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Born in Kolwezi, Congolese-born star Grace Geyoro makes history with a €1.65m move to London City Lionesses, the biggest transfer in women’s football!

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Congolese-Born Grace Geyoro Sets Record in Women’s Football Deal

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Planning a trip to Congo? Here’s your 2025 guide to DRC entry rules, visa types, tariffs & tips for tourists, investors, and diaspora travelers.

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How to Enter the Democratic Republic of Congo: Travel & Visa Guide

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Discover Cape Town bioluminescence, the science, best beaches, safety tips, and climate links, plus why this glowing phenomenon matters for tourism and culture.

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Bioluminescence Cape Town 2025: Best Beaches, Dates & Viewing Guide

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President Tshisekedi launches Congo’s agriculture revolution: tractors, seeds, and reforms to revive the breadbasket dream for 2025-2026.

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Tshisekedi Launches Congo’s Agricultural Revival in Menkao

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Equatorial Guinea’s Baltasar “Bello” Engonga was sentenced to 8 years for embezzlement, marking one of Africa’s most shocking political scandals.

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From Power to Prison: Baltasar Ebang Engonga Sentenced to 8 Years

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CAF Referee of the Year Omar Artan Refused Entry to the U.S

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Where did Brandon Clarke go to college ? Full breakdown

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How Did Brandon Clarke Die? Latest Updates & Police Reports

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DRC Secures $1.25 Billion in Landmark Eurobond

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Africans Forced Into Russia’s War After Fake Job Offers

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We Are Broke, We Are Cooked”: Rwanda Youth Viral Video

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DRC to Overtake Ethiopia as Africa’s 5th Largest Economy

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Understand Genocost, Congo’s decades of war, its victims, armed groups, Rwanda’s documented role, conflict minerals and the long search for justice.

Genocost: The Human Cost of Congo’s Decades of War

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Justice & Crime

Kinshasa War College graduated 27 senior officers, including 11 international trainees, strengthening FARDC leadership and regional defence cooperation.

Kinshasa War College Graduates 27 Senior Officers

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Peace and Security

The DRC has signed a deal with Swiss firm ADEX to modernize its diamond industry through local processing, traceability and global market access.

DRC Signs Landmark Diamond Deal with Swiss Firm ADEX

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Mining and Minerals

Read the key findings from the UN Group of Experts report S/2026/466, covering RDF military activity, M23 command structures, civilian abuses, mineral exploitation

Rwanda–M23 Files: Inside UN Report S/2026/466 on Eastern DRC

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Somali referee Omar Artan, selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, was denied entry to the United States despite holding a valid visa

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CAF Referee of the Year Omar Artan Refused Entry to the U.S

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For You

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Kinshasa War College Graduates 27 Senior Officers

EGK awards 27 senior officers as it expands its regional military role.
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How the Iran Crisis Boosted Dangote's $20 Billion Refinery

Global fuel disruptions strengthened demand for Dangote's refinery output.
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The step-by-step process behind Suri lip plates, from first cut to gradual stretching.
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The Suri Tribe’s Plant Medicine Traditions

How Suri healers use plants for malaria, wounds, burns, childbirth, and daily survival
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Entertainment

Sam Larry has been discharged from hospital after surviving a car crash that reportedly killed his bouncer.

Nigeria

Sam Larry Leaves Hospital After Deadly Car Accident

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Nollywood actor Ricardo Agbor reflects on waiting 18 years for twins, his marriage, faith, and the painful loss of his mother.

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Ricardo Agbor Opens Up On Welcoming Twins After 18 Years

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Cardi B and Maduka Okoye drew attention after appearing together at Paris Fashion Week in bold fashion looks.

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Maduka Okoye and Cardi B Turn Heads in Paris

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Burna Boy becomes the first African artist to pass 50 million monthly listeners on Spotify, boosted by Dai Dai with Shakira.

Nigeria

Burna Boy Sets African Spotify Record With 50 Million Listeners

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Breaking News

Félix Tshisekedi will attend DR Congo's World Cup opener against Portugal as the Leopards return after 52 years

DR Congo Plans World Cup Push as Tshisekedi Heads to Houston

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Nigeria

DRC officially nominates Juliana Amato Lumumba for Secretary-General of La Francophonie, signaling a strategic diplomatic move by Kinshasa.

DRC Nominates Juliana Amato Lumumba for Francophonie Leadership

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Nigeria

A Starsky Aviation Fokker 50 overran the runway in Mogadishu and stopped in shallow water. All 55 aboard survived; an inquiry is under way

Somalia Plane Overruns Mogadishu Runway, Stops in Shallow Water

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Nigeria

President Tshisekedi met with the U.S. DFC in Washington to align investment priorities and accelerate financing for Congo’s economy.

Tshisekedi Meets U.S. DFC to Boost Congo Investment

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PRESS RELEASE

100 Rwandan opposition leaders unite under ROC to challenge Kagame’s regime and contest 2029 elections. Padri Thomas Nahimana nominated as presidential candidate.

Rwandan Opposition Launches Coalition to Challenge Kagame

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Dr. Debora Kayembe urges bold initiatives, including amnesty and co-mediation, to ensure a successful, inclusive national dialogue in the DRC.

Debora Kayembe Calls for Bold Steps Ahead of DRC National Dialogue

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The DRC government condemns forced civilian marches by M23 and Rwandan forces in eastern Congo, calling them grave violations of human rights.

DRC Condemns Forced Civilian Marches Under Rwandan Occupation

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DR Congo accuses Rwanda of breaching the Washington Peace Accord brokered by Donald Trump, citing deadly attacks in Uvira and violations of UN Resolution 2773.

Congo Condemns Rwanda for Violating Trump-Brokered Peace Accord

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