[Balancing Act] London -- Given the continuing slow transition to terrestrial DTT in many countries, international satellite operators like Intelsat and SES are trying to change the broadcast landscape by offering African viewers bouquets with conten...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Kinshasa -- Rising number of girls in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) turn to sex trade as COVID-19 deepens desperation

[Daily Maverick] Businessman with links to Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko was arrested by Congolese police in Lubumbashi on Wednesday after meeting with former president Joseph Kabila.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- When the Democratic Republic of Congo's largest-ever outbreak of Ebola first emerged in the north-east of the country in 2018, it appeared that it would remain small and relatively isolated.

[Daily News] Famous Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) musician, Koffi Olomide alias Mopao Mokonzi has joined Tanzanians in mourning the demise of President John Magufuli.

[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. human rights experts say conditions are deteriorating for millions of civilians caught up in the chronic armed conflict in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The experts presented their latest findings to the U.N. Hum...

[Crisis Group] The U.S. has designated two armed groups in the DRC and in Mozambique as terrorist organisations, claiming they are affiliated with the Islamic State, and creating potential legal peril for peacemakers who may deal with them. Crisis Gr...

[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. refugee agency said an armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on a rampage that has killed nearly 200 people and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes since the start of this year.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi will pay a working visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on March 22-24, bearer of a message of fraternity and friendship fro...

[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. refugee agency said an armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on a rampage that has killed nearly 200 people and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes since the start of this year.

[allAfrica] The years 2010-2020 marked the African Women's Decade. As we take stock of the last ten-plus years, it is clear is that we have not kept the promises that were made to the women and girls of our continent. Our words and good intentions ha...

[Botswana Daily News] Kinshasa -- Botswana and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to continue engaging in order to agree on the right candidate for leading the SADC secretariat, President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has said.

[East African] Kinshasa -- The Democratic Republic of Congo suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, but could resume the planned vaccination programme if investigations reveal that the jab is still safe for use, a minister said on Monday.

[CPJ] Dakar -- Authorities in the Republic of Congo should immediately release journalist Raymond Malonga and ensure that the press in the country can work without fear of harassment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

[The Conversation Africa] In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), restrictive abortion laws, limited medical resources, and high costs - all heightened by two decades of conflict - have led to barriers in access to safe abortion.

[Monitor] The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Katumba Wamala, has attributed the delays to construct the Nteko-Buhoma road that will connect Kisoro and Kanungu districts through Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to bureaucracy by DR Congo.

[HRW] Kinshasa -- Trial Progress Slow Four Years after Killing of Michael Sharp, Zaida Catalán

[Nation] Kinshasa -- The Democratic Republic of Congo has put off the start of the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus.

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has expressed hope that the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mr Felix Tshisekedi would give the nod for Botswana to lead the SADC Secretariat.

[East African] The US Department of State on Wednesday designated two affiliates of ISIS operating in Mozambique and the DR Congo as Foreign Terrorist Organisations in a move meant to cut off supplies to the groups and restrict their leaders.

[East African] Dag Hammarskjöld the late Secretary-General of the United Nations, died in the early hours of September 18, 1961, when his plane went down under still contested circumstances, as it approached for a landing at Ndola airport, then in n...

[RFI] The Democratic Republic of Congo is to postpone its AstraZeneca vaccination campaign, originally set to begin on Monday. It is following moves by countries taking similar precautionary measures over blood clot fears.

[East African] The US Department of State on Wednesday designated two affiliates of ISIS operating in Mozambique and the DR Congo as Foreign Terrorist Organisations in a move meant to cut off supplies to the groups and restrict their leaders.

[State Department] Digital press briefing on U.S. efforts to combat terrorism in Africa, featuring John T. Godfrey, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Acting Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and Michael C. Gonzales, Dep...

[State Department] The Department of State has designated the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISIS-DRC) and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Mozambique (ISIS-Mozambique) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations unde...

[IPS] Stockholm / Rome -- On the morning of 22nd February a jeep from the World Food Programme (WFP), followed by another one with the Italian ambassador, Luca Anastasio, was driving along Route Nationale 2 passing by The Virunga National Park, an UN...

[Namibia Economist] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be hosting the country's first Smart City conference which will be taking place virtually from 16 to 18 April 2021.

[HRW] Ben Kamuntu's Latest Slam and Video Clip Is a Moving Call for Justice

[East African] Kinshasa -- Legendary TPOK Jazz singer Josky Kiambukuta died in a Kinshasa hospital on Sunday.

[HRW] Kinshasa -- Investigate Corruption Allegations