TV guide: Where and how to watch the AUSvIND white-ball series

Australia: Foxtel and Kayo Sports India plus Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: JioStar (formerly Disney Star) United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: TNT Sports New Zealand: Sky NZ Cook Islands, Fiji,...

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...

World Cup Playoffs Force Nigeria To Abandon US International Fixtures

October 20, (THEWILL) — Nigeria has withdrawn from two scheduled friendly matches in the United States next month following their qualification for the World Cup African playoffs. The Nigeria Football Federation had arranged fixtures against...

Ikpeba: Super Eagles Must Grab Second Chance To Qualify For 2026 World Cup

Former Super Eagles striker Victor Ikpeba has urged the team to grab the playoffs opportunity to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Eric Chelle’s side failed to secure automatic qualification to the global soccer fiesta despite a comfortable 4-0...

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...

DRC’s ex-president Kabila sentenced to death in absentia by military court

KINSHASA, DRC – Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia on Tuesday by a military court that convicted him of war crimes, treason, and crimes against humanity. The case stems from his alleged...

DRC: Former president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death for treason

The verdict is in for Joseph Kabila. A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday convicted the former president of treason and other charges and sentenced him to death. The high military court in Kinshasa ruled that Kabila was...

UN honours NCoS officer for DRC prison work

A Nigerian corrections officer serving with the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Olukemi Ibikunle, has been named the recipient of the 2025 UN Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and...

Christians in the DRC need wisdom against rising attacks from extremists

Democratic Republic of the Congo (MNN) — Jesus told His disciples in Matthew 10:16, “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.” Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Lagos: NDLEA intercepts drugs concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs

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...

Kenfack's double-double helps Moanda stun hosts, New Gen

KINSHASA (DR Congo) – Moanda BB began their Road to BAL 2026 campaign on Sunday in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, with a determined 73-67 win over hosts ASB New Generation. Despite the crowd's overwhelming support for the Congolese team,...

Nigerian corrections officer Olukemi Ibikunle wins UN award for reform initiatives in DRC prisons

Olukemi Ibikunle, a Nigerian chief superintendent of corrections (CSC), has been named the winner of the 2025 United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers. The United Nations Department of Peace Operations (UNDPO)...

AFDG - Embracing US Strategy, Acquisition Of Butembo Copper Deposit In The DRC. Copper Added To Draft List Of US Strategic Minerals

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- African Discovery Group (OTC:AFDG) (" AFDG " or the " Company ") has signed a term sheet to acquire the Butembo Copper exploration license in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by...

Ed’s Note: Powering the DRC’s future

Now in its third year, the DRC–Africa Battery Metals Forum [DBM] has grown into more than just a forum, it’s becoming the meeting ground for ideas, partnerships, and progress in Africa’s critical minerals landscape. In a world increasingly defined...

DRC : Joseph Kabila sentenced to death by a military court

DRC: Conflicts killed over 1,080 citizens since June

UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the DRC and head of that force, Bintou Keita, made the remark to the Security Council and emphasized that peace in the country remains a promise, as there are gaps between the progress in the signed...

UK Public Health Assistant Arrested In Lagos with Tramadol Concealed In Frozen Snails

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs, and female clothes destined for the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Democratic...

UN frees 410 children from armed groups in eastern DRC: spok...

AKP Phnom Penh, 08 October, 2025-- UN peacekeepers and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) worked together to free 410 children held by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said on Tuesday. Stephane...

Kenyans off to false start at Africa Zone Three Boxing Championships

Kenya's Situs Onyango (right) and Abel Alemu of Ethiopia battle during the Africa Zone 3 Boxing Championship at Moi International Sports Center Gymnasium, Nairobi, on October 20, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] It was a false start for Kenyan...