Gor boss Rachier laughs off Tuyisenge transfer talk

By Milton Ochieng,

Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier has scoffed at reports linking the club’s lead striker Jacques Tuyisenge to a potential move to Congolese side AS...

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Congo political crisis deepens as top court rejects vote challenge

By Reuters,

Congo’s political standoff deepened on Sunday after the top court backed the contested presidential election victory of Felix Tshisekedi, then his m...

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Congo top court declares Tshisekedi presidential-elect

By Reuters,

Congo’s constitutional court confirmed Felix Tshisekedi’s presidential election win on Sunday, dismissing a challenge from another opposition lead...

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Congo opposition cries foul after presidential poll blighted by mishaps

By Reuters,

The main opposition camps in Congo’s presidential election on Sunday complained of widespread irregularities after a chaotic vote disrupted by long ...

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Candidates to succeed Kabila after Congo’s presidential election

By Reuters,

Democratic Republic of Congo will hold a presidential election on Sunday that could lead to the country’s first democratic transfer of power, follow...

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Haunted by Colonial Past, Belgium’s Africa Museum Reopens After Revamp

By VOA,

Belgium's Africa Museum reopened on Saturday after a five-year restoration to repackage its looted treasures with a critical view of the country's bru...

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Gunfire, threats and curfews slow Congo’s fight against Ebola

By Reuters,

When medics tried to reach Ebola patients in a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during a recent surge in violence, they were blocked by...

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US Calls for Credible Elections in Democratic Republic of Congo

By VOA,

The United States is calling for peaceful and credible elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where campaigns for next month's polls begin on ...

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Congolese forces kill at least seven during anti-government protests: U.N.

By Reuters,

Security forces killed at least seven people in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday during protests against President Joseph Kabila’s refusal...

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Murdered U.N. experts talked travel with Congo militia family: report

By Reuters,

Two United Nations sanctions monitors in Democratic Republic of Congo discussed their travel plans with family representatives of a late militia leade...

U.N. finds 17 mass graves in Congo, threatens global court investigation

By Reuters,

U.N. investigators have found 17 new mass grave sites in central Congo and gathered reports of rapes and killings by soldiers that the International C...

Congo rebel revival endangers elections – ambassador to U.N

By Reuters,

The Democratic Republic of Congo has told the United Nations that a re-emergence of the M23 rebellion in the east is endangering a deal with the oppos...

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Congo delays presidential vote to 2018, opposition plans strike

By Reuters,

Democratic Republic of Congo's ruling coalition and other smaller parties have agreed to delay next month's elections to April 2018 - a move that will...

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Congo talks resume, but boycotts raise credibility questions

By VOA,

At 1 a.m. Friday, weary members of several Congolese opposition parties emerged from a meeting that lasted almost 12 hours. Political talks in the Dem...

DRC political dialogue stalls over Opposition Demands

By VOA,

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a political dialogue that started Thursday has been suspended over the weekend in the hope that more of the oppos...

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U.N. Security Council urges Congo to hold election by end of year

By Reuters,

The United Nations Security Council expressed concern on Thursday over the arrest of political opposition members in Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

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DRC Opposition Unites Against President Kabila

By VOA,

Leading opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they have organized themselves under one umbrella called “Rassemblement” ...

Stars sink Congo to give Okumbi first win

By Citizen Reporter,

Stanley Okumbi enjoyed his first victory with Harambee Stars as Kenya eliminated Congo Brazzaville from the 2017 Afcon finals with a 2-1 win in Nairob...

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Museveni: Govt will bring fallen Cranes keeper Dhaira home

By Citizen Reporter,

President, Yoweri Museveni has announced Monday that his Government will cater for all expenses to bring the body of fallen Uganda Cranes goalkeeper, ...

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Ingwe appoint U-19 deputy coach

By Citizen Reporter,

AFC Leopards have appointed Alain Mushegera from the Democratic Republic of Congo as the new assistant coach of their U-19 Kenya Premier League (KPL) ...

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