President Ramaphosa urges diplomacy as key to resolving eastern DRC conflict
President Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to a diplomatic solution for the eastern DRC, following a ...
The huge African city where more people speak French than anywhere in France - even Paris
Congo, where the city is located, is thought to be one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations, with more than 200 ...
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DR Congo's death penalty plan for gang youth sparks division
(Illustration photo — The interior view of Notre Dame de la Sagesse at the University of Kinshasa (Photo by Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) Should the Congolese justice system execute the death ...
AllAfrica on MSN4d
Congo's Stylish Sapeur Movement Goes Beyond Fashion - 5 Deeper Insights [analysis]
In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...
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Displaced families in Eastern Congo struggle for shelter
People fleeing M-23 rebel advances arrive by boat in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 ...
Congo’s stylish sapeur movement goes beyond fashion – 5 deeper insights
For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.
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Roundup: Get up to speed on the Rwanda-M23 offensive in DR Congo
The capture of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, last week by the M23 rebel group follows a ...
DRC government points fingers at Rwanda for the killing South African, Malawian and Tanzanian soldiers
Chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), General Rudzani Maphwanya has told Parliament’s defence portfolio committee ...
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"We Are Proud": SA Soldiers Uplift Spirits With Song and Dance Amid DRC Conflict, Video Warms Hearts
The South African National Defence Force kept their spirits high with song and dance amid the Democratic Republic of the ...
A 1714 Stradivarius violin up for auction could become most expensive music instrument ever sold
A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction on Friday at Sotheby's in New York.
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Life in Goma, the Congolese city under a new occupation
A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals.
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Reactions as Tems cancels Rwanda show
Nigerian-born Grammy-winning singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has cancelled her Rwanda music show. The 29-year-old announced this development via her social media accounts on Thursday ...