Thirty people were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a one-day trial for their role in anti-police violence marking the end of Ramadan in the capital. A policeman was killed in Kinshasa on Thursday as rival Muslim groups fought over the right to mark the end of Ramadan at […]
A Congolese journalist who had been raising awareness about the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed at his home. The army said unidentified attackers raided Papy Mumbere Mahamba’s home in Lwebma, in the north-eastern province of Ituri, killing him, wounding his wife and burning their house down. DR Congo is […]
Consumers in African countries are paying some of the highest rates in the world for internet access as a proportion of income, according to a new report released Tuesday. The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) assessed 136 low and middle-income countries for their annual Affordability Report. Middle-income examples from the report include Malaysia, Colombia, India, Jamaica, […]
A picture of a corpse wrapped and tied with ropes sitting on a motorbike has emerged and is breaking the internet. It was later confirmed to be the only mode of transporting corpses from rural and undeveloped communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the mortuary for preservation. This practice according to some residents […]
