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Khulubuse Zuma swimming in oil billions
Johannesburg - The controversial business tycoon Khulubuse Zuma owns an oil fortune of R100bn in the Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC ) which he allegedly acquired through the help…
Rwanda accused of ‘forced disappearances’
Kigali - An increasing number of people have been forcibly disappeared or have been reported missing in Rwanda since March 2014, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Friday,…
Cannes 2014 News – Barkhad Abdi Joins Colin Firth In Military Drones Thriller ‘Eye In The Sky’
It previously occurred to me that, Gabourey Sidibe and Barkhad Abdi - 2 actors who many believed likely wouldn't find much work in Hollywood, after their acclaimed big screen debuts - are, thus far,…
Into Africa: China’s Wild Rush
CreditAlex Nabaum By HOWARD W. FRENCHMAY 16, 2014 NAIROBI, Kenya — For nearly a decade, asChina made a historic push for business opportunities and expanded influence in Africa, most of the continent’s…
100 million dollars required for M23 amnesty – Ministe
Head of the M23 rebel military forces, Brigadier-General Sultani Makenga (L). AFP/ PHOTO newvision By Mujuni Raymond Over 100 million dollars are required to shift the M23 rebels from Bihanga…
RDC : 45 bafunzwe bazira umusirikare wa FARDC wishwe n’inyeshyamba FDLR
Ingabo za Repubulika iharanira demokarasi ya Kongo(FARDC) kuwa kane w’icyumweru gishize zataye muri yombi abaturage 45 batuye i Nyamirima mu birometero 24 ugana mu Burasirazuba bwaRutshuru . Aba baturage bafunzwe barakekwaho gukorana n’abarwanyi baFDLR…
15 die in DR Congo football match stampede
At least 15 people died and 30 others were injured in a stampede that occurred during a football match at the Tata Raphael Stadium in Kinshasa. The death toll was…
The Worst Place in the World to Be a Mother
Overwhelming rates of maternal mortality, child mortality, poverty, poor education and other severe development and human rights challenges made the Democratic Republic of Congo the world’s worst place to be a mother this year…
Col Jules Mutebutsi yitabye Imana
Col Jules Mutebutsi wahoze ari umusirikare wa Leta ya RD Congo mbere y’uko yivumbura akinjira mu gisirikare cya CNDP cyayirwanyaga ku mugoroba wo kuwa 9 Gicurasi 2014, uyu mugabo yitabye…
Salva Kiir, Machar Sign Peace Deal
It was the first face-to-face talks between President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed a peacedeal after a…