Chad: Chad Orders French Troops to Leave Within Six Weeks As Relations Sour

French soldiers have been asked to leave Chad by 31 January, sources close to the government in Paris say - a deadline that RFI was able to confirm with Chadian authorities. Read more »

Chad: France Begins Withdrawing Military Troops From Chad

France's military presence in Chad has ended following the departure of two combat jets and a tanker aeroplane from the capital N'Djamena. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Uganda's DRC Mission Under Scrutiny Amid Claims of Double Dealing

Three years after Ugandan troops crossed into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight rebels linked to the Islamic State, their mission has yielded mixed results, with… Read more »

Chad: Chad Launches Commission to End Military Pact With France

Chad, the last remaining country in the Sahel to play host French troops, has set up a special commission to oversee the dismantling of the military agreement between Paris and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Mystery Illness Claims More Than 140 Lives in Remote DRC Province

An unknown disease has killed at least 143 people in Democratic Republic of Congo's southwestern Kwango province, with local officials warning the death toll will continue to rise. Read more »

Angola: Biden Wraps Up Angola Trip With Drought Aid and Mega Railway Drive

US President Joe Biden announced more than $1 billion in funding for drought-stricken African nations as he ended his three-day visit to Angola with a summit at the port of Lobito,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Belgium to Pay Damages for Forced Separations in Congo During Colonial Rule

Belgium's Court of Appeals on Monday ordered the government to pay compensation to five Congolese women who were forcibly separated from their mothers during colonial rule. The… Read more »

Angola: Biden Visits Angola to Keep Railway Project and American Interests On Track

US President Joe Biden arrived in Angola on Monday, delivering on a promise to make an official trip to Africa before leaving office. The journey, likely his last one overseas as… Read more »

West Africa: Chad Cuts Military Ties With France As Alliances Shift Across the Sahel

Chad has ended its defence cooperation pact with France - a move that could see French troops leave the country as the former colonial power's influence across the Sahel collapses. Read more »

Central African Republic: Former Wagner Media Operative Lifts the Lid On Russian Disinformation in Central African Republic

Journalist Ephrem Yalike was once an instrument of propaganda for the Wagner mercenary group in Bangui. Having secretly fled the Central African Republic a few months ago, he… Read more »

Gabon: Gabon Approves New Constitution a Year After Military Seized Power

Gabonese voters have given a resounding 'yes' to a new constitution proposed by the country's military rulers. The changes, approved in a referendum on Sunday, include limits to… Read more »

Gabon: Gabon Votes On Sweeping Changes to Its Political Future

Gabon is holding a constitutional referendum on Saturday that could reshape its political system - introducing a seven-year presidential term, renewable once, while abolishing the… Read more »

Africa: UK Sanctions Russia-Backed Wagner Group Successor Africa Corps

The UK government announced sanctions on Thursday against three private mercenary groups operating in Africa with links to the Kremlin, including Wagner group successor Africa… Read more »

Chad: Jihadist Attack Near Lake Chad Leaves 40 Dead, President Orders Retaliation

Chad's President Mahamat Deby Itno has vowed to track down the assailants who killed at least 40 soldiers in an attack on a military base in Chad's Lake region. Read more »

Africa: Malam, an Artist Taking the Idea of a 'Collection' to a New Level

Made up of hundreds of discarded toys, household items, broken cables and bits of plastic, Cameroonian artist Malam's giant head-shaped sculptures are deceptively playful. Invited… Read more »

Gabon: Gabon to Hold Referendum On New Constitution in November

Gabon will hold a referendum on 16 November on a proposed new constitution, a key step towards the return to a civilian regime which the military junta promised after a coup, the… Read more »

Central Africa: Floods Leave 10 Million Children Out of School in West and Central Africa

An estimated 10 million children across Nigeria, Mali, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo are unable to attend school after devastating regional flooding, the charity Save… Read more »

Angola: Artistic Exchange Between Brazil and Angola Aims to Reclaim Colonial Ties

For the first time in its 73-year history, the Sao Paulo Biennial is taking artworks to the African continent with a travelling showcase in Angola. The event's curators told RFI… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: French Interior Minister Vows More Deportation Flights to DR Congo From Mayotte

France's interior minister has ordered authorities in the French overseas department of Mayotte to arrange deportation flights for migrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo,… Read more »

Rwanda: France Puts Rwandan Doctor On Trial for Alleged Role in 1994 Genocide

Eugene Rwamucyo, a former doctor who practiced in France until 2010, went on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of participating in Rwanda's 1994 genocide. His is the eighth such… Read more »

Rwanda: Eight Dead in Rwanda As Marburg Virus Outbreak Declared

Rwanda says at least eight people have died so far from the highly contagious, Ebola-like Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea and Gabon Face Off At the ICJ Over Oil-Rich Islands

Equatorial Guinea asked judges at the International Court of Justice to reject Gabon's claim to several islands in potentially oil-rich waters in the Gulf of Guinea. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Seeks Justice and Reparations for Rwanda's Role in Conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo has brought a case against Rwanda to the East African Court of Justice, accusing it of "violating its sovereignty and national integrity" in the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Rwandan Forces and M23 Rebels Accused of Shelling Civilians in DR Congo

The NGO Human Rights Watch has accused the Rwandan army and the M23 armed group of "indiscriminately bombing" displacement camps around Goma, the capital of North Kivu, as unrest… Read more »

Africa: WHO Reports 30,000 Suspected Mpox Cases in Africa, Mainly in DRC

Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out, the World Health… Read more »