Congo-Kinshasa: EU Renews Sanctions Against Top Officials

Despite all the lobbying, the European Union has renewed sanctions against the DR Congo's top officials. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Stand With Those Who Work to End Wartime Sexual Violence - Nobel Prize Chair

Excerpts from the presentation speech delivered by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, at the award of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize to Denis Mukwege of the… Read more »

Central Africa: Nobel Laureate Calls for Sanctions Against Leaders Who Tolerate Sexual Violence

Dr. Denis Mukwege, the Congolese obstetrician and gynaecologist who operates a hospital in Bukavu and who campaigns against the use of rape and sexualized violence as a weapon of… Read more »

Central Africa: There are Two Congos - But New Book Finds it a Bit Tricky

A new book about the Democratic Republic of Congo has come in for some unwanted attention on Twitter. Read more »

Rwanda: Former Presidential Candidate Diane Rwigara and Mother Adeline Walk Free

Activists Diane Rwigara and her mother Adeline have been acquitted of all charges brought against them. The High Court in Kigali brought the judgment today, after more than a year… Read more »

Rwanda: It's D-Day for Kagame's Critic Diane Rwigara, Her Mother

The High Court in Kimihurura will today, deliver its verdict in the case of Diane Shima Rwigara and her mother Adeline Rwigara. Read more »

Africa: Kylian Mbappe Wins Young Player Of The Year at Ballon d'Or

He has been compared to Brazilian legend Pele for being the first teenager since a 17-year-old Pele to score twice in a World Cup game. And as if his stunning double in France's… Read more »

Africa: Rwanda's Kagame Shrewdly Leverages Influence on the African Stage

Rwanda's Paul Kagame is concluding the most consequential presidency of the African Union since the formative years of the institution. The organization's Extraordinary Summit in… Read more »

Central African Republic: The U.S.$12 Billion Loan That Wasn't

The Central African Republic was U.S.$ billion richer earlier this week - but only for a while. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Returns to Begin Campaign

Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi returned home to Kinshasa on Tuesday to commence his presidential campaign. He was greeted by tens of thousands of supporters as he kicked off… Read more »

Africa: North Africa Wants AFCON Taken Away From Cameroon

The North African Football Union  (UNAF) wants the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to move the hosting of the 2019 African Cup of Nations from Cameroon to Morocco. Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Blamed After Govt Officials Told to Join Twitter

A press release written in Kinyarwanda - ordering all local authorities of Buye district to open Twitter accounts and follow President Paul Kagame and other high ranking officials… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: American Company Will Lose Oil Contracts Over Local Laws - Minister

Equatorial Guinea's Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, has ordered all energy operators in the country to cancel all contracts with U.S. based oil… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: What The World, And Trump, Needs to Do to Stop Ebola Deaths

More than 200 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as fears grow that the latest outbreak is being worsened by the increasing fighting in the eastern… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Now Ebola Fighters Face Attacks While Battling Deadly Disease

Security concerns remain a major obstacle in ending the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo, that has so far claimed more than 200 lives. On November 16, more than a dozen WHO staff had… Read more »

Cameroon: Journalist Mimi Mefo's Release - Pressure or President's Magnanimity?

Equinoxe Radio-Television English news presenter Mimi Mefo Takembou has been released from the Douala New Bell prison after a 72 hours. Takembou was charged with the propagation of… Read more »

Gabon: Presidency Denies Ali Bongo is Dead

Gabonese presidential spokesperson has finally revealed how President Ali Bongo is faring. The president was admitted to hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 24. Read more »

Cameroon: Biya Sworn In, Challenger Arrested - Report

President Paul Biya of Cameroon has been sworn into serve his seventh consecutive term as the head of state. This comes after he was declared winner of the presidential elections… Read more »

Cameroon: A Foregone Conclusion – Cameroon's Presidential Election

These three leaders have something in common, however, that distinguishes them from Paul Biya. Read more »

Africa: Poor Vision Affects Billions, Costs Trillions – a Feasible Fix

Try to imagine life – school, home, work – without eyeglasses. Then reflect that poor vision is the world's largest unaddressed disability, affecting an estimated 2.5… Read more »

Gabon: Legislative and Municipal Elections - Another Bad Outing for Opposition

While the electoral body has not yet published the results of last weekends legislative and local elections, trends from polling stations indicate a high absentee rate. A situation… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Campaigner Against Sexual Violence Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Dr. Denis Mukwege, the Congolese gynaecologist renowned for campaigning against the use of rape and sexualized violence as a weapon of war, has been named a  joint winner of… Read more »

Africa: Africans Live A Decade Longer Than in 1990, But...

The level of human development in Sub-Saharan Africa, judged by how long people live for, how well they are educated and how much they earn, has improved by more than a third in… Read more »

Africa: African Expertise Key to Stopping Ebola - Then and Now

An Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is once again straining Africa's medical resources. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Tension as DR Congo Waits for Naming of Kabila Successor

Twenty-four hour before the end of the dateline for declaring presidential candidacy, President Joseph Kabila had a closed door meeting with members of his party in Kingakati. Read more »