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Ivory Coast beat DR Congo to set up final showdown with Nigeria in AFCON 2023

February 8, 2024 8:02 am Add a Comment

Sebastien Haller scored the winner as 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast beat DR Congo to set up a final meeting with Nigeria. The only goal of a cagey contest in Abidjan came in the 65th minute when … Read more →

DR Congo announces new Ebola cases

November 4, 2021 9:49 am Add a Comment

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed eight new Ebola virus cases in North Kivu province, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. This marks a new outbreak in the country. Of the eight cases, there … Read more →

DR Congo: 30 sentenced to death over anti-police clashes

May 18, 2021 8:05 am Add a Comment

Thirty people were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a one-day trial for their role in anti-police violence marking the end of Ramadan in the capital. A policeman was killed in Kinshasa on Thursday … Read more →

HIV findings in DR Congo ‘give hope for cure’

March 3, 2021 7:54 am Add a Comment

The discovery of a large group of people whose bodies naturally control HIV without taking medication is leading to hopes of an eventual cure, scientists say. The study found as many as 4% of HIV carriers in the Democratic Republic … Read more →

UK bans travel from Tanzania and DR Congo over Covid

January 22, 2021 9:26 am Add a Comment

Travellers from Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo will be banned from coming into the UK in an attempt to block the South African Covid-19 variant. But the ban – which will come into force from 4am on Friday – … Read more →

‘At least 15 people dead as boat capsizes in DR Congo’

January 22, 2020 8:15 am Add a Comment

At least 15 people died after a boat capsized in a lake in western Democratic Republic of Congo, the AFP news agency reports, quoting a local mayor. More people are missing from the Monday accident in Lake Mai-Ndombe, the Mayor … Read more →

Ghana loses to Egypt; Black Stars to play DR Congo next

January 26, 2017 12:12 pm Add a Comment

Egypt beat Ghana to top Group D; Stars to play DR Congo next A spectacularly taken free kick by former Chelsea FC attacker Mohamed Salah in the 10th minute ensured that record African champions Egypt beat Ghana to top Group … Read more →