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Congolese Group Files ICC Communication Naming Kagame, Kabila

Uganda

Uganda Police Arrest 12 Students After Viral Teen Assault Video

Kenya

Uasin Gishu Tanker Fire Kills Two, Injures Several Near Turbo

South Africa

South Africa Mpox Cases Rise as Health Department Urges Vigilance

Robert Wolk Biography: Age, Racing Career, Titles and Death

TRENDING NEWS

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DR.Congo

Inside DRC’s Operation to Bring Denise Dusauchoy to Kinshasa

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Rwanda

Kagame Sides With Journalist Against His Own Foreign Minister

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Guinea

Guinea Landfill Landslide Kills 30 as Search Continues

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Nigeria

Niger Governor Orders Rescue of Worshippers Abducted in Borgu

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South Africa

DJ Maphorisa Biography: Age, Real Name, Songs & Amapiano Rise

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Senegal

Who Is Patrick Vieira, Senegal’s New Head Coach?

DRC NEWS

Justice & Crime

Congolese Group Files ICC Communication Naming Kagame, Kabila

Amnesty urges governments and companies to halt Rwandan gold and coltan purchases, alleging M23 abuses and trafficking from eastern DRC mines into Rwanda.

Justice & Human Rights

Amnesty Urges Halt to Rwanda Gold and Coltan Purchases Over M23

Explore the National Museum of the DRC in Kinshasa, including its history, Congolese cultural collections, opening hours, admission and visitor information.

Culture & Tourism

National Museum of the DRC: Inside Congo’s Cultural Heritage

DRC and Tanzania set a 90-day deadline to prepare a bilateral trade deal aimed at cutting barriers and improving Congolese cargo flows via Dar es Salaam.

Regional Economy

DRC and Tanzania Set 90-Day Deadline for Bilateral Trade Agreement

Front Uni pour la RDC says it filed an ICC communication naming Paul Kagame, Joseph Kabila and three AFC/M23 leaders over alleged crimes in eastern DRC.

Justice & Crime

Congolese Group Files ICC Communication Naming Kagame, Kabila

Front Uni pour la RDC says it filed an ICC communication naming Paul Kagame, Joseph Kabila and three AFC/M23 leaders over alleged crimes in eastern DRC.

Rwanda

Amnesty Urges Halt to Rwanda Gold and Coltan Purchases Over M23

Featured Article

Front Uni pour la RDC says it filed an ICC communication naming Paul Kagame, Joseph Kabila and three AFC/M23 leaders over alleged crimes in eastern DRC.

DR.Congo

Congolese Group Files ICC Communication Naming Kagame, Kabila

The DRC can use global demand for cobalt, copper, lithium and tantalum to secure peace, investment, local processing and lasting prosperity.

DR.Congo

Congo’s Minerals Are Global Power and Kinshasa should set the terms

From cross-border justice and UN diplomacy to critical minerals, Lobito rail and state reform, the evidence behind the DRC’s expanding reach under Félix Tshisekedi.

DR.Congo

The Long Arm of Congo: How Tshisekedi Is Expanding DRC Power

For You

UN torture-prevention experts are scheduled to visit Rwanda from September 20–29, nine years after an earlier mission ended over access concerns.

Rwanda

UN Torture Watchdog Back in Rwanda After Failed 2017 Mission

UN torture-prevention experts are scheduled to visit Rwanda from September 20–29,

Nathi Mthethwa’s biography, political career, wife, diplomatic role and the official closure of the French investigation into his death.

South Africa

Nathi Mthethwa Biography: Paris Death Probe Closed

The French investigation is closed, renewing interest in the former minister and ambassador’s life.

DRC and Tanzania set a 90-day deadline to prepare a bilateral trade deal aimed at cutting barriers and improving Congolese cargo flows via Dar es Salaam.

DR.Congo

DRC and Tanzania Set 90-Day Deadline for Bilateral Trade Agreement

DRC and Tanzania set a 90-day deadline to prepare a bilateral trade deal aimed at cutting ...

Hundreds rallied at Turkey’s embassy in Kampala demanding Fred Lumbuye’s extradition to Uganda as the long-running dispute resurfaced.

Uganda

Ugandans Protest at Turkish Embassy Over exiled Fred Lumbuye

PLU supporters rally in Kampala as organisers press Turkey to return the Ugandan government critic.

A student pilot and flight instructor died after a training aircraft crashed near Kipeto in Kajiado West. The final cause remains under investigation.

Kenya

Kajiado Training Plane Crash Kills Student Pilot and Instructor

A student pilot and instructor died in a training crash near Kipeto as investigators examine the cause.

Nigeria suspended Niger State's NSCDC commandant after dozens of mining suspects died in custody. Investigations and autopsies are under way.

Nigeria

Nigeria Suspends NSCDC Commandant After Custody Deaths

Interior minister orders a full probe as families await autopsies in Niger State.

