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Tributes are rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the death of Laurent Monsengwo, Cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa. He was the most famous figure in the Catholic Church in Congo, president of the Bishops' Conference in Zaire, already critical at the time of Marshal Mobutu. Despite his opposition to all regimes for 30 years, the tributes on Sunday night were unanimous.…

He was the last surviving freedom fighter. The father of Zambia's independence Kenneth Kaunda died on June 17, two weeks ago, at the age of 97. Zambia held its national funeral today in the presence of many leaders and representatives of the continent who had come to honor its memory. With our special correspondent in Lusaka,…