Representing the SADC
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo CNN — More than one million people attended Pope Francis’ Mass in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Wednesday, the Vatican Press Office said, citing figures estimated by local authorities. Francis’ trip to the DRC – the first papal visit since 1985 – comes at a time the … Read More “Pope Francis attracts more than one million worshippers to DRC Mass | CNN” »
CNN — More than 120 people have died in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa after torrential rains caused severe flooding in the city, according to a government statement issued Wednesday. The rainfall began on Monday and continued through Tuesday, it said. Severe damage could be seen in video obtained by news agency Reuters, with roofs … Read More “Floods kill at least 120 in Kinshasa | CNN” »
CNN — An animal sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing demands for ransom money, after kidnappers abducted three of its baby chimpanzees. “This is the first time in the world that baby apes were kidnapped for ransom,” Franck Chantereau, founder of the sanctuary where the kidnap took place, told CNN on … Read More “Three baby chimps were kidnapped from a sanctuary. Their abductors are demanding a ransom | CNN” »
CNN — Until a year ago, crossing the Zambezi River between Botswana and Zambia was a slow and congested affair. For trucks moving along a key transport corridor, stretching from Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Durban, South Africa, the river was an obstacle without an elegant solution. Vehicles would load onto … Read More “One year on, the $260 million Kazungula Bridge has transformed Africa’s most unusual border crossing | CNN” »
CNN — Despite growing pleas from climate change activists, the Democratic Republic of Congo says it is moving forward with its plans to auction off a vast majority of oil and gas drilling blocks located in the country’s rainforest and peatland. In a statement, the Ministry of Hydrocarbon said 27 oil and 3 gas blocks … Read More “Oil permits up for auction in Congo’s Virunga park, putting endangered gorillas at risk | CNN” »
CNN — At least five people were killed and about 50 wounded during a second day of violent anti-United Nations protests in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, a government spokesman said. A Reuters reporter saw UN peacekeepers shoot two demonstrators dead as protesters threw rocks, vandalized and set fire to … Read More “At least five dead as anti-United Nations protests rock Democratic Republic of Congo | CNN” »
