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Our forests, our lives: when the children of Lokolama draw the future of the Congo Basin
In August 2025, Greenpeace Africa led an exceptional expedition to the heart of the Congo Basin, to the villages of Lokolama and Penzélé, as well as to Mbandaka, in Equateur Province. Raphael Mavambu 26 August 2025 Previous Carousel Slide Next...
Hong Kong court refuses to send Congo mining feud to arbitration
The Hong Kong court refused to compel arbitration (Credit: Shutterstock/Lee Yiu Tung) A Chinese state-owned entity has failed to persuade a Hong Kong court to send a dispute over alleged fraud at a Congolese mining venture to arbitration. Register...
Military court in Congo convicts former President Joseph Kabila of treason and other charges and sentences him to death

African Development Bank, Republic of Congo sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for hosting of 2026 Annual Meetings
The African Development Bank Group and the Republic of Congo have signed a memorandum of understanding on the hosting and organization of the Bank’s 2026 Annual Meetings, scheduled to take place in May next year. Anatole Collinet Makosso, Prime...
UN Says M23 Rebels Consolidating, Expanding Territory in Congo

Liberia: Congo Town Families Cry for Justice After Their Homes Are Destroyed
Oldest Congo Town, Monrovia – Families living in the Catholic Community of Oldest Congo Town are asking for help after their homes were torn down without warning. Many say they are now sleeping outside with no food, shelter, or place to go. By...

Gayle Charach one of featured local artists at upcoming JFest Winnipeg
By BEN CARR, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre Winnipeg South Centre is a diverse community. It is blessed to be the home of people from all different faiths, ethnicity, culture, and identity. I try to honour and celebrate that...

The UN has failed dismally and despises Trump for his success
Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations — the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Woodrow Wilson — on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations). The League’s utopian rhetoric lacked commensurate...

Hanson: From the League of Nations to the United Nations to Trump Global?
As far as the West goes, who or what is warning about its suicidal trajectory of open borders, massive illegal immigration, and crashing fertility rates? Who lectures on the dangers of disarmament, green energy mandates, and attacks on...

Opinion: Where United Nations fails, Trump dares to step
Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations — the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Woodrow Wilson — on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations). The League's utopian rhetoric lacked commensurate...

Explosive moment Romelu Lukaku was 'involved in feisty row at a children's football match' - after Napoli star admitted he was a 'hothead' and wanted to 'PUNCH' rival parent
Romelu Lukaku has opened up on an incident which took place at his son's under-seven's match four months ago which saw him clash with another parent, forcing an intervention from the stewards. The Napoli star is father to six-year-old Romeo...
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Reba cast, then and now: See the stars 24 years later (and who’s reunited for another show) By Eric King and Kevin Jacobsen
With gentle hands and the heart of a fighter, everyone knows the title character of Reba is a survivor. The WB sitcom premiered on Oct. 5, 2001, with Reba McEntire starring as a single mom doing her best to keep her life together amid her eldest...

Mikey Spice reflects on first breakthrough cover
It was 1994 and a sultry song titled Practice What You Preach topped the United States pop chart and gave Barry White a huge comeback hit. One year later, a reggae version introduced a little-known singer named Mikey Spice to dancehall fans....

I’M NOW MORE ZIMBABWEAN THAN CONGOLESE, SAYS RHUMBA STAR
Trust Khosa Zimpapers Entertainment Hub PITSHOU Lumiere of Diamond Musica has been resident in this country for more than two decades and says he now feels more Zimbabwean than Congolese. The rhumba star says the hospitality of Zimbabweans is...

Boskalis’ Blue Marlin Transporting ‘Colossal’ FPU for Congo LNG Project
Sep 29, 2025 Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has engaged its heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin to move a recently converted floating production unit (FPU) to Angola, ahead of its deployment at Congo’s first natural gas liquefaction...
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What Republic of Congo’s gold rush is leaving behind
Gold mining by the Chinese company City SARL inside the Dimonika Biosphere Reserve in the Republic of Congo has devastated 5 hectares (12 acres) of forest. Artisanal gold miners and some local community members have had to leave the area,...