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Congo’s wars uprooted her life. But they couldn’t silence her poetry.
What does war look like from the inside? Ask Congo’s young slam poets.
The largest city in West Africa isn't its country's capital and has barely any tourists
Kinshasa is a large, highly populated city with around 17 million people, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, and is home to unique attractions like the world’s only sanctuary ...
Wretch 32 announces sixth album ‘Home?’ with stripped-back single ‘Like Home’ featuring Teni
Wretch 32 has announced details of a new album called ‘Home?’. Check out the latest single ‘Like Home’ below. The new record marks the highly anticipated sixth album from the singer, songwriter and ...
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Congolese electronic band KOKOKO! performs at New Orleans' Music Box Village March 21
The electronic and experimental music band KOKOKO! didn’t record its albums in studios, or even really indoors, in its birthplace of Kinshasa, the sprawling capital of the Democratic Republic of ...
Wednesday Briefing: U.S. Resumes Aid to Ukraine
The U.S. said it would immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume military assistance to Ukraine after ...
Opinion
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Solidarity or subversion? The disturbing reality behind the April 7 "Solidarité Congo" concert
Every year on April 7th, Rwanda and its friends around the world come together to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi—a day recognised by the UN General Assembly as the International Day ...
The Independent5d
Poultry farmers tipped on reducing chick mortality
Poultry farmers have been urged to embrace modern brooding practices to minimize chick mortality and financial losses. In ...
Africanews on MSN3d
Congolese women use slam poetry to speak out amid conflict
As fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo rages on, a growing number of women in the country are turning to slam poetry ...
West Africa Newsletter1d
Congo US fund Lilium Capital prepares billion-dollar investment in Congo
Another $200m will be made available to the government for the construction of 5,000 social housing units in the capital and its northern suburbs. In addition, $250m is expected to be earmarked for ...
West Africa Newsletter1d
Congo, Libya Sassou to visit Libya for first time in 13 years
Since the crisis began in 2011, the AU has made a tentative effort to push for a peaceful resolution, although its chances of success are so slim that none of the actors involved in the conflict has ...
Reuters5d
Congo weighs attending talks with M23 in Angola as rebels make demands
Angola says peace talks to begin in Luanda on March 18 Congo has so far refused direct negotiations with rebels M23 lists demands for dialogue 'Phased withdrawal' for Southern African troops in ...
Reuters4d
Southern African bloc to withdraw troops from Congo in phases
JOHANNESBURG, March 13 (Reuters) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated the mandate of its troop deployment in ...