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January 08, 2025
US accuses RSF of Sudan genocide and sanctions its leader
KINSHASA — As many as 102 men were executed by the Congolese government in the past week, and 70 more are set to be executed, the country’s minister of justice said Sunday in a statement to the Associated Press.It said the men, aged 18 to 35, were armed robbers and “urban bandits,” locally known as Kulunas, who were executed in northwest Congo at Angenga prison. Forty-five were killed in late December, and the remaining 57 were executed within the last 48 hours.A flight of 70 more people from Kinshasa has arrived at Angenga, but the government hasn’t commented on the status of the prisoners.Minister of Justice Mutamba, who is overseeing the executions, said late Sunday the “third batch will be executed, so the first two have already undergone the measure of execution by the...
January 06, 2025
Congo executes 102 ‘urban bandits’ with 70 more set to be killed, officials say
January 06, 2025
Chinese nationals arrested with gold bars and $800,000 cash in DR Congo
January 03, 2025
Massive ‘space object’ fragment crashes into remote village in Kenya
January 03, 2025
Zambia police officer arrested for releasing prisoners to celebrate New Year’s Eve
December 26, 2024
Hundreds escape Mozambique prison amid election protests
December 25, 2024
Sudan slides deeper into famine, experts say
December 25, 2024
Mozambique's opposition leader vows to install himself as president
December 23, 2024
Stampedes at Christmas charity events kill 67 people in Nigeria
December 20, 2024
The student who blew whistle on Kenya airport controversy
