UK-based public health assistant arrested for trafficking hard drugs as NDLEA intercept drugs concealed in Electric bulbs, car compartments

Consignments of illicit drugs concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs and female clothes heading to the United States, United Kingdom and Democratic Republic of Congo have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement...

To get to school, market or work in the fields, DRC locals resort to poorly maintained 'river buses'

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NDLEA intercepts illicit drug consignments in frozen snails, electrical bulbs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs and female clothes heading to the United States, United Kingdom and Democratic...

DRC: Military court convicts 23 people over collaboration with Allied Democratic Forces

The Beni garrison military court handed down its verdict on Monday evening, after two weeks of an intense trial in a case of collaboration with the Allied Democratic Forces. The trial marks a turning point in the fight against terrorism in eastern...

Rwanda and DRC: A Tale of Two Nations and One Question of Discipline

1 Now that European mercenaries, South Africans, and Burundians have been pushed out of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) armed conflict — defeated not by sheer numbers but by the high level of discipline the M23/AFC rebels have shown in...

Uganda’s golden smokescreen: The real cost of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Sam Irving In eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), conflict creates more than just human tragedy and a breakdown in governance; it also blurs the trail of the country’s most valuable natural resources, namely gold. In...

Kabila’s Death Sentence: A Legal and Diplomatic Challenge for the DRC

On 30 September, a military court in Kinshasa sentenced former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia, finding him guilty of war crimes, treason, and crimes against humanity. The ruling has sparked...

Ben Youssef rues missed chances as Kaizer Chiefs held in Lubumbashi

Kaizer Chiefs’ coach Khalil Ben Youssef expressed a mix of satisfaction and frustration following his side’s goalless draw against AS Simba in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday. Despite not finding the back of the net, the...

DRC reports attacks against humanitarian workers

The report, released by the local press, pointed out that while the number of cases decreased equal to the 80 reported in August, it shows a greater severity in the nature of the events, with 10 kidnappings and three injuries. Since the beginning...

Why Sierra Leone Should Back Zainab Bangura to Shatter the UN’s Glass Ceiling

1 As the United Nations edges closer to selecting its next secretary-general, set to take office on January 1, 2027, the global chorus for a woman to lead the organization has reached a fever pitch. Recent events at the UN General Assembly,...

Orlando Pirates target scoring GOALS in the Congo

Orlando Pirates’ CAF Champions League dream continues today in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Coach Abdeslam Ouaddou‘s Buccaneers are in Lubumbashi for their second preliminary round first-leg clash against Saint Eloi-Lupopo, and a group-stage...

LIVE | Orlando Pirates vs Saint-Éloi Lupopo – CAF Champions League

Orlando Pirates are in the Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of their CAF Champions League second preliminary round first-leg encounter against Saint-Éloi Lupopo in Lubumbashi on Sunday. Kick-off is at 15:00 (SA time). Free Spins, Flights, and...

Uganda enhances security at border region with DRC after deadly attack

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Ugandan military said Thursday it has heightened security along the shared border lake with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following last week’s deadly attack by suspected Congolese militia. Kiconco...

DRC’s stand-up comics take aim at country’s grinding war

“When a white person sings, you can tell he’s had time to think, write and get into the studio. I want these problems,” he said. In the crowd was Placide Itula, 28, who fled Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, in February, travelling more...

ADF Kills 5 in Rizerie Village, DRC 

DRC (International Christian Concern) — The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) continue to cause death and destruction in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. On Tuesday morning, Oct. 7, they launched a deadly attack on Rizerie...

3 Killed in ADF Attack in Kungubu, Ituri, DRC

DRC (International Christian Concern) — Three people were killed by ADF terrorists on Saturday, Oct. 4, in the village of Kungubu, northwest of Komanda, in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Local sources confirmed the attack,...

DRC: Week begins with clashes between rebels and militias

In a week in which delegations from the rebels and the DRC government are supposedly due to return to negotiations in Qatar for a final peace agreement, this Monday, starting at 5:00 a.m. local time, residents of Luke reported fighting and...

Raila Odinga's burial live updates: Thousands turn up at JOOUST to pay their last respects

Home Politics Published 19 Oct 2025 Updated 19 Oct 2025 at 5:50 PM Multitudes have gathered at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) grounds in Siaya County for the final journey of deceased ODM leader Raila...

In DRC’s Kivu region, the moringa tree offers valuable health benefits

Moringa is a valuable plant, native to India but also found in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo; it plays a crucial role in treatments used in traditional, traditional-modern and modern medicine. All parts of the plant are used...

Accountability or Instability: What Does Joseph Kabila’s Death Sentence Mean for DRC?

Smoke still hangs over the streets of Goma, where shattered homes and abandoned marketplaces tell the story of a city under siege. Millions have fled the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo this year, victims of relentless...