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Brilliant goal gives Morocco World Cup advantage over DR Congo

Johannesburg (AFP) - Tarik Tissoudali scored a brilliant equaliser as Morocco moved closer to a sixth World Cup appearance by drawing 1-1 with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa on Friday.

Nigeria's president apologises for petrol shortages and power cuts

Nigeria's president apologises for petrol shortages and power cuts

In tonight's edition: The leader of the continent's top crude oil producer apologises to the country for fuel shortages. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says the race is also on to resolve a national grid failure. Meanwhile, our reporters follow a joint operation between the Ugandan and Congolese armies to track…

Decaying Congo tin mining town finds new hope in lithium

Decaying Congo tin mining town finds new hope in lithium

Manono (DR Congo) (AFP) - Near the rusting carcass of a smelter, barefoot men and women scratch at the ground in the quest for cassiterite -- the tin oxide ore that generations ago gave the town of Manono a brief taste of the good life.

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Shelter for traumatised apes in DR Congo's strife-torn east

Bukavu (DR Congo) (AFP) - Beyond the reach of bloody conflicts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rescued apes swing from one branch to another under the leafy canopy at a wildlife sanctuary.

Belgium gives DR Congo inventory of looted artefacts

Brussels (AFP) - Belgium on Thursday gave the DR Congo an inventory of tens of thousands of art objects from the former Belgian Congo held in its colonial era museum, the latest step in the restitution of looted artefacts.

UN court orders Uganda to pay DR Congo €285 million in war damages

The UN's top court has ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of Congo 285 million euros over a war two decades ago. The sum represents just a fraction of what Kinshasa originally demanded.

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Researchers brave relentless violence to work in DR Congo

Rethy (DR Congo) (AFP) - As Tony Ukety peers into a microscope in an effort to wipe out a devastating tropical disease, he is acutely aware that there is a more immediate threat looming outside the walls of his research centre.

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Embattled rappers fight to speak out in troubled DR Congo

Embattled rappers fight to speak out in troubled DR Congo

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - "I don't sing to avenge my family, but because other innocent people who know nothing about politics continue to die," says imprisoned Congolese rapper Idengo.

Hippos and humans learning to live in peace in DR Congo

Hippos and humans learning to live in peace in DR Congo

Bukavu (DR Congo) (AFP) - Just how do you calm down a rampaging hippopotamus?Or even a herd of angry hippos.

Several killed in failed coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau

Several killed in failed coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau

In tonight's edition: At least 11 people are killed in a failed coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau. An investigation is launched into the armed attack. Meanwhile in DR Congo, dozens of displaced people are killed in a machete attack on a refugee camp in Ituri province. Plus, US sanctions are still…

More than 50 killed in DR Congo machete attack

More than 50 killed in DR Congo machete attack

Bunia (DR Congo) (AFP) - More than 50 civilians were killed when machete-wielding militiamen attacked a site for displaced people in strife-torn eastern DR Congo, sources said.

Dozens killed in DR Congo market by high-voltage cable

Dozens killed in DR Congo market by high-voltage cable

Videos circulating on social media showed bodies slumped near market stalls with their legs immersed in muddy water.

DR Congo court sentences 51 to death in murder of UN experts

DR Congo court sentences 51 to death in murder of UN experts

Kananga (DR Congo) (AFP) - A military court in Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday sentenced 51 people to death, several in absentia, in a mass trial over the 2017 murder of two UN experts in a troubled central region.

DR Congo court set for verdict in murder of UN experts

DR Congo court set for verdict in murder of UN experts

Kananga (DR Congo) (AFP) - A military court in Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday is set to pronounce a long-awaited verdict in a mass trial over the 2017 murder of two UN experts in a troubled central region.

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DR Congo: Raising larvae a new solution for food security, environment and economy

For several months now, Murhula Zigabe has been breeding black soldier flies in Bukavu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The flies' larvae feed on food waste and are themselves used by local breeders to feed fish, chickens and pigs. Less expensive than traditional animal proteins, Zigabe believes these insects…

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