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Congolese authorities suspend RwandAir flights
A diplomatic row is brewing between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Congolese authorities have suspended RwandAir flights between…
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17 headless bodies discovered in east DR Congo
Soldiers patrolling eastern Democratic Republic of Congo discovered 17 decapitated bodies, believed to be victims of a notorious rebel group,…
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DRC accuses Rwanda of backing militia violence
The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group, as clashes between the army and…
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Uganda announces withdrawal of troops from east Congo
Uganda will pull troops from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in two weeks, the military said on Tuesday, after a…
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Congo kicks off Ebola vaccinations to stem outbreak in northwest, WHO says
The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka,…
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East African Community agrees on regional force to try to end Congo unrest
The seven countries of the East African Community (EAC) have agreed to set up a regional military force to try…
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Polygamy persists in the Democratic Republic of Congo
I can get married again – the dream is to get to seven wives,” said Congolese church pastor Chirhuza Zagabe,…
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WC health sector receives a massive boost
The Western Cape health sector’s cold chain network has received a major investment boost. Telecommunications giant, Vodacom, donated 257 cold…
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M23 rebels attack military positions in eastern Congo
Heavy fighting erupted overnight and continued on Monday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when fighters from the M23 rebel…
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In DR Congo, civil servants work until the end of their lives
They are past 70 and sometimes even 100 years old. Many civil servants in the Democratic Republic of Congo work…
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Doctors Without Borders close two of its hospitals in DRC
The international medical charity, Doctors Without Borders, has announced the closure of two of its hospitals in the northeast of…
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Militia frees about 20 prisoners in eastern Congo
Members of a militia freed about 20 prisoners during an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province,…
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Dozens sentenced to death over murders of UN experts in Congo
About 50 people were sentenced to death, many in absentia, in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday in connection with…
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Congo police detain suspects linked to Italian ambassador’s killing
Police in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have detained members of a group allegedly linked to the killing of…
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DRC set to become seventh member of East African Community
The Democratic Republic of Congo is set to become the seventh member of the East African Community (EAC) following approval…
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Ex-assistant director at Department of Home Affairs illegally in country
A former assistant director at the Department of Home Affairs, who comes from the Congo, once again failed in his…
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Uganda and Congo attack Islamist militia in joint operation
Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo carried out joint air and artillery strikes against an Islamic State-linked militia in eastern…
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Congo says 12 dead following Angola mine tailings dam leak
The Democratic Republic of Congo will seek compensation from the owners of an Angolan diamond mine after a tailings dam…
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Shock as family of 6 found dead in their Free State home
Police in Thaba ‘Nchu in the Free State has opened a case of inquest following the mysterious deaths of six…
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Hundrend of houses buried by Congo volcano lava
Residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo have returned to destroyed houses after a large volcano erupted, with many searching…
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1 000s flee Goma city in DR Congo after volcano erupts
Thousands have fled a volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo with lava from Mount Nyiragongo reaching Goma city…
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Dozens burned alive in Congo bus crash
About 40 passengers were burned alive when a bus overturned and caught fire in western Democratic Republic of Congo on…
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Police fire shots to disperse anti-UN protest in eastern DRC
Hundreds of youths have been protesting in several cities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since Monday, angry that the…
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DR Congo starts countdown to end of Ebola outbreak in east
The Democratic Republic of Congo, where the deadly Ebola virus first emerged in 1976, has begun a countdown to the…
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Suspected Islamists kill at least a dozen villagers in eastern Congo
Attackers killed at least a dozen villagers in an overnight raid on a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of…
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DRC postpones Covid-19 vaccination campaign over blood clot fears
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to postpone its Covid-19 vaccination campaign, originally set to begin on Monday.…
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Italy repatriates ambassador and bodyguard killed in Congo ambush
The bodies of Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and his bodyguard arrived back in Rome on Tuesday…
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Italian ambassador among 3 killed in attack on UN convoy in Congo
Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and two other people were killed on Monday in an attack on…
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Suspected Islamists kill 10 people with knives, machetes in Congo
Men armed with knives, machetes and pick-axes killed 10 people in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic…
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President Ramaphosa steps down
South Africa will hand over the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) at the virtual 34th ordinary session of the…
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Congo parliament selects new speaker, boosting Tshisekedi’s power
The parliament of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday elected a new speaker in a move that cements President…
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Congo warlord sentenced to life in prison for war crimes
A military court handed a life sentence on Monday to militia commander Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka for war crimes including murder,…
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Islamic State claims for massive DRC prison break
The Islamic State has claimed that it was behind the recent massive prison break in which more than 1,300 prisoners…
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UK lawmakers hear more reports of aid worker s.e.x abuse in Congo
Britain’s charity watchdog said it has received reports of at least eight cases of s.e.xual assault and abuse by aid…
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Islamists break 900 prisoners out of DRC jail
More than 900 prisoners have escaped from a jail in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Beni city after suspected Islamist…
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At least 50 killed in Democratic Republic of Congo mine collapse
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least 50 people have died in a gold mine collapse. It’s reported that…
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Mafikizolo’s Nhlanhla and ex-hubby TK Nciza’s 18-year-old Son doing the most
The son of legendary Mafikizolo singer Nhlanhla and music executive Thembinkosi “TK” Nciza – Nkululeko – is walking in the…
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Durban mother of three who is self-employed fears eviction
Unable to work during the lockdown, the only thing keeping the beauty therapist mother from being evicted is that her…
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SA military plane’s engine caught fire on landing – UN
A South African military transporter carrying 67 people caught fire on landing in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma…
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Fashion designer attacked, allegedly called k-word, makwerekwere & shot at
In an incident that was partly caught on video, Democratic Republic of Congo-born fashion designer Fabrice Moyo, who is known…
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Floods kill at least 39 in Congolese capital Kinshasa
At least 39 people died in flooding in Kinshasa, the sprawling capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following torrential…
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Seven dead in Congo lake boat capsize
Since the beginning of the year, at least 190 people have died in boat accidents in the DRC, according to…
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Congo declares epidemic after measles kills more patients than Ebola
Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has declared an epidemic of measles, which the latest health ministry figures show has now…
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Watch: Massive cheers for Mnangagwa at Ramaphosa inauguration
The two heads of state were among the few that had the crowd erupting with cheers. The crowd gathered for…
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Ebola death toll to pass 1,000: UN
The current Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed nearly 1,000 people, the UN said on Friday,…
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DR Congo records 26 Ebola deaths in one day
Twenty-six people died of Ebola in a single day in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, the highest…
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Ebola death toll jumps to 700 in DR Congo
Some 100 people have died in the Ebola epidemic in DR Congo over the past three weeks, taking the overall…
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VIDEO: Funny VP Chiwenga struggles to express himself on DRC elections
Vice president Constantino Chiwenga represented Zimbabwe at the inauguration of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s new president Felix Tshisekedi after…
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Eleven SA soldiers found guilty of assaulting teen in DRC
Eleven soldiers have been convicted of the assault of a 17-year-old boy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in…
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DRC opposition picks joint presidential candidate
Seven opposition leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday picked little-known lawmaker Martin Fayulu as their joint candidate…
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