May 10
Africa: French Catering Company Gives Refugee Women a Recipe for Success
French catering company Bande de Cheffes employs women displaced from their own countries to cook food from around the world. The goal is to make the most of refugees' talents… Read more »
Chad: Shots Fired by Soldiers After Presidential Vote Results Announced
Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Déby has been declared the official winner of the 6 May presidential elections with over 61 percent of the vote, according to… Read more »
May 07
Rwanda: U.S. and DRC's Partners Call On Rwanda to Punish Forces Over Attack
The United States has called on Rwanda to punish forces behind an attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Both Kinshasa and the US accuse Kigali of meddling in DRC's… Read more »
May 06
Chad: Chad Votes in First Sahel Presidential Poll Since Wave of Coups
Chadians go to the polls on Monday three years after their military leader seized power, in the first presidential election in Africa's Sahel region since a wave of coups. Read more »
May 05
Chad: Junta Leader Déby Eyes Grip On Power in Chad's Presidential Election
Following three years of military rule, Chadians will cast their ballots in presidential elections on Monday, with General Mahamat Idriss Déby poised to consolidate the… Read more »
May 01
East Africa: Former Rwandan Opposition Leader Asks Court to Allow Her Run in Elections
Rwanda's historic opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, has filed a case before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking a re-establishment of her civic rights,… Read more »
April 30
Congo-Kinshasa: Macron Urges Rwanda to End Support for DRC M23 Rebels and Withdraw Troops
Rwanda must end support for M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and withdraw troops from its neighbour's territory, French President Emmanuel Macron said… Read more »
April 29
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Visit to France Likely to Focus On War in Eastern DRC and Commerce
French President Emmanuel Macron met his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi on Monday in Paris. The visit, which will continue tomorrow, Tuesday, will focus on business… Read more »
April 26
Rwanda: Rwandan Opposition Deplores UK Deportation Deal As 'Modern Slavery'
A British law to send unwanted migrants to Rwanda, which passed this week after months of wrangling, has generated fierce criticism at home and abroad. In Rwanda, opponents of the… Read more »
April 25
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Accuses Apple of Using 'Blood Minerals' From War-Torn East
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers… Read more »
April 22
Gabon: Paris Court to Rule On Corruption Charges Against Gabon Ex-President's Daughter
A Paris court is preparing to deliver its verdict on corruption charges against Pascaline Bongo, the daughter and chief of staff of Gabon's late president, Omar Bongo. She is… Read more »
April 09
Rwanda: NGO Files Complaint Over Two French Officers Slain in Rwanda Genocide
A French NGO has filed a complaint seeking a probe into the deaths of two French officers killed in the early days of the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Read more »
April 08
Rwanda: Macron Acknowledges France's 'Failure to Heed Warnings' of Looming Massacres in Rwanda
As Rwandans began to commemorate the painful memories of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, on Sunday French President Emmanuel Macron released a video message from France. Read more »
April 05
Rwanda: Macron Says France and Allies 'Could Have Stopped' the Rwandan Genocide
President Emmanuel Macron believes France and its Western and African allies "could have stopped" Rwanda's 1994 genocide, but lacked the will to halt the slaughter of an estimated… Read more »
April 02
Congo-Kinshasa: Country Gets First Woman Prime Minister
The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced the nomination of its first woman prime minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka. An economist, she takes over as prime minister from… Read more »
March 31
Central African Republic: CAR Refugees Face Hardship and Uncertainty Both At Home and Abroad
Of the 300,000 refugees who have fled to Cameroon from the Central African Republic, most arrived with painful memories of their lives in the CAR. But displacement has added to… Read more »
March 24
Chad: Chad Excludes Military Rulers' Main Opponents From Presidential Vote
Authorities in Chad said on Sunday they had barred 10 candidates, including three leading opponents of the ruling junta, from standing in the presidential election on 6 May. The… Read more »
March 23
Congo-Kinshasa: Freed DRC Journalist Says He Was Imprisoned As Warning to Others
Prominent Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera, released from prison this week after spending six months behind bars, has accused the government of seeking to intimidate… Read more »
March 18
Chad: Chad's Opposition Fears More Business As Usual for France After Coming Elections
As elections approach in Chad, the country's civil society fears that nothing will change. The vote should mark the country's transition back to democracy after three years of… Read more »
March 10
Chad: Concerns Ahead of Chad Elections After Death of Main Opposition Figure
The death of Yaya Dillo - the main rival to transitional Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Déby in upcoming elections in May - has deepened the political strife plaguing the… Read more »
February 21
Congo-Kinshasa: France Says Rwanda Must End Support for M23 Rebels in DR Congo
France has called on Rwanda to end all support for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to pull its troops out of the country. This comes on the heels of… Read more »
February 15
Congo-Kinshasa: Women Hold Protest Against Fighting in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Faced with a recent surge in fighting between the army and rebel forces in eastern DR Congo, several hundred women dressed in black took to the streets of the capital Kinshasa on… Read more »
February 03
Nigeria: Afcon 2023 Semis - 'We Are Ready for Them'
Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo moved into the semi-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night after victories over Angola and Guinea respectively. Read more »
February 01
Africa: DRC and Guinea Revel in Unexpected Surge to Last Eight At Africa Cup of Nations
In a tournament of surprises that have run from acid trip translucence into the zany, Democratic Republic of Congo versus Guinea in the quarter-finals ranks as pure psychedelia. Read more »
January 20
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC President Tshisekedi Sworn-in for Second Term After Disputed December Elections
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn-in for a second five-year term of office, following a landslide victory his opponents have… Read more »