Cameroon: Fuel Prices Soar in Cameroon After Nigeria Scraps Fuel Subsidy

In parts of Cameroon, the price of gasoline has doubled since Nigeria's new President Bola Tinubu scrapped a government fuel subsidy in the oil rich nation. Nigeria is one of… Read more »

Cameroon: Journalists Say Suspensions Are Sign of Government Crackdown

Journalists in Cameroon say the government's indefinite shutdown of a radio station and suspension of four reporters is a sign of a growing crackdown on the country's news media.… Read more »

Cameroon: Officials Say Prominent Traditional Ruler Freed After 18 Months of Separatist Captivity

A prominent traditional leader in Cameroon's troubled Northwest region has been freed after 18 months of being held captive by separatists. Government officials say Cameroon's… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Whether DRC-China Mining Deal Will Be Restructured Remains Uncertain

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi faces an uphill battle in his promise to overhaul what he says is an unfair minerals-for-infrastructure deal with China before the… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Asks for More Border Troops After New Boko Haram Attacks

Officials in northern Cameroon have in a crisis meeting on Wednesday requested more troops from Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad to be deployed to their common border after fresh Boko… Read more »

Cameroon: Aid Groups in Cameroon Urge Women With Obstetric Fistula to Seek Medical Treatment

As the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula approaches Tuesday, scores of women who have been treated for the medical condition are encouraging their peers in northern… Read more »

Rwanda: Britain Clashes With European Judges Over Plan to Send Boat Migrants to Rwanda

Britain has called for reform of the European Court of Human Rights, as the government attempts to push through new legislation that would allow asylum seekers arriving on small… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Seals Markets As Cholera Spreads in All Regions of Central African State

Officials in Cameroon have shut down markets in an attempt to stop a wave of cholera infections spreading through all 10 regions of the central African state. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Calls for Peace, Reconciliation Ahead of Country's National Day

In Cameroon, thousands of people are demonstrating this week, calling for peace and reconciliation ahead of National Day on May 20. Peace caravans led by activists, clerics and… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Rebels Surrender On Western Border With Nigeria, Join DDR Centers

Officials in Cameroon say 18 separatists have disarmed and surrendered to authorities in the biggest defection since the conflict broke out in 2017. Authorities say the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Nearly 50 People Sexually Assaulted Per Day in North Kivu Province - MSF

Doctors Without Borders, also known by the French acronym MSF, is sounding the alarm this week as it treats an unusually high number of sexual assault victims in the Democratic… Read more »

Cameroon: Journalists Protest Killing of Colleague By Separatist Fighters

Scores of journalists in Cameroon's troubled Northwest region have protested after rebels claimed responsibility for killing their colleague. A separatist spokesman acknowledged… Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC to Send Troops to DR Congo to Help Quell Disturbances in East

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) plans to send troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help fight rebels in the country's east. Read more »

Rwanda: Mudslides in Rwanda Kill At Least 130

Officials in Rwanda say the search for victims continued Thursday after torrential rains this week caused mudslides and severe flooding in the north, western and southern… Read more »

East Africa: President Accuses East African Forces of 'Cohabitating ' With M23 Rebels

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused East African forces deployed to fight rebels in his country of working with the enemy. Felix Tshisekedi made the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Flood Death Toll Rises to 400

The death toll from the floods last week in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to nearly 400. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Nearly 200 Killed South Kivu Floods

Officials in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said Friday that torrential rains in the South Kivu province during the past week prompted flash floods that killed nearly 200… Read more »

Rwanda: Survivor of Floods - 'We Struggled to Cling to Anything'

Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 130 people in Rwanda, officials said Thursday. The country began mass burial of victims, mostly in northern and western provinces. Read more »

Cameroon: Journalists Decry Violence As World Observes Press Freedom Day

Journalists in Cameroon are calling on the government to end threats against reporters, including illegal detentions, prison time, and killings. Journalists are holding conferences… Read more »

Cameroon: Separatists Stage Deadly Attack Near French-Speaking City of Douala

Authorities in Cameroon say anglophone rebels have attacked military posts near the country's port city of Douala, killing several people. The attack is the closest the separatist… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroonian Workers Seek Security, Better Pay On International Labor Day

In Cameroon, hundreds of thousands of workers marched on the May 1 International Labor Day, calling for wage increases amid price hikes fueled by Russia's war on Ukraine.… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroonian Singers Embark On Caravan for Peace

In Cameroon, hundreds of singers are using their voices to call for a cease-fire between the military and separatist forces in restive western regions. The conflict has killed… Read more »

Burundi: Rights Groups Call for Former PM to Get Fair Trial

Human rights organizations are calling on Burundi's government to give former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni a fair trial. Read more »

East Africa: Kenyan EAC Force Mission Commander in DR Congo Resigns

The Kenyan commander of the East African Community regional force mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has resigned, citing threats to his security. Read more »

Africa: Cameroon to Redeploy Troops to CAR, Nigeria Borders Amid Spike in Attacks

Cameroon's military plans to redeploy troops to its borders with Nigeria and the Central African Republic after an increase in attacks from militants and rebels. Read more »