Tag: DR Congo
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AFCON 2023: Why my father named me after ex-Congolese leader- CAF President, Patrice Motsepe
The president of CAF has revealed while his father christened him Patrice Motsepe. The South African said that his father named him Patrice after the ex-Congolese leader, Patrice Lumumba because of the love he had for him. The 62-year-old made this revelation during an AFCON 2023 media Parley at the Palais de la Culture, Trenchviele,…
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AFCON 2023: DR Congo send Egypt packing from tournament
DR Congo have secured qualification into the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after an 8-7 penalty shootout win following a 1-1 draw in the last 16.
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AFCON 2023: Tournament favourite, Morocco stumble, held 1-1 by DR Congo
Katompa Myumpa earned DR Congo a deserved draw against one of tournament favourite, the Atlas Lions of Morocco. Achraf Hakimi put Morocco ahead early in the game at San -pedro but Myumpa ensured both sides would have a share of the spoils.
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Rebel group massacres 300 civilian in DR Congo
M23 rebel group have killed around 300 persons in an attack on villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week Congo has been locked in a months-long conflict with the notorious armed group M23 with the latest violence coming just five days after a ceasefire was agreed upon between the rebels and Congolese forces.…
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DR Congo player Lukoki dies at 29
Democratic Republic of Congo’s winger Jody Lukoki has died aged 29, with the cause of his death currently unknown. Lukoki came through the ranks at Dutch giants Ajax before spells with PEC Zwolle, Bulgarian club Ludogorets and Turkish side Yeni Malatyaspor. The 29-year-old, who won three Eredivisie titles with Ajax, signed for FC Twente on…
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Flamingoes brush DR Congo in U17 Women World Cup qualifiers
Flamingoes, Nigeria’s U17 women’s team on Sunday bagged a comprehensive win over their Democratic Republic of Congo counterparts.
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UN pledges more support for IDPs in DR Congo’s Ituri province
United Nations (UN) top peacekeeping official, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has stated that the UN will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as other partners, in ensuring security in the eastern part of the country, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN’s top peacekeeping official,
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16 civilians die in DR Congo rebel attack
At least 16 civilians were killed overnight from Saturday to Sunday in several simultaneous attacks by ADF-Ugandan rebels. The attacks took place in North Kivu province and Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to military sources. In North Kivu, at least 10 civilians were killed in the attack. In…
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41 persons drown in DR Congo boat mishap
The bodies of 41 victims of a wrecked boat were recovered Thursday from Lake Albert, which lies between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), official sources told PANA ijn Kinshasa on Saturday. An administrative source in Bunia, capital of the province of Ituri in the North-East of DR Congo said the…
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Belgian king writes Congolese President, apologises for colonial-era cruelty
Belgian King Philippe has expressed regret for the acts of cruelty committed during the years that his ancestor, Leopold II, presided over what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as his personal property. In a letter to DRC President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday, Philippe wrote for the first time of his deep regret…