Zimbabwe to allow private companies to operate trains

Zimbabwe will soon allow private companies to operate trains on State-owned railway lines under a new open access framework aimed at liberalising the rail sector and improving efficiency. Transport and Infrastructural Development Deputy Minister...

Kaizer Chiefs bow out of the Carling Knockout first round

Kaizer Chiefs have crashed out of the Carling Knockout in heartbreaking fashion, losing 6-5 on penalties to Stellenbosch FC at the DHL Stadium, a second upset after Mamelodi Sundowns were also sent packing on Saturday night. The battle ended...

Democratic Republic of Congo president says he is open for partnership with U.S.

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Don Jr. Clashes With Rogue BFF Who Has ‘Destructive’ Intel Against Him

Donald Trump Jr. had his lawyers send a cease-and-desist letter out to an old pal who it seems can’t stop name-dropping him at business meetings around the world. Since the eldest member of the MAGA clan sailed to victory at last year’s...

Congo-Kinshasa: AFC/M23 Warns of Kinshasa's Continued Drone Strikes

The AFC/M23 movement has denounced persistent attacks by the Congolese government coalition on densely populated areas, saying the offensives have killed civilians and displaced many others in Walikale, North Kivu. ALSO READ: AFC/M23 leader...

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on drone wall, countries bordering Nigeria and more (Week 130)

UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on International Relations to...

Kinshasa Mlitary Court sentences Ex-President Kabila to death in absentia

A military court in Kinshasa has sentenced former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia on charges of war crimes and treason. The ruling, delivered on Tuesday, follows the court’s findings that Kabila...

Opec+ agrees another oil output hike for November

Opec+ on Sunday agreed to another output hike for November as the supergroup of oil producers continued to unwind production cuts implemented two years ago. The group, which includes Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria,...

AFC/M23 warns of Kinshasa's continued drone strikes

A Call for Meaningful Action to Support Justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The following remarks were delivered by Ida Sawyer, director of Human Rights Watch’s Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division, during a Side Event at the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2025. I want to thank his Excellency President...

AfDB boosts project management in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) has concluded a four-day workshop in Kinshasa to strengthen project management and improve the performance of Bank-financed operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Organised...

Leaders urge investment in single border posts, digital checkpoints to unlock AfCFTA potential

African development leaders and trade experts have renewed calls for urgent investment in modern border infrastructure and digital checkpoints to break persistent bottlenecks hindering the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), warning that...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, bugs are a prized protein source

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, wriggling maggots and hairy caterpillars aren’t pests — they’re prized food, sold by the tub, fried with chili, and celebrated for their nutrition. Emmet Livingstone reports from the Marche Liberte neighborhood...

Islamist massacres of Christians on the rise in Democratic Republic of Congo

By Christian TodayMonday, September 22, 2025 JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty ImagesIslamist massacres against Christians in Africa are becoming more and more common, with the latest attack occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 64...

INSIDE POLITICS: Christians slaughtered, Syria, goofballs, & Carney’s nothing burger

This week’s Inside Politics with Kevin Klein was anything but ordinary. The program brought together Winnipeg Sun columnists Geoff Currier and Lawrence Pinsky, KC, along with two powerful voices from the Syrian Druze community, Carlos and Sarah,...

Democratic Republic of Congo faces growing crisis amid aid cuts

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Charmante Muhawe is one of many women fighting every day to provide for her children in conditions no one should ever have to endure. Living in a camp in Sake, far from her home, this is not her first...

Duchess Sophie's brutal comeback when asked to step in for Meghan Markle

The Duchess of Edinburgh 'delivered a cutting response' when asked about Meghan(Image: SIPA USA/PA Images) The Duchess of Edinburgh 'delivered a cutting response' when questioned whether she and Prince Edward would shoulder additional...

Democratic Republic of Congo: water and health centres changing lives in Kasaï

Drinking clean water, receiving treatment in a modern health centre or seeing your children study in bright classrooms is no longer a dream in Kasaï province, in the centre of the DRC. Today, it’s real life. In the past, life in Kasaï was subject...

Boise refugee determined to give back, now pursuing her college dream in Seattle

Her persistence and her love for learning led her to the next level as a student at Seattle University. BOISE, Idaho — When Mwajuma Joselyn and her family fled the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, her mother hoped to find a place where her...

Behind our screens: The truth about ‘artisanal’ mining and ‘natural’ technology

Image by Liz Carrigan and Safa, with visual elements from Yiorgos Bagakis, Alessandro Cripsta, and La Loma, used with permission. This article was written by Safa for the series ‘Digitized Divides’ and originally published on tacticaltech.org. An...