December 03, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Electoral Campaign Marred By Violence, Lack of Transparency
Tensions are running high as the Democratic Republic of Congo prepares to hold parliamentary and presidential elections on 20 December. Concerns over transparency and recurrent… Read more »
November 20, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Leader Moïse Katumbi Officially Launches Presidential Campaign
The former governor of Katanga and leading opposition figure, Moïse Katumbi, has officially launched his campaign to become the next president of the Democratic Republic of… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Cameroon: At Least 24 Civilians Killed in Attack by Armed Group in Mamfe
At least 24 civilians were killed in Mamfe, in the English-speaking southwest region of the country. According to municipal and prefectural authorities, children, women and men are… Read more »
November 05, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon's Indigenous Baka Sing to Save Their Vanishing Forest Home
Yaounde, Cameroon - In the south-eastern rainforests of Cameroon, the indigenous Baka people are seeing their habitat decimated by logging, farming, mining and construction. Where… Read more »
November 01, 2023
Gabon: Gabon Seeks Return of Rare Fang Mask Sold in France for Over €4 Million
Authorities in Gabon have launched a legal battle to get back a precious wooden mask used in secret ceremonies by the Fang ethnic group, which was brought to France in colonial… Read more »
October 01, 2023
Cameroon: Central African Refugees Stitch Together New Life in Cameroon
At a forum for displaced people in Cameroon, RFI meets refugees from the Central African Republic whose talent for handicrafts is helping them build a new life. Read more »
September 26, 2023
Angola: How Angola Is Tapping Space Technology for Developing Key Sectors
The Angolan space agency, which was established in 2013, is using space technology to map United Nations' sutainable development goals in the country. Read more »
September 24, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Grants Indigenous Baka More Access to Protected Forests
The government of Cameroon and the indigenous Baka people in the country's southeast have agreed to an updated memorandum of understanding that provides them with more access to… Read more »
September 17, 2023
West Africa: As Coup Follows Coup in West Africa, Could Cameroon Be Next?
A recent survey of 36 African countries revealed that though citizens support democracy, a slim majority is willing to endorse a military coup if elected leaders abuse their power.… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Gabon: Junta Unveils Transitional Government, French Military Cooperation Resumes
Gabon's new ruler General Brice Oligui Nguema has appointed former opposition leaders and key figures from the ousted regime to both houses of parliament, as the military junta… Read more »
September 10, 2023
Gabon: Authorities Take Down International Ivory Trafficking Network
Authorities in Gabon have dismantled a broad network of international ivory traffickers who smuggled the prized elephant product from Gabon to Cameroon and on to lucrative Asian… Read more »
September 07, 2023
Central Africa: Coup Leader Meets Regional Envoy, Opposition Leader Following Inauguration
Gabon's new military leader has started to give amnesty to dissidents and has met central Africa's mediator for the country, following last week's coup that brought the curtain… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Gabon: Gabon's New Leader Sworn in As Transitional President
General Brice Oligui Nguema, who ousted former President Ali Bongo in a coup last week, was sworn in as transitional president this morning in Libreville. Read more »
September 03, 2023
Cameroon: Religious Leaders Call for Schools to Reopen in Anglophone Regions
Schools across Cameroon are due to reopen on 4 September, but in English-speaking regions separatist militias have warned them to remain closed as they enforce a boycott.… Read more »
September 01, 2023
Gabon: Coup Highlights France's Enduring Friendship With Longtime Rulers of Gabon
Part of France's empire in Central Africa until 1960, Gabon has remained one of its key allies on the continent. As soldiers attempt to overthrow President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who… Read more »
Africa: African Union Suspends Gabon Following Bongo's Removal
Military rulers in Gabon were on Friday digesting the decision of the African Union (AU) to suspend the country from the regional bloc following the overthrow of President Ali… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Gabon: Who Is General Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon's New Transitional Leader?
A high-ranked military official, Gabon coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema served the ruling Bongo family for decades and was in charge of the elite security unit, the… Read more »
Gabon: Coup Chief Named Interim Leader As West Condemns Bongo Ouster
Gabon's junta has named coup chief General Brice Oligui Nguema, head of the presidential Republican Guard, as the country's interim leader. The move comes after soldiers deposed… Read more »
August 30, 2023
Gabon: The Republic of Gabon in Dates
A coup attempt is underway in Gabon. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a group of soldiers declared the "end to the regime" of President Ali Bongo, whose election for a… Read more »
August 26, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict Blamed for Worst Cholera Outbreak in Six Years
As violence and displacement worsens in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's children are facing the worst cholera outbreak since 2017. Read more »
August 20, 2023
Cameroon: Struggling English-Language Papers Call On President for Bailout
Publishers of English-language newspapers in Cameroon are calling on President Paul Biya to establish a special fund to help them recover from the devastating effects of the… Read more »
August 13, 2023
Cameroon: Uprooted and Forgotten, Climate Refugees Living in Despair
Aminatou Ibrahim scoops water from the floor of her seven square metre hut at the Dana camp site for internally displaced people in Maroua, in Cameroon's Far North Region. It's… Read more »
Africa: CAF Probes Cameroon FA Boss Samuel Eto'o for Alleged Improper Conduct
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, is investigating accusations of inappropriate conduct by the president of the Cameroon football federation, Samuel Eto'o Fils. Read more »
August 12, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Long Road for DRC As it Renegotiates Minerals Deal With China
A massive "resource for infrastructure" deal between China and the Democratic Republic of Congo has been criticised by Kinshasa as immensely favourable to its Chinese partners.… Read more »
August 05, 2023
Cameroon: Boko Haram Survivors in Cameroon Share Their Chilling Stories
Ibrahim Ngaroua was taken hostage by Boko Haram in 2017 in the north of Cameroon, and finally escaped the terrorist group four years later. He was one survivor to recently share… Read more »