Chad: Chad Deploys Combat-Ready Troops As Post-Election Violence Spikes

Chad says it has deployed combat-ready troops to stop armed attacks and maintain peace as the death toll increased to 12 people in post-election violence on Saturday. At least 90… Read more »

Chad: Chad Deploys Troops As Opposition Protests After Deby Named Election Winner

Chad has ordered the immediate deployment of troops to maintain peace, especially in the capital, N'djamena, after provisional results of the May 6 presidential elections… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 8 Killed in Attack On DR Congo Health Center

At least eight civilians died Thursday in an attack on a health center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to media reports that cited locals. Read more »

Chad: Chad Opposition, Civil Society Groups Complain of Vote Rigging and Threats

Chad's opposition, civil society groups and some election observers are condemning violence, threats and fraud, including the stuffing of ballot boxes, to favor transitional… Read more »

Chad: Chad's Presidential Elections Underway in Peace, but With Tension

Chad's presidential election concludes Monday with civilians going to the polls, a day after members of the military cast their ballots. Transitional President General Mahamat… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Explosion At DRC Displaced Persons' Camp Kills At Least 9

Local officials and media reports in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say at least nine people - most of them children - were killed Friday following an explosion or… Read more »

Rwanda: UK Detaining Asylum-Seekers for Deportation to Rwanda

Britain has detained an unspecified number of migrants for deportation to Rwanda under its new immigration policy, government officials said Wednesday. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Workers Want Job Security, Better Pay Amid Price Hikes

Hundreds of thousands of workers across Cameroon are observing International Labor Day on May 1 by marching against abuses they say include illegal dismissals and failure to pay… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Gen Zs Combat Lingering Hate Speech

Hate speech fueled Rwanda's tragic 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, resulting in the loss of around 800,000 people. Today, a new generation - including some very determined… Read more »

Gabon: Gabon Divided Over Dialogue Proposal to Suspend Political Parties

Gabon's opposition is divided over a measure proposed at the country's national dialogue to suspend close to 200 political parties until further notice and bar members of ousted… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Woman Excels in Beekeeping

In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo, women entrepreneurs in Goma continue to catch the eye of the business world, thanks to their creativity and resilience.… Read more »

Gabon: Gabon's Dialogue Proposes National Rebirth, Presidential Term Limits

Gabon's month-long national dialogue intended to lay the groundwork for restoring civilian rule in the Central African nation concludes at the end of April, with delegates… Read more »

Rwanda: Migrants Drown in English Channel As Deportation Bill Is Approved

Five migrants, including a child, have died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom, according to French authorities on Tuesday. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroonian Civil Society Groups, Opposition Launch Mass Voter Registration Campaign

Cameroon's opposition and civil society have launched a mass campaign to combat voter apathy. The goal is to encourage disgruntled youths to register to vote before the August… Read more »

Central African Republic: 20 Dead After Ferry Sinks in Central African Republic, Witnesses Say

At least 20 people have drowned in Central African Republic after a ferry sank while carrying passengers on a river, witnesses said Saturday. Read more »

Chad: Chad's Junta Leader Orders Military Crackdown After Opposition Calls for Election Boycott

In response to growing campaign violence, Chad's transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, has ordered his military to arrest angry civilians and make sure peace reigns… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Doctors Flee to Europe, North America for Lucrative Jobs

The state of health care in Cameroon is a source of growing concern, with thousands of doctors fleeing the central African country for lucrative jobs elsewhere, especially in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Hospitals in Eastern DRC Face Vaccine Shortages

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in the Beni and Butembo region, parents are finding it hard getting vaccines for their children. Health care providers… Read more »

Chad: Chad's Opposition Says Deby Jumping the Gun On Presidential Campaigning

Opposition candidates are accusing Chad's military ruler, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, of flouting election rules and launching his campaign before the official starting date of… Read more »

Gabon: In Gabon, Muslims Invite Christians Into Mosques to Pray for Peace

In Gabon, Christians joined Muslims this week to pray for peace as the country holds a month-long "national dialogue" intended to pave the way for military leaders to transfer… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Experts Warn Violence in Eastern DRC Getting Worse, Threatens to Spill Throughout Region

Human rights experts warn the always-shaky security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is deteriorating further, as armed violence by Congolese and foreign… Read more »

Chad: Cameroon and Chad Government Troops Free Scores of Hostages

Troops from Chad and Cameroon have freed scores of civilians who were kidnapped for ransom or to fight with jihadist groups on both sides of the two central African states' border. Read more »

Gabon: Gabon Opens National Dialogue to Bring Country Back to Civilian Rule

Gabon's National Dialogue, called to pave the way for a return to constitutional order and an end to the 55-year Bongo dynasty, began Tuesday in the central African state. Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Is Example for Fair Elections, Ousting Entrenched Leader - Cameroon Opposition

Members of Cameroon's opposition parties are encouraging citizens to learn from Senegal, where a 44-year-old politician was elected last week as the youngest leader on the African… Read more »

Gabon: Thousands Arrive in Gabon for Dialogue to End Military Transition

Thousands of people are gathering in Libreville and Akanda for what the government calls an Inclusive National Dialogue, to be held April 2 to 30, aimed at bringing Gabon back to… Read more »