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The would-be saint murdered 'mafia-style' for refusing bribes
BBC
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Didier BikorimanaBBC Great Lakes ShareSave Two days after he was kidnapped in July 2007, the bloodied and battered corpse of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi was dumped outside a university campus in the city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic...
Centenaire de Patrice Lumumba : la jeunesse dessine l'avenir du panafricanisme
The Conversation
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August 5, 2025
Du 30 juin au 2 juillet 2025 s’est tenu à Kinshasa un événement majeur pour les dynamiques politiques et culturelles africaines : le Congrès panafricain des jeunes pour un éveil patriotique. Organisé à l’initiative de la Représentation des...
Nicole Sulu “Africa has everything it needs to succeed, as long as it creates bridges between its talent, resources and investors”
Next is Africa
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Nicole Sulu is the founder of the Makutano International Business Forum which, in mid-November, held its tenth edition in Kinshasa. AM: Makutano celebrated its tenth edition in Kinshasa from 13 to 15 November. How would you define the...
‘My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria’ review: The freedom fighter tells her story
People's World
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July 29, 2025
Andrée Blouin pictured right, cover of ‘My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria,’ left Andrée Blouin was a freedom fighter. She is most well-known for her role in campaigning to build support in the Belgian Congo for its...
Who Bought the Tickets? CHAN 2024 Mystery Deepens After Half-Empty Stadium
Switch TV
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August 5, 2025
At the sold-out CHAN 2024 clash between Kenya’s Harambee Stars and DR Congo, one thing was oddly clear –thousands of empty seats. Fans were told there were no more tickets. Online sales on chan.mookh.com had long marked the game as fully booked....
South Africa Turns Rhino Horns Radioactive to Stop Poachers
Africa.com
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August 2, 2025
In a bold step to combat poaching, South African scientists have begun injecting rhino horns with a harmless radioactive substance to make them detectable at borders. Dubbed the Rhisotope Project, the initiative is led by professors from the...
Ghana Embraces Global South with Visa-Free Travel
Africa.com
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August 2, 2025
As US travel restrictions tighten, Ghana is enhancing its passport’s global mobility through visa-free access across the Global South. The West African nation recently signed visa waiver agreements with Colombia, Mozambique, Dominica, and São Tomé...
How One South African Community Turned Land Reform Into a Big Success
Africa.com
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August 1, 2025
After apartheid, South Africa’s Gumbi community reclaimed their land, nearly 45 years after being forcibly removed by colonial settlers, and turned it into the Somkhanda Game Reserve. Rather than divide the land, they embraced community-based...
Hunger Crisis in Nigeria Raises Fears of New Boko Haram Recruits
Africa.com
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August 1, 2025
Severe aid cuts in north-eastern Nigeria are heightening the risk of Boko Haram recruitment, the UN World Food Programme has warned. As funding dries up, food rations have been cut entirely, pushing desperate families—such as those in Gwoza’s...
All Set for 20th Plenary Assembly of Catholic Bishops in Africa with Focus on “hope, reconciliation, peace”
ACI Africa
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July 31, 2025
One of the highlights of July 30 was the collective visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial by Cardinals, Bishops, Priests, Women and Men Religious, and lay delegates. “It was a moment of deep emotion,” said the SEACM Communications Officer, adding,...
2025 AfroBasket - Latest news and Training camps tracker
FIBA Basketball
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LUANDA - NAMIBE (Angola) - With the quadrennial African Championship just around the corner, we bring you the latest news on how the 16 participating teams are preparing. Some of the teams held training camps in different parts of the globe. The...
Air Pollution in Cities Like Delhi Is Equivalent to Smoking Hundreds of Cigarettes Each Year
Psychreg
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July 28, 2025
7 Reading Time: 3 minutesAir pollution, which surpasses tobacco, car accidents and diabetes in lethality, remains one of the most serious global health threats. To illustrate its impact, HouseFresh, an air quality research group, conducted a study...
DRCongo and M23 rebels to sign ceasefire deal in Qatar
The Sun Daily
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July 19, 2025
DOHA: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are set to sign an immediate ceasefire agreement in Qatar on Saturday, according to an official familiar with the negotiations. The deal follows three months of...
DRCongo, M23 armed group sign ceasefire deal in Qatar
Hurriyet Daily News
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DOHA FILE - M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal...
DRCongo, M23 armed group sign ceasefire deal
Hespress
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July 19, 2025
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal on Saturday to end fighting that has devastated the country’s mineral-rich but conflict-torn east. The truce was agreed in a Declaration of Principles...
Detroit Is One of the Most Polluted Cities on Earth Right Now
Newsweek
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August 4, 2025
Detroit has logged one of the worst air qualities of any city in the world, surpassing other international urban hubs as pollution levels spike due to wildfires across the border in Canada. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has continued to drift over...
Islamic terrorists massacre Congolese Christians during worship
Anglican Ink - Florida
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July 28, 2025
Dozens of Catholic faithful were killed with rifles and machetes while participating in a prayer vigil at the Parish of Blessed Anuarite. The massacre occurred during the night of Saturday, July 26, and Sunday, July 27, in Komanda, a small town in...
Trace Turns Up The Volume For Conservation With ‘Music For Wildlife’ Concerts And Performances From Top African Stars
Africa.com
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July 29, 2025
Focalistic, Musa Keys, Vinka, CKay, Shekhinah, Kamo Mphela, Joyous Celebration and more embrace a musical movement to protect nature. “Music for Wildlife”, a groundbreaking concert series that merges music and wildlife conservation, has launched...
South Kivu : a humanitarian convoy rekindles tensions between authorities and Wazalendo militias
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, July 21, 2025 – A disagreement erupted between the governor of South Kivu and a faction of the Wazalendo militias over 55 trucks of food and medicine intended for displaced people in Uvira. General Makanaki, an...
Empowering Africa’s Future: Horizon d’Espoir’s Mission of Hope and Transformation
Africa.com
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July 14, 2025
Across Africa, millions of people are uprooted from their homes each year, driven by war, political instability, and deep poverty. From the Sahel to the Horn of Africa, communities are being torn apart by armed conflict, ethnic violence, and...