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Protests break out in eastern Congo over ongoing conflict

Protests erupted on Monday in cities of Goma on the DRC side and Rubavu in Rwanda over ongoing conflicts in the area. Police used live...

U.N. helicopter crashes in east Congo

A United Nations helicopter on Friday crashed while flying over east Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province. The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) confirmed...

UN livid over the killing of civilians by peacekeepers in DR Congo

The United Nations(UN) has expressed outraged over the killing of some civilians in the DR Congo by some peacekeepers. Two civilians died whilst fifteen others...

DR Congo buries Patrice Lumumba’s tooth

More than 60 years since he was killed and his body dissolved in acid, the only part of Patrice Lumumba's body that remained -...

DR Congo: New museum prepares to take in Lumumba’s tooth

A newly-built mausoleum in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa is getting ready to welcome the gold-crowned tooth of the country's independence hero...

Salima Mukansanga is AFCON’s first female referee

Rwanda’s Salima Mukansanga is the first female to officiate at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament. Mukansanga was part of the officiating team for...

Rwanda: Local made banana brew kills eleven people

Rwandan officials have confirmed the death of eleven people in the country’s south eastern district of Bugesera. The eleven were reported to have died after...

DR Congo: Meningitis outbreak declared with 129 deaths

The World Health Organization has declared an epidemic of meningitis in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. So far 129 people have died from the outbreak,...

DR Congo: 12 dead; over 4000 sick from toxic leak

At least 12 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of toxic leak. The toxic substances were leaked from a...

Rebels hack 19 civilians to death in DR Congo

At least nineteen civilians have been hacked to death and burnt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The civilians were reportedly killed by Uganda rebels...

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