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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

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

Angry residents of this eastern Congo city burned the town hall and stormed the UN peacekeeping mission, known as MONUSCO, after Allied Democratic Forces rebels killed eight people and kidnapped nine overnight in an attack earlier this year. AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro

Militants kill 22 in eastern DR Congo

AfricaDecember 15, 2019

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gestures as he addresses his supporters via a screen. Reuters, file

US sanctions millionaire Hezbollah moneymen as Nasrallah speaks

December 14, 2019

Rescue boats evacuate families after their houses were flooded in K'akola village in Nyando sub-county in Kisumu, Kenya on December 3, 2019. AFP

Heavy rains claim 22 people in Uganda

AfricaDecember 08, 2019

Celebrities at the Abu Dhabi F1: Steven Seagal, Lana Del Rey and Nomzamo Mbatha. Instagram, Twitter

Abu Dhabi F1: Lana Del Rey and other celebrities spotted at Yas

MusicDecember 05, 2019

A gold miner holds a gold nugget at an unlicensed mine in Burkina Faso. Reuters

Between a rock and a hard place: Africa struggles to distance itself from its colonial past

CommentDecember 05, 2019

A farmer carries a hose to water his field in Tica, near Beira in Mozambique. Africa offers investment opportunities across sectors, including agriculture, as countries look to modernise their infrastructures. AFP

UAE investments into Africa to flourish says Standard Chartered exec

BankingDecember 02, 2019

Around 11,000 passengers were left scrambling for alternative flights when a strike hit heavily-indebted South African Airlines last week. Reuters

South Africa's flagship airline set for crash landing

AviationNovember 25, 2019

Majid Saif Al Ghurair, chairman of Dubai Chamber, addressing Global Business Forum Africa in Dubai. Courtesy Dubai Chamber

Dubai's non-oil trade with Africa to touch Dh1 trillion over nine years

EconomyNovember 18, 2019

Samaila Zubairu, president and chief executive of Africa Finance Corporation. Getty Images

Africa Finance to spend $1.5bn in 2020 development projects across continent

EconomyNovember 18, 2019

Adia is hosting more than 180 representatives of sovereign wealth funds, Africa focused asset managers, bankers at a two-day event in the capital that looks at the investment potential of the African continent. Delores Johnson / The National

Adia hosts global investors and sovereign funds to make investments in Africa

EconomyNovember 17, 2019

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