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Two staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) abducted last month in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been freed, the humanitarian organisation said on Saturday. The ICRC said in late November that one…

Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo carried out joint air and artillery strikes against an Islamic State-linked militia in eastern Congo on Tuesday, both countries said. Three witnesses said Ugandan troops also…

Coach Christopher Danjuma has invited 31 players to the camp of Nigeria’s U-20 girls, the Falconets, for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup third round fixture against Congo, with the first leg taking place in Brazzaville on 5th December.…

The United Nations has accused Democratic Republic of Congo’s army of beating to death a human rights activist protesting illegal taxes in the war-torn east of the country. Cabral Yombo, the leader of a civil society group in…

Democratic Republic of Congo's constitutional court has sworn in an electoral commission chief whose contested nomination threatens to weaken President Felix Tshisekedi's ruling coalition. The country's religious groups, who are seen as…

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About 50 people were killed in southern Democratic Republic of Congo when a truck overturned and plunged into a river, the provincial governor’s office said on Tuesday. The accident occurred on Sunday in the copper-mining…

Congolese authorities announced has a 45-day ban on all wedding ceremonies throughout Congo in a bid to halt the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic. "Civil, religious, customary marriage and dowry ceremonies are suspended for 45 days,"…

Congo will replace civilian authorities with military administrations in two conflict-hit provinces for a month, the government said on Monday, announcing the details of a state of siege to address worsening bloodshed in the east. A surge…