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DR Congo

March 26, 2023

Nigerian lawyer Afe Babalola donates £10 million to King’s College London

The centre promises blended and online programmes for access to students who have had their journey to higher education disrupted by conflict, displacement, or other transitions.

King's College London and Afe Babalola
February 6, 2023

Guterres condemns attack on UN’s helicopter in DR Congo

M23 has seized many areas of North Kivu province in eastern DRC since last October.

UN PEACEKEEPERS
February 1, 2023

U-17 AFCON: Nigeria to battle Morocco, South Africa, Zambia

The Golden Eaglets have been drawn to play Morocco, South Africa and Zambia in Group B of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

Golden Eaglets (Credit: NFF)
January 24, 2023

Islamists suspected of killing about 20 people in eastern Congo raid

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan armed group based in eastern Congo with ties to Islamic State, has been blamed for the killings.

Allied Democratic Forces terrorists in Congo
January 13, 2023

Chad disqualified from U-17 AFCON qualifiers after age scandal

MRI scans were first introduced by FIFA during the 2009 U-17 FIFA World Cup in Nigeria as part of efforts to combat age manipulation in youth football competitions.

CHAD U-17 TEAM
January 5, 2023

U-17 AFCON: Cameroon hit with fresh age-manipulation scandal

The West African country hit global headlines a few days ago after 21 of the 30 players in camp failed Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI) tests.

Samuel Eto’o
December 12, 2022

CAF Confederation Cup: Nigerian champions Rivers United handed favourable group stage draw

Sixteen teams would participate in the 2022/2023 edition of the CAF Confederation Cup.

RIVERS UNITED FC
December 5, 2022

DR Congo: Catholic Church leads thousands to protest against M23 rebels

Church leaders are calling on foreign countries to take a tougher stance against the Rwandan government for supporting the militant group.

DR Congo Catholic Church Protesters.
November 8, 2022

Mass displacements threaten children in DR Congo, UNICEF warns

UNICEF says the lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for IDPs in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are seriously at risk.

DR Congo crisis
November 1, 2022

UN worried about fighting DR Congo troops, M23 fighting

The fight, in 10 days, has seen multiple civilians killed, “massive displacement.”

DR Congo crisis