Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

Bunmi Akinnaanu Adeoye, widely known by her stage name Omije Ojumi, passed away on January 12, 2026, at the age of 46.

The choir, made up of 17 primarily Ugandan children from ages 7 to 10, will perform at First Assembly of God church in ...

In the deafening roar of the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, where 45,000 voices collided in a tectonic wave of Congolese ...

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2-0!! Cedric Bakambu has doubled the lead for the Leopards with a thumping header. A great cross in from the left and the Real Betis forward makes no mistake to put it past the BNI goalie. With the ...

Dec 23 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended artisanal copper and cobalt mineral processing, according to a decree seen by Reuters, in an effort to improve transparency and prevent ...

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Two government sources have confirmed that the Democratic Republic of Congo is collecting samples to prepare for the first shipment of cobalt by Chinese company CMOC under a new quota-based system.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has cast doubt on claims that AFC/M23 rebels have withdrawn from the city of Uvira in South Kivu, deepening mistrust in a conflict that regional mediators are ...

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