[VOA] Nairobi -- The Democratic Republic of Congo this week became the seventh country to join the East African Community. The regional trade bloc, which includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, now reaches a quarter of Afr...

[Nile Post] President Museveni has said that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) joining East African Community is an event of great significance.

[DW] A Pakistani helicopter deployed as part of the UN's peacekeeping mission in the DRC has crashed with eight people on board. The Congolese army says rebels in the country's east shot the aircraft down.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Coronavirus lockdowns have contributed to "soaring rates" of sexual and gender-based violence across Africa, says a new report. And "almost all actors" in the continent's armed conflicts use sexual violence as a tactic of war...

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[VOA] A United Nations spokesperson says no one survived Tuesday when a helicopter crashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with eight U.N. peacekeepers on board.

[VOA] Kampala -- Clashes along the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border have sent thousands of people fleeing into Uganda. Ugandan forces have deployed along the border after reports that M23 rebels attacked military positions Sunday night.

[MAP] Rabat -- His Majesty King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to the members of the national football team, following qualification for the 2022 World Cup, which will be hosted by the brotherly State of Qatar.

[MAP] Rabat -- At the end of the match between the national football team and its counterpart from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, His Majesty King Mohammed VI congratulated the national team's members following qualification for the 2022 World...

[New Times] The Governor of Rwanda's Western Province, François Habitegeko, on Tuesday, categorically refuted "the baseless accusations" from the spokesperson of neighbouring DR Congo's North Kivu Province.

[Govt of SA] The Department of Home Affairs and the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees collaborate to assist 49 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo to return to their home country in a process called voluntary repatriation

[MAP] Casablanca -- The Moroccan team qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after defeating DR Congo 4-1 in the second leg of the play-off, Tuesday at Casablanca's Mohammed V Stadium.

[New Times] The East African Community Heads of State are set to convene for the 19th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State, set to take place virtually, on Tuesday, March 29, the bloc's Secretariat announced Monday.

[New Times] Close to three years after making a formal application, the DR Congo could be officially admitted into the East African Community when Heads of State meet on Tuesday, March 29.

[CAF] Chancel Mbemba and his Democratic Republic of Congo mates welcome their Moroccan counterpart this Friday at the Stade de Martyrs in Kinshasa in the first leg of the winner take all 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff game promising fireworks.

[Nile Post] The two commanding officers for operation shujaa from the Ugandan army and its counterpart from DRC have broken ground for the construction of the 125km Kasindi-Beni-Butembo road.

[The Conversation Africa] Shortly after his controversial electoral victory in early 2019, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi sought to get his country admitted into the East African Community. Recently, the East...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Investors at EFG Hermes have noted that the entry of Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) to the East African Community will see tremendous growth in human capital hence making the region more attractive to investors as the popul...

[RFI] French charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) announced on Monday that it would stop its humanitarian aid operations in two villages in the north eastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo due to an increase in violent attacks, t...

[Daily News] THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will on March 29th this year be officially admitted into the East African Community (EAC).

[MSF] Kinshasa, 21 March 2022 -- Four months after a convoy of vehicles belonging to international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) came under fire by unidentified armed men in Ituri province, Democratic R...

[UN News] Foreign combatants with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can find it hard to return home once they decide to stop fighting. The UN Mission in the country (MONUSCO) is helping them to demobilize, and adjust to a new...

[State Department] The United States today imposed sanctions on gold refiner Alain Goetz and his network for the illicit movement of gold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Our actions underscore the U.S. commitment to disrupt the illegal...

[Balancing Act] London -- A combination of a more responsive Government and a lot of investment means that DRC in on the way to connecting ever larger parts of the country with fibre. The MNOs have money to invest in 4G in a larger number of cities, ...

[Nile Post] The joint forces of the UPDF and the Congolese armed of FADRC have killed a key ADF commander inside the Democratic Republic of Congo.

[RFI] The death toll from a freight train that derailed over the weekend in Lualaba, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has risen from 60 to 75 after more bodies were discovered, says officials.

[New Times] Sifa Manzi is a Congolese refugee who was born and raised in the former Gihembe camp located in Gicumbi District. She still lives here with her family and other few people while others were relocated in Mahama Refugee Camp last year.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Ugandan Embassy in Kinshasa and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will host a joint Business Forum from March 22-24 aimed at building foundations that will lead to bolstering bilateral...

[DW] A train crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 60 people.

[VOA] Lubumbashi -- A train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 60 people, the state rail company and local sources said on Saturday.