Kenya Intensifies Ebola Border Screening As Duale Warns Of Regional Risk
Kenya has intensified surveillance and screening at all points of entry as the government steps up preparedness against Ebola following outbreaks in neighbourin...
Overnight Drone Strikes in Goma Kill Several Amid Rising Tensions
Air or drone strikes struck parts of this eastern provincial capital overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday, killing several people and hitting residential areas...
Koffi Olomide Marries Longtime Partner Cindy Le Coeur In Private Civil Ceremony
Congolese music legend Koffi Olomide has officially married his longtime partner, fellow artist Cindy Le Coeur, in an intimate civil ceremony held in Gombe, Kin...
Karubandika To Kamanyola: The Timeless Reign Of Orchestra Maquis Original
Orchestra Maquis Original was born out of movement, rhythm and ambition at the dawn of the 1970s. In 1970, in the bustling mining city of Lubumbashi in what was...
South Africa To Withdraw 700 Troops From UN Peacekeeping Mission In DR Congo After 27 Years
South Africa has announced that it will withdraw approximately 700 troops from the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic...
Awilo Longomba: The King of Congolese Soukouss Dance Floors
Awilo Longomba was born on March 18, 1958, in Kinshasa, then Léopoldville, in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. He grew up in a musically rich envir...
“From Bagata to the World Stage: The Legendary Journey of Tabu Ley Rochereau”
Tabu Ley Rochereau, born Pascal‑Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu on 13 November 1940 in Bagata, Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), emerged as one of th...
Franco Luambo: The Sorcerer of African Music
François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi, widely known as Franco Luambo, passed away decades ago, but his music continues to shape African culture. Born on 6 July 1938 in...
More Than 200 Killed in Coltan Mine Collapse in Eastern DR Congo
More than 200 people have been killed following the collapse of a coltan mine in the rebel-controlled North Kivu region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Romelu Lukaku Mourns Death of Father Roger Lukaku
Belgium international striker Romelu Lukaku is in mourning following the death of his father, Roger Menama Lukaku, a former DR Congo international footballer. R...
EXCLUSIVE: Congo Republic Strike Late to Hold Sudan in CHAN Group D Opener
Congo Republic and Sudan shared the spoils in a dramatic 1-1 draw in their African Nations Championship (CHAN) Group D opener on Tuesday evening. The match, pla...
CHAN 2024: Kenya Edge DR Congo 1-0 In Chan 2024 Opener
Kenya kicked off their 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over DR Congo at Kasarani Stadium. The only goal of the...
Anti-U.N. Protests Flare In East Congo
12 civilians were killed during the second day of anti-U.N. protests in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday.Complaints spurred the protests that...
Uganda and Congo Extend Joint Military Operation
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday extended a joint military operation launched late last year against Islamist insurgents in east Congo.U...
DR Congo Deadly Attack
Rebels have killed at least 14 people, including children, in an overnight attack on a displaced person's camp in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Army...