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Three Chinese citizens were sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in Congo, according to reports. The ruling marks the first time foreign mineral brokers have been convicted for unauthorized mineral exploitation in the DRC without authorization from Congolese …

At least 25 people, including children, have died and dozens more are missing after an overloaded boat capsized on a river in central Congo. The vessel was believed to have more than 100 passengers on board after leaving from Inongo, northeast of the capital of Kinshasa. It capsized a few …

Nine (9) civilians have been killed by rebels in the province of North Kivu, the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to reports. According to reports, members of the rebel group Forces de l’Alliance Démocratique (ADF) carried out an armed attack on the village of PK20 on the Mbau-Kamango road in …

According to the NGO Save the Children, 10 million children are deprived of education during periods of massive flooding in Nigeria, Mali, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The NGO is calling on governments and partners to take urgent action. Already facing an education crisis, these countries are further …

At least 50 people have died after a boat carrying many passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, reports said. According to witnesses “Rescue services recover at least 50 bodies from the water, 10 people survived and were taken to the local hospital.” The boat, overloaded with passengers, sank …

Fourteen African countries and numerous partners have pledged more than $45 million to the World Health Organization’s first-ever investment cycle, according to reports. “These commitments were made at the meeting of the World Health Organization’s Regional Committee for Africa, during which heads of state and government from across the continent …

Congolese pastor Marcello Tunasi expressed his gratitude to those who showed him affection, notably the presidential couple after the tragic death of his wife. After 40 days of mourning following the death of his wife, the man of God, in a message shared on his Facebook page on Monday, July …

The ecclesiastical world is in mourning following the tragic death of Maman Blanche Tunasi, wife of the famous Congolese pastor Marcello Tunasi. While tributes continue to pour in from all quarters, saluting the memory of a “virtuous” woman and “servant of God”, emotions are still running high on social networks. …

Congolese pastor Marcello Tunasi published a poignant message this Thursday June 13 on his Facebook page to express his pain and dismay a few hours after his wife Blanche Odia Kandolo was brutally torn from his affection. “Lord, I feel amputated, I feel torn and floored. My breathing is like …

Two candidates for the legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo were shot dead in South and North Kivu, just a few days before the general elections. Sadiki Espoir Ndabuye and Joseph Kasongo Tshomba, legislative candidates were killed just a few days before the general elections scheduled for December …