Martin Bakole is 20st powerhouse who built his own shopping centre and became Saudis’ hero after misheard message
MARTIN BAKOLE was out digging ditches in a Congolese wasteland three days ago and now fights on the biggest boxing stage ...
A meeting with the rebel leader seeking control in Congo
Corneille Nangaa once helped rig electiosn in favor of Congo's president. Now he is leading the M23 militia's bloody ...
Flight then fight - travelling Bakole misses weigh-in
Martin Bakole misses the weigh-in for his heavyweight bout with Joseph Parker as he was still making his way to Saudi Arabia just 24 hours before the fight.
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DR Congo crisis: Rwandan envoy on why Germany, Denmark should back African-led initiative
Rwanda’s Ambassador to Sweden and other Nordic countries, Dr. Diane Gashumba, has urged Denmark and Germany to support African-led initiatives for the eastern DR Congo crisis, by advocating for ...
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Kinshasa electronic pop outfit Kokoko! will make you sweat
Kokoko! make incandescent get-down music from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The city ...
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Congo frees opposition leader and former president’s ally Kabund
Democratic Republic of Congo has freed an opposition leader and the president's former right-hand man, Jean-Marc Kabund, his lawyer said on Friday, ending his imprisonment on ...
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UN Security Council to vote on text clearly condemning Rwanda
The UN Security Council will take up Friday a text which for the first time directly condemns Rwanda for its support of the M23 armed group's offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo and demands ...
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M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave
The M23 is now moving toward the town of Uvira near the Burundi border on the northwestern tip of Lake Tanganyika the main exit route for fleeing Congolese soldiers. Around 42,000 people have fled the ...
Joseph Parker reveals how he REALLY feels about Daniel Dubois withdrawing from their fight - as he prepares to face Martin Bakole instead in Saudi Arabia
Parker has turned his attention to Congolese heavyweight Martin Bakole after Dubois reportedly withdrew from Saturday's fight ...
Rwanda expresses solidarity with military general sanctioned by the US over violence in Congo
Rwanda's government has asserted solidarity with a top official sanctioned by the U.S. over violence in eastern Congo ...
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Aid’s system reboot, Germany’s high-stakes polls, and Sudan’s latest massacre: The Cheat Sheet
UN/KENYA: UNICEF, UNFPA, and UN Women plan to shift part of their global operations to Nairobi in 2025, as the Kenyan capital ...