A fourth-minute own goal by Senegal’s Saliou Ciss was enough to give Egypt a 1-0 win in the first leg of their World Cup play-off in Cairo.
Nigeria’s national under-17 women football team whipped hosts DR Congo 3-0 in their 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier in Kinshasa.
The province of Ituri and the neighbouring North Kivu province, long troubled by insecurity, have been under siege since May 6 due to violence by armed groups.
Five Chinese nationals were kidnapped during an attack on a gold mine at a village in South Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The 2018 Nobel Prize winner from DR Congo, Denis Mukwege, is the keynote speaker.
Nigeria faces DR Congo after losing 0-3 to hosts Rwanda on Monday at the championship holding in Kigali.
Peoples Gazette had earlier reported that Nigeria lost $40.6 billion alone to insecurity in 2020.
The Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted on May 22, killing at least 32 people, according to the local government.
The ambassador’s driver and a bodyguard were also killed by unidentified attackers.
