THOUSANDS fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighbouring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub. Pockets of chaos and gunfire had some people hunkering down as the rebels marched into the city with a population …
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NO fewer than 60 people have been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during several attacks by an affiliate of the Islamic State terrorist group. The attacks occurred in Beni, a territory in the province of North Kivu in Congo, authorities said on Saturday “This week alone, they …
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Local reports revealed that Kazadi and Namasia, despite being married, developed feelings for each other as they worked together in the DRC education ministry. According to The Heritage Times, a DRC journalist, Lungila John took to Twitter to reveal the affair between both officials that led to the deputy education minister’s pregnancy. The …
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Belgium has returned a tooth belonging to the murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba. The return of the tooth is coming 61 years after his assassination by the Belgian authorities over his refusal to do the biddings of the west and their allies as he sought to chart a new …
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Spaceship Records’ Afro-Jazz singer and songwriter, Nissi, continues to musically launch herself in grand style as she joins the list of artistes to feature on projects by Congolese-British rapper BackRoad Gee; this time, on the hit new track “Ready Or Not”. After his successful collaboration with Sneakbo on “Wag1” off …
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A small passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including passengers, crew, and people on the ground, the government said. The 19-seater aircraft crashed into residential homes on Sunday in the Mapendo district near Goma’s airport in the North Kivu province. Black …
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Nigerian champions Enyimba have been ordered to play their CAF Champions League preliminary round tie behind closed doors over stadium concerns, club officials said Tuesday. Enyimba is looking to come back from a 1-0 away loss to Burkina Faso’s Rahimo on Sunday at their home arena in Aba, southeast Nigeria. …
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