Armless Congolese Napoli fan dreams of meeting football idols

A renegade Congolese colonel who had threatened to depose President Joseph Kabila has been extradited from Tanzania and will be prosecuted for rebellion, Congo's defence minister told Reuters on Monday (February 5).

Congolese migrants and officials said dozens of people were killed this month in neighbouring Angola in a crackdown on artisanal diamond mining, an accusation Angolan security forces strongly denied.

Congolese migrants and officials said dozens of people were killed this month in neighbouring Angola in a crackdown on artisanal diamond mining, an accusation Angolan security forces strongly denied.

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DR Congo elections: Congolese citizens-in-exile to follow vote from afar.

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Jillios, alias Jill, is a nine-year-old Congolese boy who is an ardent supporter of the Napoli football club. On September 25, he displayed his own football skills in Kinshasa, while sharing his dream of one day meeting his idols. Jillios was also seen on Wednesday September 30, enjoying some interviews of his favourite Napoli superstars, which he was watching on a phone with his feet.

Poulet-Mayo is a unique Congolese chicken concoction born on the streets of Kinshasa three years ago, as a way of whetting more customers appetite and boosting sales at a local street food restaurant. Today, it features on hundreds of menus and has become a firm Kinnois favourite that inspired a song with fans saying it can easily compete with worldwide classics like steaks and shawarmas.

When Nyiragongo volcano erupted, residents of Goma in DR Congo were evacuated by authorities and many fled to Rwanda where they now live in a shelter in a camp set up by the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR).