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Rest of World News: The number of internally displaced people within the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a record 6.9 million due to escalating violence, the Uni

A top DR Congo court threw out a suit Monday that sought to bar opposition politician Moise Katumbi from running for president on the grounds that he is not Congolese.

While the media is dominated by the catastrophic Israel-Gaza conflict, almost seven million people are internally displaced and an estimated 1,000 women and girls are raped each day in the DR Congo.

It is the first such death to be reported among the Kenyan troops since they joined the force last year.

An army spokesperson said the victims were 12 minors and 14 adults, and most were killed with knives.

Top pick Victor Wembanyama and 7ft 4in forward Bol Bol feature among five of the finest African players to watch in the 2023-24 NBA season.

This is to support energy transition with Kenya among countries that stand to benefit.

The trial comes amid rising political tensions in the DRC ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election scheduled for December 20

The large riverboat, which had left the city of Mbandaka for the Bolomba Territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northwest Equateur province, sunk late Friday night.

The overloaded boat was sailing at night, in breach of safety regulations, officials say.