreds of conflict-hit DRC children ‘lose contact’ with families Kampala – More than 800 children have lost contact with their families in the wake of fierce fighting between... Read more 26 Jun, 2022
Countries West African states Gabon and Togo join Commonwealth Kigali – Gabon, and Togo joined the Commonwealth on Saturday, becoming the latest nations with no historic ties to... Read more 26 Jun, 2022
Countries Kagame defends Rwanda on rights as Commonwealth expands Kigali – President Paul Kagame on Saturday fiercely defended Rwanda’s record on human rights and political freedoms as the... Read more 26 Jun, 2022
Countries Prince Charles says Commonwealth nations free to chart own course Kigali – Prince Charles told Commonwealth leaders on Friday that the choice to become a republic or abandon the... Read more 25 Jun, 2022
Countries Lumumba’s coffin visits Kisangani, where DRC’s first premier found his way Kisangani – After resting in his native village, the coffin of the former Belgian Congo’s first post-independence prime minister... Read more 25 Jun, 2022
congo Congo-Brazzaville parliamentary election campaign begins Brazzaville – The campaign for July’s parliamentary election in the Republic of Congo began on Friday, with segments of... Read more 25 Jun, 2022
Countries UK’s Johnson defends migrant deal on Rwanda visit Kigali – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday defended his controversial deal to expel migrants to Rwanda, telling... Read more 24 Jun, 2022
Countries Old friend blames UN, Belgium for killing of Congolese hero Lumumba Kinshasa – Belgium and the United Nations are to blame for failing to prevent the assassination of Congolese independence... Read more 24 Jun, 2022
Countries Commonwealth meets in shadow of migrant, rights row Kigali – A summit of Commonwealth leaders opens on Friday in Rwanda as the host nation comes under scrutiny... Read more 24 Jun, 2022
Countries Children among 13 killed in DRC unrest this week, says UN Goma – At least 13 civilians, including four children, were killed in fresh clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more 24 Jun, 2022