Hackathon “AI Champions League: Empowering Future Leaders” will be held in Kinshasa with university teams developing AI solutions for MSME; organizer Mr. Okalobé, a Silicon Valley cloud engineer, says his mission is to train 10 million Africans in AI

A new Ebola outbreak may be spreading, as health officials confirmed a new case in the southern Kasai province, bringing suspected case count to 28, with 15 deaths; Ministry of Health added that figures are provisional and investigations ongoing

Following the seriousness of the latest deadly incidents, Kinshasa and Brazzaville committed to revising Navigation Regulations of the river Congo, promptly strengthening cooperation on river safety and launching a review of bilateral agreements

A surge in brutal attacks on civilians by armed groups, allegedly including the M23 militia and Rwanda Defence Force, in North Kivu; the UN said it received accounts of at least 319 civilians killed, most while attending to their agriculture tasks