Tag: Congo
Belgian court clears way for trial over 1961 killing of Congo PM Lumumba
A Belgian court has ruled that a former diplomat can stand trial in connection with the killing in 1961 of…
Algeria apologises after player mocks Congolese superfan dressed as pan-African hero
Algeria's football federation has apologised to a Congolese superfan who has become one of the stars of the Africa Cup…
Lightning kills 20 people during Congo’s coronavirus lockdown
Some 20 people were killed by a lightning strike on high-voltage power lines in Congo-Brazzaville, the authorities say. The incident…
Congo’s ex-president Yhombi-Opango dies of Covid-19
The former president of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, has died in Paris from complications related to coronavirus.…
DR Congo isolates capital Kinshasa over coronavirus
The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a state of emergency and the isolation of its capital, Kinshasa, in its…
Congolese music legend Aurlus Mabélé reportedly dies ‘of coronavirus’
Congolese music star Aurlus Mabélé has died in hospital in France's capital Paris, aged 67. Posts on social media from…