Nevertheless, over the course of the previous year, the pair had fashioned themselves into two of the least likely soldiers ...

The Congo lies between the all-black Gold Coast, where 4,500,000 Negroes are close to independence under Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah, and unhappy South Africa, where Boer Prime Minister Johannes ...

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Judex Tshipanda, 71, sits on a wall outside this Kinshasa's Tata Raphaël Stadium, recalling the day that has gone down as one of the most memorable in ...

Congo gears up for 50th anniversary of boxing's 'Rumble in the Jungle' By Ange Adihe Kasongo and Benoit Nyemba October 28, 2024 8:21 AM UTC Updated October 28, 2024 ...

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Ali vs. Foreman fight, boxers and fans from across Africa have been in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, for the just-concluded 21st African Amateur Boxing ...

Half a century ago, the “Rumble in the Jungle” became not just a fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali, but a cultural touchstone. By John Eligon Reporting from Johannesburg The ...

50 years after Ali fought Foreman in the ‘Rumble in the Jungle,’ the Congo is still fighting. For 50 years, Congo has continued to rumble, producing boxing greats like Sumbu Kalambay, who held ...

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Ali vs. Foreman fight, boxers and fans from across Africa have been in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, for the just-concluded 21st African Amateur Boxing ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Alfred Mamba remembers the frenzy that gripped the soccer stadium in Zaire, now known as Congo, as the fierce heavyweight title bout unfolded through eight rounds between ...

50 years after Ali fought Foreman in Congo, the 'jungle' hasn’t stopped rumbling BENZ BOKOTE and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press Oct 29, 2024 ...