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Congo superfan on how his standing-still pose is a tribute to ex-PM Lumumba
June 30, 2026 8:28 pm
Congo superfan Michel Kuka Mboladinga watched matches in Mexico, but has been denied a US Visa; His pose is a tribute to Congo's first democratically elected Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba
Ronaldo signals to press at training as Portugal count the cost of DR Congo draw
June 20, 2026 3:24 pm
Portuguese media puts captain "under fire" on its front page as questions grow over his World Cup role
Congo: 52 years, an Ebola outbreak and a squad without a home
June 16, 2026 7:59 pm
Democratic Republic of Congo waited 52 years to reach the World Cup. Six weeks after qualifying, Ebola broke out at home.
Ebola vaccine update: WHO says approved jab for rare Bundibugyo strain still months away
May 21, 2026 4:54 pm
WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak a global health emergency, warning that a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain may take up to nine months.
'They burned him alive': How a viral 'fake disease' rumour led to the brutal killing of DRC health workers
May 08, 2026 3:22 pm
An incident in Congo last year and the recent incidents highlight the rise of the crisis in health due to misinformation rooted in the colonial past, blind faith, and rampant, unregulated, and amplified use of AI on social media, resulting in violence and mob attacks across the country.
At least 21 killed in attack on Congo church by ISIS-backed rebels
July 27, 2025 4:31 pm
Earlier this month, the group killed dozens of people in Ituri in what a United Nations spokesperson described as a bloodbath.
The world this week | SCO silent on Pahalgam terror attack; uncertainty looms large amid tenuous Israel-Iran ceasefire; India, US hold final round of trade talks
July 06, 2025 9:26 am
From India refusing to sign the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s draft joint statement, and Iran hinting at suspending cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog to New Delhi and Washington seeking to finalise a trade deal ahead of the July 9 deadline, and Rwanda and Congo signing a peace deal, a lot has happened in the world this week.
Over 100 women raped, burnt alive during mass jailbreak in Congo
February 06, 2025 8:48 pm
Footage from the Congo jailbreak showed prisoners fleeing as smoke billowed in the background, with heavy gunfire ringing out.
Why the spread of mpox is a concern and what caused the delay in vaccines reaching Africa
September 10, 2024 3:12 pm
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), epicentre of the global mpox outbreak, has received the first vaccines nearly a month after the WHO declared the infection a global health emergency. Why the delay? What vaccines are being used?
Pope appeals for an end to violence in eastern Congo
June 16, 2024 5:45 pm
"I appeal to national authorities and the international community to do everything possible to stop the violence and safeguard the lives of civilians," he said during his Sunday Angelus message.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO VIDEOS
Meet the activists fighting sexual violence who received the Nobel Peace Prize
June 22, 2020 6:14 pm
Nadia Murad, a survivor of sexual violence by the Islamic State, and Dr Denis Mukwege, a gynecological surgeon, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their campaigns against the use of rape as a weapon of war.
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