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By Benoit Nyemba LUSANGA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Joyful singing and cheers echoed around the hills surrounding a small village in western Democratic Republic of Congo as a procession emerged from an underground cave bearing an antique woode...

In a makeshift camp for people displaced by floods in Democratic Republic of Congo, father-of-three Cyprien Seka anxiously watched his baby nap on the floor of a crowded tent and wondered if it... -February 16, 2024 at 02:05 am EST - MarketScreener

The Congo River has risen to its highest level in more than 60 years, causing flooding throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo Republic that has killed more than 300 people over the... -January 11, 2024 at 02:04 am EST - MarketScreener

By Ange Kasongo and Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) - The head of Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission on Friday said it would meet a D...

The head of Democratic Republic of Congos election commission on Friday said it would meet a Dec. 31 deadline for the release of full provisional presidential results, dismissing opposition calls... -December 29, 2023 at 04:33 pm EST - MarketScreener

By Ange Kasongo and Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) - The head of Democratic Republic of Congos election commission on Friday said it would meet a ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) -Congo police fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a protest by opposition supporters in the capital Kinshasa calling for a re-run of last week's chaotic presidential and legislative elections. The disputed vote threatens to further destabilise poverty-stricken Congo, which is already grappling with a security crisis in the east that has hampered development in the world's top producer of cobalt and other industrial minerals and metals. Five of President Felix T...

KINSHASA (Reuters) -Congo police fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a protest by opposition supporters in the capital Kinshasa calling for a re-run of last week's chaotic presidential and legislative elections.

As Democratic Republic of Congo gears up for elections next week, the opposition and independent observers warn that issues including illegible voter cards, blocked campaign planes, and electoral... -December 15, 2023 at 02:04 am EST - MarketScreener

A small recording booth on the outskirts of the Congolese capital Kinshasa has become a safe space for homeless teenagers to rap and sing about their life on the streets and dreams of a brighter... -Today at 03:12 am- MarketScreener