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Over 55 people have been killed and dozens injured by widespread floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Congo's capital, Kinshasa. Kinshasa's 24 neighbourhoods were affected according to local officials. Some 12 million people…

Fighting with heavy weapons resumed in eastern DRC between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army, after five days of a truce following the decisions of the Luanda summit on November 23. This summit had decided on a ceasefire from Friday…

The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a new case of the Ebola virus. The virus was confirmed on Tuesday by the World Health Organization and is linked to the outbreak that killed almost three-and-a-half-thousand people in the…

The latest outbreak of the Ebola disease in Congo has officially been declared over, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The Who Health Organisation said, the outbreak affected the north western Équateur province, with the…

The Congolese army has accused Rwanda of deploying 500 of its soldiers in eastern DRC in support of the M23 rebels. This is the latest accusation described Thursday as "baseless" by Kigali. The new acrimonious exchanges come after…

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Inspectorate General of Finance (IGF), in a statement revealed points to numerous irregularities in the management of the state-owned mining company Gécamines, which it says has caused the loss of hundreds…

A new case of Ebola haemorrhagic fever has been confirmed in the north-western Democratic Republic of Congo. The case was detected in a 31-year-old male in Mbandaka city, the capital of Congo’s Equateur province. The World Health…

Italy is another step ahead in its venture to increase its export of natural gas as the country signed a new deal with the Republic of Congo. The Italian delegation paid a visit to Angola and now Congo Republic this week to line up LNG…

Nigeria's female under 17 team, Flamingoes defeated DR Congo with a stunning 3-0 in the FIFA under 17 World Cup Qualifier in Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasha. Blessing Emmanuel scored the first goal in the 36th minute of the game, after a…

The aquatic plant absorbs oxygen and prevents the reproduction of certain fish. Green Tech Africa uses the plant properties to mitigate industrial waste. At first sight, water hyacinth may look beautiful and harmless, but the plant…