What role have artists played in Kenya’s antigovernment protests? | African Union
We discuss the role of musicians and influencers in the ongoing protests against the Kenyan government.In the second part of our episode on Kenya’s antigovernment…
DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week | Health News
DRC had hoped to receive a first round of vaccine deliveries this week as virus spreads.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says it no…
What is mpox and how do you protect yourself? | Health
NewsFeedThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says mpox has been detected in at least 13 African countries, and cases have been confirmed in…
After COVID and Ebola, doctors take on mpox amid conflict in eastern DRC | Health News
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It’s dawn at the mpox treatment site at Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital, north of the city of Goma,…
Mpox cases confirmed in Europe, Asia amid global ‘public health emergency’ | Health
NewsFeedExperts say the ‘clade one’ mpox variant at the centre of a newly declared global health emergency is deadlier than a strain that spread two…
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency | World Health Organization News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, due to a new variant…
‘We are all on the front line’: DR Congo’s young women rebels take on M23 | Conflict News
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Marie Byamwungu fiddles with the overlong sleeves of her camouflage shirt, the military uniform hanging like a costume…
DR Congo military court sentences 26 armed group members to death | Conflict News
The Congolese government in March had lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that was in place since 2003.A military court in the Democratic Republic…
WHO calls emergency meeting to discuss jump in mpox cases from DRC | Health News
Nearly 27,000 cases of mpox have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with about 1,100 deaths.The World Health Organization (WHO) has called an…
At least four killed as fighting in DRC continues despite truce: Report | Conflict News
The US had announced a humanitarian truce between Kinshasa and the M23 rebel group on July 5.Two children and two teenagers have been killed in…
Is enough being done to end the conflict in the DRC? | Conflict
UN warns of dire humanitarian crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo.For years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been trapped in a cycle of conflict,…
Where and why is mpox disease spreading in the DRC? | Health News
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing the biggest outbreak of the viral mpox disease ever recorded, with tens of thousands of people infected…
Friend of Bee: Beekeeping in Democratic Republic of the Congo | Environment
Sustainability is the basis of Deborah Nzarubara’s bee business and approach to biodiversity. Deborah Nzarubara comes from a long line of beekeepers in Goma in…
DRC’s biggest dance festival embodies the spirit of perseverance | In Pictures
For Virginie Magumba, a 22-year-old professional dancer from Goma, in eastern Congo, dancing is more than just a career. “Dancing helps me liberate myself, manage…
More than 80 people dead in DR Congo after boat capsizes | News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, President Felix Tshisekedi calls for investigation after boat accident on Kwa River in Mai-Ndombe province. More than 80 people in the Democratic…
DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government | Politics News
Five-month delay since election featured an attempted coup as conflict rages in mineral-rich east. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has unveiled a new…
‘Brit’ and three Americans arrested in Congo face the death penalty over failed COUP
A MAN believed to be British and three Americans could face the death penalty after taking part in a bungled coup in central Africa. After…
Three reported killed as DR Congo military averts ‘attempted coup’ | Military News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Military says coup was ‘nipped in the bud’ by the forces and the perpetrators were arrested, including foreigners. Three people have been…
‘Living in fear’ amid relentless battle for eastern DR Congo | Conflict News
Kanyabayonga, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Innocent Kasereka sits in a rundown hospital in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), his…
At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps | Conflict News
At least 12 people, including children, have been killed in twin bomb blasts that hit two camps for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of…