Politics Feared rebels slaughter 4 men, 1 woman in attack in DRC village Beni – A rebel organisation feared to have linked up with the Islamic State group on Friday killed five villagers... Read more 28 Aug, 2021
News Congolese children trade life as miners for a chance at school Kipushi – Lined up under a hot sun in Kipushi, a mining city in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo,... Read more 27 Aug, 2021
Business DRC seeks $58 billion to rebuild industry Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday announced a plan to re-industrialise the resource-rich but impoverished African... Read more 27 Aug, 2021
News Angola denies illegally entering DRC waters Kinshasa – Angola has strongly denied accusations that its navy illegally entered the Democratic Republic of Congo waters, in... Read more 25 Aug, 2021
Business OPEC chief Mohammad Barkindo makes first trip to oil-rich Congo Brazzaville – OPEC chief Mohammad Barkindo arrived in Congo late on Sunday in the first-ever visit by a head of... Read more 23 Aug, 2021
Politics Civilians among dead in DRC army-rebel clashes Beni – Clashes between units of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army and jihadist rebels in the east... Read more 21 Aug, 2021
Politics US special forces in east DRC to fight militia, sources say Goma – US special operations forces have arrived in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo to help in... Read more 19 Aug, 2021
Politics French firm paid CAR rebels to protect sugar operations, says US watchdog Libreville – A subsidiary of French wine group Castel paid rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) to protect... Read more 18 Aug, 2021
Politics Sao Tome presidential runoff postponed again Libreville – The second round of presidential elections in Sao Tome and Principe, a tiny archipelago off the Gulf of... Read more 18 Aug, 2021
Politics Clashes erupt in DRC after 3 Chinese go missing Bunia – Clashes erupted in a gold-mining region of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday where troops were deployed... Read more 18 Aug, 2021