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Latest updates on the Central African country also known as DR Congo. It is a resource-rich nation struggling with conflict, governance and humanitarian issues

Men work in a goldmine in Chudja, near Bunia, the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country's government is reviewing its $6 billion ‘infrastructure-for-minerals’ deal with Chinese investors. AFP

Congo reviews $6bn mining deal with Chinese investors

EconomyAugust 28, 2021

An ancestral 19th-century statue known as Lusinga is pictured at the Royal Museum for Central Africa as the Belgian government announces plans to return pieces of art looted from Congo during colonial rule. Reuters

Belgian museum vows to return looted Congolese artworks

ArtJuly 07, 2021

Mount Nyiragongo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, erupted for the first time in nearly two decades on Saturday, turning the night sky red and sending a river of lava flowing towards the nearby city of Goma. AP

Volcano erupts in eastern DRC forcing thousands to flee

AfricaMay 23, 2021

A man cries after hearing opposition presidential candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas had died from Covid-19, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. Reuters

Republic of Congo presidential candidate dies of Covid as election results roll in

AfricaMarch 22, 2021

Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas cheer during their party’s last rally of the presidential campaign. AP

Republic of the Congo poll in doubt as candidate ‘fighting death’

AfricaMarch 21, 2021

The bodies of Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio and his bodyguard Vittorio Iacovacci arrive back at Rome's Ciampino airport following a deadly attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ministero della Esteri/Handout via Reuters

Body of Italian ambassador killed in Congo returned to Rome

AfricaFebruary 24, 2021

More than 500 migrants have died trying to reach the Canary Islands in 2020. EPA

UN agency appeals for €100m to protect thousands of vulnerable migrants

AfricaDecember 15, 2020

Child refugees from Pakistan stand outside their home at a Hindu refugee settlement in New Delhi. Reuters

How we should be observing World Refugee Day

CommentJune 20, 2020

Mohamed Salah will rejoin his Liverpool teammates for the first time since winning the Uefa Champions League at the end of July in France. Reuters

Cairo erupts as Liverpool fans celebrate ‘Salah our son’

WorldJune 15, 2020

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 14 MARCH 2019. UAE Team arrives at the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics at Zayed Sports City. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: None: National.

Special Olympics declared open at packed Abu Dhabi stadium

June 14, 2020

Two samples of Ebola drug remdesivir during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany. Reuters, File

‘Millions could die’ as second Ebola outbreak hits Congo

AfricaJune 03, 2020

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the fund was likely to revise its growth forecast for the global economy. AFP

IMF approves debt relief for 25 countries to help them fight Covid-19

EconomyApril 16, 2020

A worker walks past a refinery in Nigeria's southern oil hub, Port Harcourt. Many oil-producing nations in sub-Saharan Africa are now having to cut budgets that were set based on an average oil price of $50-$60 per barrel. AFP

African producers feel pain of lower oil prices

EconomyMarch 23, 2020

Brussels is a capital famed for its gourmet chocolate. Getty

A guide to the 10 best chocolate shops to visit in Brussels

February 11, 2020

A Syrian woman in the governorate of Idlib. The woman is among thousands of civilians who have fled a Russian-backed offensive by the regime on the rebel town of Maaret Al Numaan in the south of the province December 27, 2019. AFP

Lessons from war zones: what Syria, Bosnia and Chechnya had in common

CommentDecember 29, 2019

A boy receives a vaccination for measles and rubella at school in February 2019, during an immunization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters, file

Measles surge prompts vaccination appeal

UAEDecember 22, 2019

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