The Central African nation inked a $51 million shirt sponsorship deal with Spanish football giant FC Barcelona, its third such partnership this year.

Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to pay more than 40 million euros ($46.37 million) in a sponsorship deal with Spanish soccer club Barcelona that would see a logo promoting tourism appear on some team apparel,

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 21 (APP): An agreement signed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the Rwandan-backed Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement has been hailed by the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MONUSCO) as “an important step towards sustainable peace.”

Jacques Kyabula, the Governor of Haut Katanga Province in DR Congo, has not been seen in public since at least July 10, media reports say. Kyabula is said to have gone missing after he was summoned to Kinshasa.

Thomas Lubanga, a former convict and rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has warned that he could wage an armed struggle against President Felix Tshisekedi if his