Tag: Congo
Will Super Eagles of Nigeria defeat Congo on Sunday?
The Super Eagles' confidence is at a peak, largely fueled by the heroics of Victor Osimhen. The star striker exploded…
Playoff: Congo sink Cameroon, set up final clash with Nigeria
DR Congo have booked a heavyweight showdown with Nigeria after edging Cameroon 1-0 in a tense CAF World Cup qualifying…
CHAN 2025: Why we lost to Super Eagles B – Congo Coach, Ngatsono
Ngatsono pointed out that Nigeria were better physically prepared, which made it difficult for his team to control possession even…
2 Chinese, one Ghanaian killed in Congo ambush
"The reason for this incident is thought to be the suspicion that the delegation had a parcel of gold," said…
Macron heads to Africa for 5-day trip
Macron’s trip to Africa came at a time when France, as a former colonial power, is coming under pressure in…
Islamists kill at least 18 in east Congo attack
The ADF, a Ugandan militia that moved to eastern Congo in the 1990s carried out frequent attacks and killed more…
Six killed by suicide bomber in Beni east Congo
The attack in Beni marks the latest violence in a region where Congolese and Ugandan forces have launched a campaign…
Updated: Congo volcano lava flow stops, Goma city spared
The volcanic eruption near Goma in eastern Congo has stopped, sparing the city of two million people and its airport.
Congo opposition leader Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas hospitalised for COVID
The opposition presidential candidate in the Republic of Congo, Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas, has been hospitalised for COVID-19, hours before the…
Islamist militants massacre dozens of villagers in Congo
At least 53 villagers have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, by Islamist militants, a local…
Suspected Islamist militants kill 13 in eastern Congo
Suspected Islamist militants have killed 13 people during raids on two villages in eastern Congo.
Heart attack kills Congo’s intel chief Kahimbi
Congo’s military intelligence chief, General Delphin Kahimbi died on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his wife said.
Plane carrying 15 passengers crashes into populated area
A small aircraft carrying around 15 passengers on Sunday crashed into a densely populated area of Goma in the Democratic…
Rwanda ready to curtail outbreak of Ebola – Ministry
With the air distance between the two countries just 979 miles, Rwanda has spoken of its readiness to check the…
3 doctors charged with terrorism, conspiracy over death of WHO epidemiologist
Three doctors have been arrested in eastern Congo over the murder of a World Health Organisation (WHO) epidemiologist.
Number of Ebola cases in Congo exceeds 1,000
The number of Ebola cases in Congo has exceeded 1,000, the country’s health ministry said, as the second-largest outbreak of…
Congo’s violence claim 890 lives in December – UN
At least 890 people were killed over three days in mid-December in western Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN Human…
24 patients flee Congo Ebola center
Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry said that 24 patients have fled an Ebola treatment center in Beni on Thursday.…
Ebola death toll hits 200 in DR Congo
More than 200 people have now died in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according…
Congo facing worst Ebola outbreak
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the most severe in the country’s history with 319…
Ebola virus infects 300 people in Congo
The deadly Ebola virus has infected 300 people in Congo since an outbreak erupted almost two months ago in the…
Congo to install Ebola screening checkpoints at polling stations
Health checkpoints will be installed at the entrances to all polling stations in Congo’s Ebola-affected region during the December election,…
European Union to renew sanctions on Congolese officials
The European Union is set to renew sanctions in December on senior officials in Democratic Republic of Congo, including presidential…
Hunger pushes Congo’s children into sex work – Charities
Hunger has doubled in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a year, with 15 million people in need of food…
Children indulge in sex work to feed in Congo
Hunger has doubled in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a year, with 15 million people in need of food…
Congo: Ebola death rate has risen to 135 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 135 people have been killed by the Ebola virus outbreak in…
WHO to hold emergency meeting on Congo’s Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to decide whether Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola…
WHO expects Congo’s Ebola outbreak to last 3, 4 months
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak is expected to last another three to four months and could spread at any…
Congo accuses EU of election interference
Democratic Republic of Congo has accused the EU of interfering in its upcoming presidential election by not heeding Kinshasa’s call…
Militant attacks: WHO suspends work on Ebola in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is suspending parts of its effort to fight Ebola in Congo after a string of…