Gabon: Coup Leader Asks for Sanctions Relief

Gabon's coup leader, seeking an end to international sanctions, says he visited the Central African Republic on Thursday to explain to its president why he seized power from… Read more »

Chad: CAR, had Conduct Separate Military Operations Amid Border Security Concerns

The Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad have the military presence along their shared border due to allegations both nations are attempting to disrupt the other by using rebel… Read more »

Chad: President Promises Transition to Civilian Rule As Opposition Voices Doubt

Chad President Mahamat Idriss Deby is touring the nation, touting his efforts to maintain peace and restore civilian rule, in accordance with resolutions set forth in October 2022… Read more »

Africa: Cameroon, Chad Agree to Jointly Combat Security Threats

Defense ministers and security experts from Cameroon and Chad are meeting in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, to map out ways of jointly combating growing security threats along… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Nobel Laureate Announces Plans to Run for Presidency in the DRC

Dr. Denis Mukwege, a renowned Congolese gynaecologist and human rights activist, announced plans Monday to run for president of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the December… Read more »

Gabon: Gabonese Press for Change As Military Junta Asks for Patience

September 30 marks exactly 30 days since Gabon's military seized power and ended the nearly 60-year rule of the Bongo family. But the military junta is dealing with daily protests… Read more »

Gabon: Prime Minister Says Sanctions Could Be Damaging, Military Junta Needs Time

Gabon's prime minister says international sanctions and pressure for a return to constitutional order could be devastating to the country's economy. He also says the military junta… Read more »

Gabon: Residents Say They Support Junta's Arrest of Ousted Bongo Cabinet

The public in Gabon appears to support the military junta's arrest and detention of the son of ousted president Ali Bongo and members of his cabinet. Military officials in the… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Sees More Attacks On Schools, Civilians After Rebel Leader Killed

Cameroon officials say separatists resumed attacks on civilians and schools after a notorious insurgent leader and four of his collaborators were killed during a raid this week. Read more »

Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic Blame Rebels for Kidnappings

Government officials in Cameroon and the Central African Republic say the number of civilian kidnappings has spiked along their borders, with armed gangs and rebels demanding as… Read more »

Central Africa: Regional Leaders Unlikely to Call for Bongo's Reinstatement - Analysts

Experts say it is unlikely that regional leaders in Central Africa and the international community will be enthusiastic in calling for the reinstatement of deposed Gabon leader Ali… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Uganda's President Says Hundreds of Militants Killed in DRC Operation

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Thursday his army's operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed more than 560 members of the Allied Democratic Forces, or… Read more »

Gabon: Civilians Celebrate As Coup Leader Frees Political Prisoners

Gabon civilians are celebrating the military junta's liberation Tuesday of several political prisoners jailed for years without trial by ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba. Coup… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN - Humanitarian Situation in Eastern DRC 'Alarming'

A senior U.N. official said Tuesday that the humanitarian situation has severely deteriorated in the eastern Congo, where 8 million people need assistance in three provinces and… Read more »

Central Africa: Central African States Suspend Gabon's Membership, Call for Return to Constitutional Order

The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has suspended Gabon's membership during an extraordinary summit in Djibloho, Equatorial Guinea, and condemned the use of… Read more »

Gabon: Coup Leader Doesn't Say How Long He'll Hold Power as He is Sworn In

General Brice Oligui Nguema took the oath of office as Gabon's interim president at the presidential palace in the capital, Libreville, amid a cheering crowd of supporters and a… Read more »

Gabon: 'Civilians are Happy That Ali Bongo Has Been Toppled'

The leader of the coup that ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo was sworn in Monday, amid international calls for a return to constitutional order. VOA visited Bitam, a town in… Read more »

Africa: Gabon's Borders Reopen After Coup

Central African merchants and Gabon's civilians who were stranded in Kye-Ossi, a southern Cameroon city, are pleased that Gabon's military is reopening the borders that were sealed… Read more »

Chad: US Envoy Heading to Chad to See Situation of Sudanese Refugees

U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will head to the border of Chad and Sudan on Tuesday to meet with refugees from the war in Sudan and the humanitarians who are assisting… Read more »

Gabon: Gabon Coup Different Than Other Recent African Takeovers - Analysts

The new leader of Gabon's junta is due to be sworn in as president of the central African republic on Monday, but the opposition is asking for power to be handed over to civilians. Read more »

Central Africa: Regional Bloc Calls for 'Return of Constitutional Order' in Gabon

The Central African regional bloc ECCAS Thursday condemned the use of force to resolve political conflicts as it called for a rapid return to constitutional order in Gabon. Read more »

Central Africa: Gabon Coup Ignites Debate On Central Africa's Long-Serving Leaders

The apparent military coup in Gabon Wednesday is raising concern about the future of countries in the Central African economic bloc CEMAC, which has some of the world's longest… Read more »

Gabon: Decades-Long Dynastic Leadership in Jeopardy After Coup

Gabon, an oil-rich coastal country in Central Africa, has found itself at the center of global attention as military officers in the nation declared they had seized power in an… Read more »

Gabon: Washington Following Gabon 'Closely' After Military Detains President

Washington is following events in Libreville "very, very closely," the White House said Wednesday, hours after military officers in the West African nation of Gabon seized power… Read more »

Cameroon: Reports of Polio Outbreak After Largest Vaccination Programme Since 2020

Cameroon officials say a fifth case of polio was reported in the capital, Yaounde, this week, despite the launching of a new polio vaccination campaign in the central African… Read more »