Sway DaSafo biography: real name, Ghanaian roots, wife, four children, MOBO win, albums, lymphoma recovery, death at 44 and lasting UK rap legacy.

Sway DaSafo Biography: Real Name, Wife, Children, Music & Legacy

Remembering the British-Ghanaian rapper, his MOBO breakthrough, family, health journey and legacy.

Brian Kagoro is a Zimbabwean constitutional lawyer, human-rights advocate and Open Society executive. Read his career, education and Kenya dispute.

Brian Kagoro Biography: Zimbabwean Lawyer and Pan-African Activist

Meet Brian Kagoro, the Zimbabwean lawyer whose Kenya entry dispute renewed regional attention.

Read Ataf Mohamed Mokhtar’s biography, journalism career, wartime reporting from Cairo and what is known about his reported detention in Egypt.

Ataf Mohamed Mokhtar Biography: Sudan Editor and Press Freedom Figure

The Al-Sudani editor kept reporting from Cairo after war displaced his newsroom.

Michail Antonio’s comeback continues at Watford on a one-year deal. Here is what is confirmed about his contract, fitness and possible debut.

Michail Antonio Returns to English Football With One-Year Watford Deal

The Jamaica striker has a new English club after rebuilding his career following a serious crash.

Yaya Touré biography covering his age, wife, children, trophies, Manchester City legacy, Ivory Coast career and rise as Slovan Bratislava coach.

Yaya Touré Biography: Age, Wife, Trophies, Career and Coaching

From Bouaké to Barcelona, Manchester City and Slovan, the story of an Ivorian football great.

Yaya Touré became the first African head coach in the Champions League main phase as Slovan Bratislava lost 6–1 to Paris Saint-Germain.

Yaya Touré Makes Champions League Coaching History

The Ivorian became the first African head coach in the league phase despite a 6–1 defeat.

Adama Barrow biography covering his age, education, business career, 2016 victory, presidency, wife, children and 2026 election campaign.

Adama Barrow Biography: From Businessman to Gambia President

The life, elections, family and contested legacy of the businessman who ended Yahya Jammeh’s rule.

Burundians are still seeking travel documents to leave Kenya despite a 90-day period to regularise permits and business licences.

Burundians Still Seek to Leave Kenya After 90-Day Window

Some traders say the new compliance period has not eased fears created by the earlier crackdown order.

Maurice Kamto and Mamadou Mota resign from Cameroon’s MRC leadership as the party sets a 10 October convention to elect successors.

Maurice Kamto and Mamadou Mota Quit MRC Leadership

Cameroon’s MRC will hold a 10 October convention to choose new leaders.

Nuno Santos’s biography, age, career, clubs and two-goal performance in Sundowns’ 2–1 Intercontinental Cup win over Al Ahli.

South Africa

Who Is Nuno Santos, Sundowns’ Two-Goal Cup Hero?

The Portuguese midfielder scored twice as Sundowns beat Al Ahli and lifted a FIFA cup.

BREAKING NEWS

Nicholas Kipkorir won world half-marathon silver, Joshua Cheptegei took bronze and Kenya secured the men’s team title in Copenhagen.

Kipkorir Silver, Kenya Team Gold in Copenhagen

Kenya

Hundreds rallied at Turkey’s embassy in Kampala demanding Fred Lumbuye’s extradition to Uganda as the long-running dispute resurfaced.

Ugandans Protest at Turkish Embassy Over exiled Fred Lumbuye

Uganda

A student pilot and flight instructor died after a training aircraft crashed near Kipeto in Kajiado West. The final cause remains under investigation.

Kajiado Training Plane Crash Kills Student Pilot and Instructor

Kenya

Nigeria suspended Niger State's NSCDC commandant after dozens of mining suspects died in custody. Investigations and autopsies are under way.

Nigeria Suspends NSCDC Commandant After Custody Deaths

Nigeria

JOBS / OPPORTUNITY

UNICEF has opened two six-month HR positions in Kinshasa to support its DRC Ebola response. Applications close September 9.

UNICEF Opens Two Ebola Response HR Jobs in Kinshasa

DR.Congo

OBR Burundi is recruiting five Judicial Litigation Officers in Bujumbura. Law graduates with five years' experience can apply by September 11

OBR Burundi Is Hiring 5 Judicial Litigation Officers

Burundi

NDMC Bursary 2027 applications are open until September 30. See eligibility, funding, documents and how to apply online.

NDMC Bursary 2027 Opens for South African Students — Apply by Sept. 30

South Africa

UNICEF is hiring a Partnerships Manager P-4 in Kinshasa. Check qualifications, eligibility and how to apply for Job 595467 by Sept. 15.

UNICEF Hiring Partnerships Manager P-4 in Kinshasa

DR.Congo

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