Democratic Republic of Congo

After a delay due to logistical difficulties, Congolese authorities have started administering vaccinations against mpox in an attempt to curb the outbreak. 265,000 doses were given to the DRC by the EU and the US, have been administered…

At least four people were killed and another was injured when a school under construction (the Omega La Merveille) collapsed in Bukavu, a big city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's east, according to witnesses and local officials.…

Nigeria's women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, got its FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title defence tournament off to a winning start after a 69-35 victory against the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.…

The Democratic Republic of Congo has stepped up security in the capital Kinshasa amid concerns about the safety of athletes taking part in the International Francophone Games starting this week, the government announced. Around 4,500…

D’Tigers of Nigeria have crashed out of the 2023 FIBA AfroCan championship after losing 74-72 to defending champions Democratic Republic of Congo in a fierce quarter-final contest, at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luandå in Angola on Thursday.…

Nigeria's senior men's national rugby team, the Black Stallions, will kick-off their campaign for Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers with the first game against Ghana in Mauritius. The qualifiers, scheduled to hold in June 2023, will witness…

Democratic Republic of Congo's former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon's parliamentary immunity was lifted on Monday, as the Senate leadership announced it had authorised a criminal investigation into allegations he misappropriated $140…

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has said that Italian Ambassador to Kinshasa, Luca Attanasio, was killed by Rwandan Hutu rebels. The Italian envoy was killed on Monday in an ambush near Goma, in the province of North Kivu.…

DR Congo’s Prime Minister, Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, resigned on Friday, the presidency said. Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had dismissed the PM on Wednesday evening during a parliament plenary session held in…

The African Union (AU) has called on the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo to preserve "peace and stability" on the eve of an announced intervention by the president in the midst of a political crisis, a few days after a UN call…