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Worsening political crisis in Congo as gunfire erupts in Kinshasa; more protests expected

Gunfire could be heard in several districts of Kinshasa early on Tuesday as demonstrators demanded that President Joseph Kabila step down after his mandate...

One South African Soldier killed, two injured in Congo gun-battle

A South African soldier on a United Nations mission is reported to have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday. Two...

Hundreds mass in Congo capital as Kabila’s mandate expires

A Congolese opposition party supporter displays a red card against President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa.Photo Credit: Reuters.   Hundreds of people gathered in the Democratic Republic of...

Tension heightens in DRC as militiamen attack a prison and engaged in gun battle with security forces

Democratic Republic Congo's President Joseph Kabila has been in power since 2001 when his father was assassinated in 2001. Photo Credit: Reuters A gun battle...

Congo asks companies to block social media before anti-Kabila protests

Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have asked telecoms companies to block social media networks from Monday, apparently to thwart protests against plans by...

Ugandan monarch charged with murder

King Charles Wesley Mumbere. Photo Credit: BBC     The chief of the Rwenzururu kingdom in western Uganda, Charles Wesley Mumbere has been officially charged with murder...

UN mission in DRC condemns deadly attack on Hutu village

The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have condemned Sunday’s attack on an internally displaced people’s camp by militiamen. The...

East Congo militia kills 30 civilians, most from rival ethnic group

An ethnic Nande militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed about 30 civilians, mostly Hutus, on Sunday morning, local sources said, in an...

Landslide kills 13 as diggers invade Freeport mine in Congo

A landslide killed at least 13 people last week in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo after thousands of artisanal miners began invading a copper...

Congo opposition leader Badibanga named PM of unity government

Samy Badibanga leads the opposition in parliament. Photo Credit: AFP     Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Samy Badibanga was named prime minister on Thursday, the...

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Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

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DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

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Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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