Politics

Opposition candidate wins Sao Tome presidency, partial results show

Libreville – An opposition candidate has won the presidency in Sao Tome and Principe, an archipelago in the Gulf of... Read more

6 Sep, 2021

News

At least 30 dead in weekend DRC attack

Bunia – At least 30 people were killed in a weekend attack in the restive northeast of the Democratic Republic... Read more

6 Sep, 2021

News

Environmental groups warn of ‘catastrophe’ in DRC’s forests

Kinshasa – Environmental groups on Thursday warned of an impending “biodiversity catastrophe” if the Democratic Republic of Congo pushes ahead... Read more

3 Sep, 2021

News

Suspected jihadists kill 4 people, burn up to 14 vehicles in northeast DRC

Bunia – Suspected jihadists killed four people and burnt up to 14 vehicles of a convoy under military escort... Read more

2 Sep, 2021

News

1000s still living in makeshift shelters, crying for help, 3 months after DRC volcano

Goma – More than three months after the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,... Read more

1 Sep, 2021

Business

DRC to beef up security at uranium mine for WWII era bombs

Lubumbashi – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they will beef up security against illegal mining at a... Read more

1 Sep, 2021

News

DRC court upholds rape convictions of 19 police, soldiers

Bukavu – A Congolese military court has upheld the rape convictions of eight policemen and 11 soldiers, a court official... Read more

1 Sep, 2021

Politics

‘Islamist militants’ kidnap 11 children in northeastern DRC

Bunia – Eleven children aged nine to 17, including five girls, have been kidnapped by presumed Islamist rebels in... Read more

31 Aug, 2021

Politics

19 civilians burned, hacked to death in DRC by Islamic State-linked militants

Beni – Nineteen civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were burned and hacked to death on Friday by... Read more

29 Aug, 2021

Coronavirus

DRC former health minister held over Covid funds fraud

Kinshasa – Former Democratic Republic of Congo health minister  Eteni Longondo was detained on Friday over the alleged misappropriation of... Read more

28 Aug, 2021