February 14, 2008
Chad: Refugees From Capital Still Fear Returning
Fighting ended in Chad's capital N'djamena almost a week ago but many of the tens of thousands of Chadians who sought refuge across the River Chari in northern Cameroon say they… Read more »
August 02, 2007
Central African Republic: Civilians in Northwest Still Afraid of Going Home
Thousands of people who fled their homes in northwestern Central African Republic are reluctant to return despite improved security conditions, the International Committee of the… Read more »
December 21, 2006
Angola: Health Experts Battle Unknown Disease Outbreaks
Health organisations in Angola are scrambling to identify a disease that has surfaced in Uige Province, in the north, and in Huila Province, in the south, to prevent further… Read more »
September 18, 2006
Gabon: Poverty Amid Plenty As Unemployment Booms
Patiently scraping the scales off fish at the Pont Nomba market in Gabon's capital, 19-year-old high-school graduate Etienne Biyoghe said he once dreamt of an office career.… Read more »
June 13, 2006
Cameroon: Presidents Obasanjo And Biya Shake Hands On Disputed Bakassi Peninsula
A decades-long border dispute over sovereignty of the Bakassi peninsula was officially resolved when President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria agreed to hand the narrow strip of land… Read more »
April 10, 2006
Burundi: Gov't to Expel Rwandan Asylum Seekers
The Burundian government will expel all Rwandan asylum seekers who fail to meet conditions for their acceptance as refugees, Interior Minister Evariste Ndayishimiye said on Monday… Read more »
January 31, 2006
Central Africa: Tension Increases in Ongoing Land Dispute Along Burundi-Rwanda Border
A land dispute that resulted from a river changing its course due to heavy rains some 50 years ago continues to vex neighbouring agricultural communities along the Burundi-Rwanda… Read more »
November 30, 2005
Gabon: Landslide Win for Africa's Longest Serving President
Omar Bongo, president of Gabon since 1967, has won a landslide victory at the polls, securing a further seven years at the helm of the small oil-producing nation. Read more »
November 17, 2005
Angola: Country Emerges Stronger After Marburg Fever Outbreak
The deadly Marburg hemorrhagic fever outbeak in Angola has finally been consigned to history after claiming 227 lives, but the country handled the crisis "very well" and… Read more »
November 15, 2005
Chad: Mystery Armed Groups Attack Military Camp in Capital
Chadian authorities on Tuesday insisted they had the situation under control a day after attacks on military camps in and outside the capital, N'djamena, that left at least two of… Read more »
October 31, 2005
Chad: Deby Dissolves Presidential Guard Following Wave of Desertions
Chadian President Idriss Deby has dismissed the 5,000-strong military unit acting as his presidential guard, days after the government failed to reel in scores of defecting… Read more »
May 24, 2005
Angola: Poor Still Waiting for Peace Dividend to Trickle Down
Angola needs up to $30 billion to rebuild its war-shattered infrastructure over the next decade, according to a World Bank official, but analysts are warning the basic needs of the… Read more »
April 15, 2005
Equatorial Guinea: Prisoners Face Death By Starvation, Says Amnesty
At least 70 prisoners being held in Equatorial Guinea's notorious Black Beach prison outside the capital Malabo are facing death by starvation, Amnesty International said in a… Read more »
February 11, 2004
Angola: Rights Activists Call for Greater Transparency
Rights activists in Angola have accused the authorities of riding roughshod over civil liberties after demonstrators this week were prevented from staging a protest against alleged… Read more »
June 19, 2002
Central African Republic: Brazzaville, Bangui Centres for Diamond Smuggling
The capitals of the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville; and of the Central African Republic, Bangui, are being used as conduits for the illegal smuggling diamonds from the Democratic… Read more »