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Six secondary school students in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been banned from attending any school in the country. They had in fact filmed a sex tap which was widely shared on social media, Actualite Congo website reports. The six students were expelled following a directive by Education Minister …

The Democratic Republic of Congo has received 250,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine. The doses have been donated through the global Covax programme. It is the first time the country has received a vaccine other than the AstraZeneca jab. President Félix Tshisekedi himself was reluctant to take the AstraZeneca jab …

President Paul Biya proceeded early this Monday morning, to a large sweep at the level of the defense ministry. It comes just a day after the overthrow in Guinea of President Alpha Conde. From the Republican Guard, to the intelligence services, through the general staff and executives of the Ministry …

At least 30 people were killed in an attack in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo last week, according to UN officials in the country. Earlier reports notified that 14 civilians had been killed in a village Luna-Samboko in Ituri province on Friday. Read also: Georges Weah worried …

About 4,500 people have fallen ill and 12 have died in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo following a toxic leak from a diamond mine in neighboring Angola, the environment minister said. Eve Bazaiba, the environment minister said the DR Congo would ask for reparations for the …

Groups for protection of the environment have warned of a climate and biodiversity catastrophe if the Democratic Republic of Congo lifts a moratorium on new industrial logging permits, BBC News reports. Last month, the DR Congo government said it planned to end the ban which was imposed 19 years ago. …

At least four people were killed on Wednesday in an attack on National Road 4, which links North Kivu to Ituri, two provinces under siege in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The attack attributed to suspected ADF rebels targeted a convoy secured by the army and MONUSCO. In this incident, …

Opponents of the Transitional Military Council in Chad stand against the current version of the inclusive national dialogue project that they consider unrepresentative of Chadian society. The Reflection and Action Group for the June 1 and the Wakit Tama coalition have decided to unite against the government after the establishment …

Bishop Julius Agbortoko has been kidnapped by separatists in the south-west of the country. Church officials say he has been abducted by a group of young men who demand a ransom. Armed rebels have frequently kidnapped people including religious leaders since the separatist conflict began four years ago. Anglophone rebels …

After two-month delay, national exams will now resume in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). At least 600,000 students are sitting for their final secondary school examinations. The examinations were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The examination has kicked off across the country and will last four days. …