Tag: Congo
Sports
DR Congo calls on Arsenal, PSG others to end ‘blood-stained’ Visit Rwanda sponsorship deals
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has urged top European football clubs Arsenal, Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) to sever their sponsorship ties with...
Sports
CAF disqualifies Congo from 2024 CHAN over player eligibility issue
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reportedly banned Congo from the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will be held in Kenya, Tanzania, and...
Independent Africa
Boat capsize in Congo kills 78 nationals
A tragic ferry disaster on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in the deaths of at least 78 individuals. The...
World
3 Americans implicated in a coup attempt in Congo go on trial before a military court
Three Americans accused of involvement in last month's coup attempt, along with dozens of other defendants, appeared before a military court on Friday in...
Entertainment
Check out Africa’s first mute rapper MC Baba from Congo
The story of a young rapper who has amazed many might sound like a joke or even seem impossible, but it's true: meet MC...
Independent Africa
Residents of Congo community raise concerns about pollution stemming from a lead factory
Amidst smoking chimneys, lead-laden dust, and noxious odors, the inhabitants of this factory nestled in the heart of a working-class community appear to have...
World
Six people killed in a “foiled coup” in Congo – Army reports
Six people were killed and many were arrested after attacks on the home of a friend of President Felix Tshisekedi and the presidential palace...
World
Congo elects its first female prime minister
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has elected the country's first female prime minister on Monday. This fulfills a promise he...
World
South African soldiers killed in attack in Democratic Republic of Congo
Soldiers from South Africa who were sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo to stop a rebellion have had their first deaths. On Wednesday,...
Independent Africa
Ministers banned from voting in Congo over violence and fraud
Three government leaders and four state leaders were not allowed to participate in the recent election in the Democratic Republic of Congo because they...
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