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....

DRC, AFC/M23 rebels plan new round of talks in Doha

Qatari mediators informed that the new round of talks is scheduled to begin on October 6, but everything will depend on the willingness of the parties, currently experiencing tension due to the reinforcement of positions in eastern DRC. The...

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...

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...

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...

IAEA and OPEC Fund Conduct Technical Visit to Expand Cancer Services in the DRC

The IAEA and the OPEC Fund for International Development completed a joint technical mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week to review an investment plan to support the establishment of the country’s first radiotherapy...

DRC: UN envoy urges people eager for peace in the east ‘not to lose hope’

04 october 2025 - 06:21:12 MA 308 Views Panafrican News Agency Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - For people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) exhausted by years of conflict, the United Nations envoy for the country said she understands their...

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...

DRC : Joseph Kabila sentenced to death by a military court

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 1, 2025 – Former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, was sentenced to death on Tuesday, September 30, by the Kinshasa High Military Court, in absentia. The former Head of State was also...

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,...

October 8, 2025: Cameroon’s Lone Woman Candidate Challenges Paul Biya’s 43-Year Rule, Red Cross Says 200 Eastern DRC Clinics Are out of Medicine, Mali Faces Fuel Shortages

NEWS OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. Cameroon Democratic Union (UDC) presidential candidate, and the mayor of the city of Foumban, Hermine Patricia Tomaino Njoya, is the only woman in...

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...

DRC: Joseph Kabila's death sentence sends shockwaves through Goma

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the death sentence handed down to former president Joseph Kabila has sparked strong reactions. The military court’s decision especially resonates in Goma. The city has been under the control of the AFC/M23...

DRC sees 'significant decline' in Ebola virus transmission in Kasai

01 october 2025 - 16:16:24 MA 233 Views Panafrican News Agency Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Ebola outbreak in Kasai province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is seeing signs of a notable decline in transmission, the World Health Organisation...

Rukwa set for takeoff

Samia promises to unlock the region’s potential RUKWA: CCM presidential candidate, Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan has pledged to transform Rukwa Region into a major economic and transport hub connecting Tanzania with neighbouring countries through...

DRC’s Kabila Sentenced to Death in Absentia

⬆️ Regional Briefing | DRC’s Kabila Sentenced to Death in Absentia A military court in Kinshasa has sentenced former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for war crimes and treason, marking an...

DRC ex-president Kabila sentenced to death in absentia for ‘treason’

Kinshasa – A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for “treason”. Kabila, 54, who was neither present nor represented at the trial in the capital, Kinshasa, was...