Born in Brussels on September 21, 1998, Lokilo holds dual citizenship between Belgium and DR Congo.

Source: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/who-jason-lokilo-everything-you-8598347

DR Congo and Mauritania are the likely qualifiers as they will have home advantage over Sudan and Gabon, respectively.

Source: https://punchng.com/onana-recalled-as-cameroon-fight-for-cup-of-nations-survival/

DR Congo soldiers marched in the eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, an AFP journalist said, in a bid to reassure locals unsettled at perceived inaction against M23 rebels.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/dr-congo-troops-march-in-goma-to-reassure-locals/

Having been ordained on 24 May 1964 and consecrated as a Bishop on 4 May 1980 in Kinshasa, DR Congo by Pope John Paul II, the clergyman served as Bishop in Juba, Torit, and Tadamata from 1980-1983.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/late-bishop-emeritus-paride-taban-laid-to-rest/

In February this year, doing humanitarian work for Caritas Australia, Lulu was back in DR Congo during the visit of Pope Francis.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-pope-who-returned-the-church-to-the-people-it-forsook-20230310-p5cr2h.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

In the first fight of the night, Nigerian combat athlete, Stanford Ebere a.k.a ‘Shaolin Tiger’ defeated his opponent Ken Boton from DR Congo via technical knockout in a flyweight challenge.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/ofu-fight-night-3-ends-in-awka-mma-event-organiser-calls-for-support/

Lyle Foster’s third Bafana Bafana goal this year at Orlando Stadium was enough to seal a narrow 1-0 win for South Africa at home to DR Congo in an international friendly on Tuesday.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/soccer/local-soccer/foster-fires-bafana-narrow-win-drc/

On Saturday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered his condolences to the victims of the “catastrophic floods” in Rwanda and DR Congo.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/world/toll-from-dr-congo-floods-rises-to-nearly-400-official/

The death sentence is often handed down in DR Congo but it’s been more than 20 years since an execution took place.

Source: https://www.faceofmalawi.com/2023/10/03/drc-army-colonel-mike-mikombe-handed-death-sentence/

The future of the deployment had been in doubt after DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi criticized the force, but the EAC decided in September to keep the troops on the ground until next month.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/dr-congo-wont-extend-regional-force-mandate-eac/

While presenting a statement on the operations of the UPDF in the DR Congo during plenary on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, Oboth said it had registered significant achievements.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/defence-minister-gives-assurance-on-operation-shujaa-in-dr-congo/