Congo receives EIB funding for digital transformation 

The Republic of Congo will receive €36m ($37m) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and €15m from the European Union (EU) to accelerate the country’s digital transformation. The funding will catalyze Congo’s National Digital Transition Plan,...

Get an inside look at San Antonio’s newest event venue: The Ralston at San Antonio Zoo

SAN ANTONIO – The Ralston, the San Antonio Zoo’s new event venue, is now open. The venue features a ballroom with telescoping doors that can open to a balcony overlooking the Lion and new Congo Falls exhibit at the Zoo. View from the balcony of...

Congo Airways back from the brink?

In July the government announced the renewal of Congo Airways' fleet with the acquisition of three Airbus A320s and - according to government spokesman Patrick Muyaya (minister of communication and media} - this will enable the airline ‘…to...

Under Cover: How Sleep Token took masks in music to a whole new level

“Acting is about putting on masks,” observed veteran performer and House actor Hugh Laurie. “Music is about taking them off.” They’re not mutually exclusive, as it turns out. Kicking off with the eerie cover art of Black Sabbath’s self-titled...

The Coolest Live Music in NYC This Week

Everynight Charley recommends the following 70+ concerts in the New York City area this month. Consult the web site or social media of the venue for more information about a show, including location and directions, parking, ticket availability,...

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2025: Full line-up as 47th year kicks off

Lamarotte Jazz band from the Netherlands jazzing through the streets of Kinsale for the Guinness Kinsale Jazz Festival. (Image: John Allen) The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival will once again light up Cork this October Bank Holiday Weekend for its...

TV 47 ›› Thousands Of Fans Turn Up For Mzuqa Fest In Kisumu

Thousands Of Fans Turn Up For Mzuqa Fest In Kisumu It was electrified with excitement as legendary Congolese rhumba maestro Koffi Olomide alias Le Grand Mopao, graced the lakeside city for the highly anticipated Mzuqa Fest last night. The star...

Fondation Cartier’s new home opens in Paris, in a prized spot facing the Louvre

Vivian Song Paris, France (CNN) — After a years-long renovation project, the Fondation Cartier art museum will open its doors on Saturday to its new home, opposite the Louvre in Paris. While little has changed externally, the stately 19th-century...

Gold leaf and Gatsby: Brussels lays claim to birth of art deco with year of celebrations

The gold leaf around the window and door frames ripples, reflected in the water of the swimming pool. Elegant, spare, pristine, the Villa Empain in south Brussels seems little changed since it was built over 90 years ago. Yet this art deco...

Lady narrates how Congolese bae tricked her to smuggling drugs to South Africa:...

A Nairobi lady was overjoyed after meeting a Congolese man who changed her life, little did she know it was a trick After almost 11 months together, the man asked Lina (not her real name) to transport drugs for him to South Africa, and she...

Congo President’s Daughter Claudia Sassou Nguesso Buzzing Online After Alleged Leaked Videos Resurface

Claudia Sassou Nguesso, the 52-year-old daughter of Republic of Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso, is making headlines as explicit videos allegedly involving her have gone viral on social media. The videos, which reportedly show Claudia in...

Usyk retains top spot, Joshua out of top 10

Ajagba maintains 10th place in latest Ring boxing ranking Nigeria’s world heavyweight boxing title prospect, Efe Ajagba, retained his position as the 10th best fighter in the category in the latest Ring Magazine rankings, but there is no place for...

Musicals in the time of the apocalypse: Talking ‘The End’ with Joshua Oppenheimer

Support local news in ATL Joshua Oppenheimer is probably best known for his two Oscar-nominated documentaries, “The Act of Killing” and “The Look of Silence,” both about the mass murders that took place in Indonesia in 1965 and 1966. A musical...

US-Ukraine minerals deal resembles colonial exploitation of Africa — media

NEW YORK, March 31. /TASS/. The US-Ukraine agreement on mineral reserves, if signed, will be somewhat similar to the penal agreements that European colonizers made with the peoples of African countries, Bloomberg reports. According to the agency,...

Sport | Dortley 'adapted easily' as he finds a coaching kinship between Bafana's Broos and Chiefs' Nabi

Rushwin Dortley of South Africa during the 2025 African Cup of Nations, Qualifier match between South Africa and Republic of Congo at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 11 October 2024 in Gqeberha, South Africa. (Richard Huggard/Gallo Images) South...

Sport | 'He changed my life': Mokoena's ascent as Bafana lynchpin comes full circle in Cape Town

Bafana midfielder Teboho Mokoena celebrates scoring against the Republic of Congo at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium last month. (Richard Huggard/Gallo Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has...

If you think the new work rules for SNAP benefits don’t apply to you, let the state know soon

People scan the offerings at the First Congo Food Justice Ministry in April. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 The federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act added veterans, homeless people and others to the growing number of individuals who must work to...

New Orleans Events: Congo Square Rhythms, Tennessee Williams Fest and more March 24-30

Looking for more to do this week? Check out the latest on Gambit's calendar at calendar.gambitweekly.com. Congo Square Rhythms Festival The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s two-day festival honors Congo Square and celebrates the African...

April Arts and Entertainment Calendar

Uni-Tea – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 1 WCU students, faculty and staff are invited to drop in to enjoy refreshments, conversation and community. The event is held in the ICA lounge on the first Tuesday of the month. Artrageous – 4 p.m. April 1...

Art that flows between the rivers and into the sea

Rivers, like mountains, are places of the imagination as much as they are facts of geography and political history. In the introduction to his 2014 book Congo: The Epic History of a People, Belgian historian David van Reybrouck acknowledges this...