Welcoming newcomers: The implications of immigration for rural communities, with Rachel Perić of Welcoming America

TP: What led you personally to this work? RP: My family, like many families in this country, came as immigrants. My mom and my grandparents arrived as refugees in the late 1940s. My grandmother ultimately opened a small business in a mid-sized...

How immigration is reshaping and revitalizing rural Beardstown, Illinois

[sounds of a fair] PIPA: Ah, the sounds of a small-town fair. The rides … burgers on a hot grill. FESTIVAL EMCEE: Well, we’d like to take just a second to welcome you to the 2025 Beardstown Fall Fun Festival. Thank you so much for all your support...

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...

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...

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...

Last Ebola patient in DR Congo discharged; countdown to end of outbreak starts

Yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that last patient being treated for Ebola virus disease in an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was released from the hospital. "The recovery kicks off a 42-day countdown...

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...

CRDB inks 300bn/- partnerships for Africa’s growth

USA: CRDB Bank has signed three landmark partnerships worth 300bn/- with leading global development finance institutions, marking a major step in advancing inclusive and sustainable finance across Africa. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)...

Lights, cultural events, dinners: how foreigners in Pune are discovering the Diwali vibe

Mia Perou from France was thrilled to get a chance to experience a new culture and country when she volunteered at the Alliance Francaise in Pune as part of a special French governmental programme called Service Civique that allowed her to work in...

Trump wrongly claims no president before him ever ended a war

During a White House visit from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump expanded on his oft-repeated boast about ending multiple wars and made an even bolder assertion: that no president had solved even one war before him....

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...

Audit reveals DRC mining companies under-reported $16.8bn

A state audit has found that mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under-reported $16.8bn in revenue between 2018 and 2023, reported Reuters, which has seen the audit report. This discrepancy may have reduced funds...

Eric Chelle faces setbacks as 4 Super Eagles stars set to miss World Cup playoff vs Gabon

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are facing availability issues ahead of the World Cup play-off against Gabon Nigeria faces a difficult route in the World Cup play-offs after finishing second during the group stage Eric Chelle will be without some top...

Wydad edge Kotoko in CAF Confederations Cup

Ahly's Malian midfielder Aliou Dieng (top) and Wydad's Moroccan forward Ayman el-Hassouni (behind) vie for the ball during the first-leg final football match of the CAF Champions League, between Egypt's Al-Ahly and Morocco's Wydad AC, at Cairo...

AECI Mining showcases game-changing technology at Africa Down Under 2025

AECI Mining showcased a suite of groundbreaking technologies at this year’s Africa Down Under (ADU) Conference in Perth, Australia, reinforcing its commitment to reshaping the safety, sustainability, and precision of blasting operations across...

Advancing safe and reliable vaccination in the DRC

Early results show a gradual increase in vaccination coverage in the initial area showing a promising trend toward reducing zero-dose cases. The intervention’s design ensures that fears about AEFIs no longer keep caregivers away from clinics,...

COMESA flags DRC, Sudan crises for eroding regional trade

Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan are undermining trade and integration within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the trade bloc’s secretary general Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe has told foreign affairs...

Kaizer Chiefs overcome stomach bug to earn hard-fought draw in Lubumbashi

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Khalil Ben Youssef has revealed that a sudden stomach bug struck his players just hours before their CAF Confederation Cup clash against AS Simba at the TP Mazembe Stadium in Lubumbashi on Saturday. Despite the disruption,...

Trump’s team targets Africa’s toughest wars as peace talks gain momentum across the continent

This assertion was made by Donald Trump’s senior envoy for Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos during an interview in Rome. “We think it’s achievable,” he said as he spoke about a deal in Libya, which has been in disarray since Muammar Qaddafi...

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...