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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...

Rwanda to host schoolgirls from Afghanistan

The Rwandan government has announced that it is willing and ready to host several schoolgirls from Afghanistan. The takeover of the country by the Taliban...

Congolese bill seeks to limit dowry payment to $500

A politician in the Democratic Republic of Congo has introduced a bill in the country’s parliament seeking to revise dowry payments for marriages. Daniel Mbau...

Why Patrice Lumumba’s tooth is yet to return to DR Congo

In September 2020, the family of the Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba received news of taking in the tooth taken from his corpse. A court...

DRC: Thousands evacuate amid fears of another volcano eruption

Thousands of people have been evacuated in the Democratic Republic of Congo over fears of another eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. The governor of North...

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