Cameroon: Amnesty Report Says 'Atrocities' Have Been Committed By Both Sides in Anglophone Cameroon's Conflict

Amnesty International has reported that security forces, separatist rebels and ethnic militiamen - from both side of the country's linguistic divide - have committed "atrocities"… Read more »

Cameroon: Govt Says French Ambassador for LGBT+ Rights Isn't Welcome

Cameroon's government is seeking to block France's LGBT+ rights ambassador from travelling to the country, saying the visit would breach its anti-gay laws. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Blames Tshisekedi for Insecurity As Over 50 People Die in Violence

At least 46 people, half of them children, were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Peacekeeping Mission in DRC Is to Withdraw 'As Quickly As Possible'

The top United Nations official Jean-Pierre Lacroix ended his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday saying that the peacekeepers should withdraw from the… Read more »

Africa: Chancel Mbemba Wins Prize for Best African Footballer in French First Division

The Marseille defender Chancel Mbemba was on Tuesday awarded the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé to hail his performances as the outstanding African player in the French top flight… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: President Tshisekedi Seeks to Improve Minerals Deal On China Trip

The president of minerals-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, is in China where he is likely to push to formally overhaul and seal a $6 billion… Read more »

Cameroon: Women Kidnapped By Separatists in Anglophone Cameroon Released

Thirty women kidnapped by pro-independence rebels in western Cameroon earlier this week have been released, some with serious injuries. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Struggles to Recover Bodies a Week After Deadly Flash Floods

At least 400 people have been confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides devastated eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, and many more are missing. Eyewitnesses in… Read more »

Southern Africa: Southern African Forces Set to Deploy in Eastern DRC to Quell M23 Rebel Militia

Southern African countries have agreed to deploy forces to help subdue violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed groups have terrorised civilians for… Read more »

Rwanda: Death Toll Rises As Rwanda Hit By Devastating Flash Floods and Landslides

Emergency crews in Rwanda were on Thursday searching for survivors of flash flooding and landslides that have killed at least 129 people in the west and north of the country. Read more »

Burundi: Govt Launches Manhunt for Former PM Accused of Plotting Coup

The authorities in Burundi are searching for former prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, seven months after he was dismissed in a high-level political purge. However, the… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Promises Military Assistance to Benin to Combat Sahel Conflict

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame met his Benin counterpart Patrice Talon at the weekend, promising military support to help the west African nation contain a spillover from jihadist… Read more »

Rwanda: France to Erect Paris Memorial to Rwanda Genocide Victims

France is to build a memorial to the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, it said Friday, as Kigali marks 29 years since the slaughter. Read more »

Rwanda: Remembering Rwanda's Darkest Hundred Days and the Thousands Who Died

Rwanda today begins commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by members of the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Call for Investigation After Head of DR Congo Broadcasting Body Attacked in Paris

The Head of the broadcasting body in the DR Congo, Christian Bosembe, was attacked in Paris while on a tour to meet with European media and francophone institutions.The Congolese… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Who Are the Armed Groups Ravaging the East?

The United Nations Security Council has "strongly condemned" violence perpetrated by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has demanded that militia groups disband.… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Confirms Marburg Deaths After Push By WHO

Equatorial Guinea said it has recorded 13 cases of Marburg disease since February, after the World Health Organization urged the country to officially report new cases. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Villagers Hacked to Death in Suspected Dispute Between Communities

Fourteen people were killed in western Democratic Republic of Congo, including 12 villagers hacked to death with machetes, a local official said on Monday. Read more »

Chad: Chad's President Signs Pardon for 380 Rebels Sentenced to Life in Prison

A group of 380 rebels handed life sentences over the 2021 death of former ruler Idriss Deby Itno have been pardoned, a statement from the president's office said Saturday. Read more »

Central African Republic: China's President Xi Jinping Wants Mine Workers' Killers 'Severely' Punished

Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on Monday from China's President Xi Jinping for the perpetrators to be… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Welcomes Africa's First Mobile Vaccine-Production Units

Six mobile vaccine-production units developed by German pharmaceutical company BioNTech have arrived in Rwanda. This is the first such shipment to Africa as the continent seeks to… Read more »

Burundi: Prosecutors Charge 24 People With 'Homosexual Practices' in Anti-Gay Crackdown

Prosecutors in Burundi have charged 24 people with engaging in same-sex acts and inciting homosexuality in others, part of a crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights that has been criticised by… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Clash With DR Congo Troops Despite Regional Ceasefire

M23 rebels clashed with soldiers on two fronts in eastern DR Congo on Tuesday, officials said, despite a regional ceasefire deal due to take effect the same day. Read more »

Angola: France's Macron Hails Renewed Economic Ties With Angola

French President Emmanuel Macron has inked an economic deal with Angola, the second country on his four-nation tour of central Africa aimed at renewing frayed ties with the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: French President Macron Warns of Sanctions if East Congo Peace Process Derailed

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged 34 million euros of aid to Congo's conflict-hit east on Saturday and said any party seeking to derail peace efforts there should face… Read more »