Tag: Dr Congo
WHO confirms DR Congo Ebola-free
The World Health Organization confirmed Friday that the Democratic Republic of Congo was Ebola-free, as 42 days had passed since…
Women, children killed in new DR Congo attack
Twenty-two people, most of them women and children, have been hacked and clubbed to death by Ugandan rebels in the…
Thousands Mourn Italian Nuns Killed In Burundi
Thousands of mourners in Burundi celebrated the lives of three Italian nuns brutally murdered this week, in tearful farewells before…
Cameroun begins life without Eto’o with a win
Cameroun began life without Samuel Eto’o with a comfortable 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying victory in the Democratic Republic…
Ebola kills 31 people in DR Congo – WHO
An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 31 people and the epidemic remains…
CAF Shifts Eaglets, DR Congo Tie To 27 July
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, on Thursday moved the 2015 African U-17 Championship qualifying match between Nigeria and the…
U-17 qualifier: Golden Eaglets face DR Congo
The national under-17 male football team, Golden Eaglets, will now face DR Congo in the 2015 African Championship qualifier, an…
At least 30 killed in DR Congo church attack
Armed men burst into a church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, killing more than 30 people including women…
DR Congo seizes 375 kilos of coltan bound for Rwanda
Customs officers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have seized 375 kilogrammes of coltan, a precious mineral used in…
UN approves first ‘offensive peace keepers’ for DR Congo
The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved the first-ever “offensive” UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups in Democratic…
AYC: Flying Eagles book S/Final, WYC Ticket
Defending African youth champions, Nigeria’s U-20 Flying Eagles made light work of DR Congo winning 3-1 to advance to the…
Ghana, DR Congo settle for draw
Adebobola Alawode The Black Stars of Ghana Sunday evening settled for 2-2 draw with DR Congo in their African Cup…
Congo rebels withdraw from Goma
Rebels in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo pulled out Saturday from the mining hub of Goma,…
Arik Air begins flights to Kinshasa
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest commercial carrier announced on Saturday that it is expanding its regional African network…
Nigeria assists Congo blast victims
Nigeria said Thursday it has donated relief materials to victims of munitions blasts in Congo in March which killed at…