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Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

British tourist shot dead in Uganda safari ‘ambush’

Police said trio killed in ‘cowardly’ attack on Tuesday while touring Queen Elizabeth National Park

The Independent UK

Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

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UN will repatriate 9 South African peacekeepers in Congo accused of sexual assault

The United Nations says it will repatriate nine peacekeepers from a South African contingent in eastern Congo who were accused of sexual assault and other abuse

The Independent UK

UN suspends and detains 8 peacekeepers in Congo over allegations of sexual exploitation

A U.N. official says the eight peacekeepers have been suspended and detained in eastern Congo on allegations of sexual exploitation

The Independent UK

DRC leader files bid for re-election amid crowded race

The Democratic Republic of Congo's leader Felix Tshisekedi has submitted his candidacy for a second term in office, joining a crowded list of presidential hopefuls including opposition heavyweights and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. The deadline for submission of candidates for presidential election was this Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

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Congolese military court convicts colonel and 3 soldiers in connection with killings of protesters

A Congolese military court has sentenced a colonel to death after soldiers fired upon a crowd of protesters earlier this year

The Independent UK

Uganda's president says airstrikes killed 'a lot' of rebels with ties to Islamic State in Congo

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says recent airstrikes against rebels with ties to the Islamic State group in eastern Congo have killed “a lot” of the militants, possibly including a notorious bomb maker

The Independent UK

Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

DR Congo To Move Embassy To Jerusalem, Israel Opens Mission In Kinshasa

Congo becomes latest country to relocate embassy, reflecting growing ties with Israel.

Zenger

Congo's president wants the large U.N. peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year

Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping mission to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed

The Independent UK

Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

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Eddie Kadi: The record-breaking Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

Congo communities forcibly uprooted to make way for mines critical to EVs, Amnesty report says

The mining of minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies in Congo has led to human rights abuses, including forced evictions and physical assault

Evening Standard

Morocco vs Liberia Africa Cup of Nations qualifier postponed after devastating earthquake

Congo and Gambia are due to contest a Group G match in Marrakech on Sunday evening

The Independent UK

An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says

A senior UN official says the humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked eastern Congo has deteriorated alarmingly in the past 18 months with 8 million people in urgent need of assistance and women and girls subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale -- just in three provinces

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Al Jazeera

Two officers arrested over DR Congo crackdown as death toll rises to 56

Security forces used lethal force last week to repress planned anti-UN protests in the city of Goma.

The Independent UK

Two military officers are arrested in Congo for leading a protest crackdown that killed 43 people

Two high-ranking military officers in northeast Congo have been arrested for their involvement in a crackdown on protests that left 43 people dead and dozens more severely injured

The Hindu

"Assam Rifles seized drugs worth over ₹4,200 crore in the past four years,” says DG P.C. Nair

Assam Rifles has seized drugs worth Rs 4,267 crore in the past four years, with Rs 875 crore in 2020, Rs 1,402 crore in 2021, Rs 855 crore in 2022 and Rs 1,135 crore in 2021. DG Assam Rifles also highlighted the procurement of modern weapons and equipment, and the…

The Independent UK

The Congolese military is accused of a deadly crackdown on a religious sect, killing at least 43

Congo's communications ministry says at least 43 people have died in a clash between armed forces and members of a religious sect protesting Western organizations operating in the country

The Conversation

DRC: rising Twirwaneho rebel group highlights the unending volatility of the country's east

The three-decade conflict in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has led to the proliferation of hundreds of armed groups. With the violence appearing to take an ethnic slant, several groups have emerged claiming to be protecting their communities from attacks. One such group is the…

France 24

No, this video doesn’t show Russian ballistic missiles in Niger

A video reported to show trucks transporting Russian ballistic missiles in Niger has been widely circulating amongst West African Facebook and TikTok users since August 11. It turns out, however, that the video was filmed in the Republic of the Congo, not Niger, and shows trucks transporting storage tanks.

The Guardian - UK

Blistering barnacles! Tintin mystery in Brussels after bust of Hergé vanishes

The disappearance of a bust of the comic book artist in his Belgian birthplace was thought to be an act of decolonisation

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