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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Central African Republic: Low Turnout As CAR Votes On Third Mandate for President Touadera

Low turnout has been reported as the Central African Republic voted in a referendum on a new constitution that would allow President Faustin-Archange Touadera to seek a third term. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Conference for and About Women Looks to Gender Equality in Africa

Women Deliver is considered one of the world's biggest conrference on gender equality. The 2023 edition which took place this week in Rwanda, brought the international summit to… Read more »

Cameroon: Desperate Hunt for Fuel Threatens Forest Reserve

Zamai Forest Reserve - Hundreds of thousands of people have fled to north-east Cameroon amid violence by Islamist extremists. As the influx puts pressure on the region's natural… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Political Killing in DRC Casts a Shadow Over Plans for December Elections

Congolese former minister Chérubin Okende, a member of the opposition in parliament, was found dead in his car on Thursday. His murder puts a question mark over the… Read more »

Chad: Chad Braces for Thousands of Refugees Fleeing 'Incredible Violence' in Sudan

Since April, more than 170,000 people have fled Sudan across the Chadian border, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. As the conflict in Sudan enters its 13th week with no… Read more »

Cameroon: Mbappe Says He's Honoured 'To Be in His Country of Origin'

French football superstar Kylian Mbappe says it is an honour "to be in the country of origin." The PSG superstar was speaking in Yaoundé, Friday shortly after a meeting with… Read more »

Cameroon: Fever Pitch in Cameroon As It Awaits Star PSG Striker Kylian Mbappé

Cameroon is on tenterhooks awaiting the arrival of French footballer Kylian Mbappé on Thursday. The PSG striker and France captain is visiting the country for the first time… Read more »