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Kinshasa, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The rains in Kananga, province of Kasaï-Central in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) killed at least a dozen people and damaged many houses, Radio Okapi reported today.

Forty-four million Congolese voters are expected to go to the polls on Wednesday to elect DR Congo’s president, members of the national and provincial parliaments, as well as municipal council members.

Kinshasa, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) More than 43,600 cases of measles, 260 of them fatal, were recorded between January and December in the province of South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the local press reported today.

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

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 majority of participants of a three-day meeting in the Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament have voted to lift military rule in two...

The state of siege, where military authority replaced civil rule, was put in place by the central government in May 2021

African countries have played an overlooked role shaping the UN international system and oppose efforts to destabilize, dismantle, or overturn it.

Pti: Merck Foundation Chairperson and CEO Meet DR Congo First Lady to Acknowledge Their Alumni and Media Award Winners

Merck Foundation acknowledge Democratic Republic of (DR) Congo First Lady’s efforts as Ambassador of “More than a Mother” to build healthcare capacity, break infertility stigma, and support girl education