December 15, 2022
Central African Republic: Last French Troops Leave Central African Republic
The last French troops deployed in the Central African Republic left the country on Thursday following a cooling in relations caused by closer ties between Bangui and Moscow. The… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: President Blames Deadly Kinshasa Flooding On Climate Injustice
The Democratic Republic of Congo has blamed climate change for widespread floods that have killed at least 140 people in the capital, Kinshasa. Read more »
December 05, 2022
Chad: Hundreds Jailed After Deadly Anti-Government Protests
A Chadian court has handed jail terms of between two and three years to 262 people who were arrested after deadly protests in October, the public prosecutor said on Monday. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Swiss Mining Giant Glencore to Pay U.S.$180 Million to DRC Over Graft Claims
Glencore said Monday it has agreed to pay $180 million (€170 million) to the Democratic Republic of Congo to cover corruption allegations, the latest payment in a series of… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Pope Francis to Visit DRC and South Sudan in February 2023
Pope Francis I has rescheduled his long-delayed trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan for 31 January to 5 February 2023 - cutting out a stop over in the troubled… Read more »
November 30, 2022
East Africa: Inter-Congolese Dialogue Opens As East Africa Community Seeks to End DRC Rebel Activity
A fresh round of EAC-led talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and armed militia operational in the eastern DRC has opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi without,… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Chad: Chad to Try 400 People Over Deadly Anti-Government Protests Ahead of International Inquiry
The trial of over 400 people who joined last month's anti-government protests is to open in a desert prison in Chad on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the military authorities are insisting… Read more »
November 27, 2022
Equatorial Guinea: Obiang Confirmed for Sixth Term As President of Equatorial Guinea
In Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has been re-elected to a sixth term as president with 94.9 percent of the votes cast, election officials announced on Saturday,… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Chad: Dozens of Chadian Soldiers Killed in Boko Haram Surprise Attack
As many as 40 Chadian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram insurgents launched a surprise attack on their military unit in Lake Chad province, near the Nigerian border. Read more »
November 22, 2022
Equatorial Guinea: World's Longest-Standing President On Course to Extend 43-Year Rule
Equatorial Guinea's veteran ruler Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has taken the lead in the west African country's presidential race, according to provisional results released by the… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Goes to Polls, Expected to Re-Elect President Obiang
Equatorial Guineans go to the polls on Sunday as President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the world's longest-serving president, looks to seal the deal with another mandate, in a country… Read more »
November 19, 2022
West Africa: French-Speaking Countries Begin Tunisia Summit Focused On Economy
The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, more than a year after President Kais Saied began an… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Kenyatta Calls On All Parties to Lay Down Arms in Eastern DR Congo
During his two-day visit to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta urged the Congolese to lay down arms and nurture a… Read more »
November 12, 2022
São Tomé and Príncipe: Butterfly Farming Boosts Biodiversity and Incomes On São Tomé
Conservationists on São Tomé, a tropical island that is home to a rich diversity of plants, birds and butterflies, have launched a project to help local farmers breed… Read more »
October 30, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Endangered Elephants 'Eavesdrop' On Poachers in DRC
Critically endangered forest elephants use their acute senses of hearing and smell to detect poachers while they are still some distance away and well before they have fired a… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Army Backed Rebel Groups That Abused Civilians, Says Rights Group
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has credible evidence that army units in the Democratic Republic of Congo backed armed groups that were implicated in serious abuses during… Read more »
October 11, 2022
Chad: Ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby to Create Unity Government 'In Next Few Days'
Chad's ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has said a "government of national union" would be created in the coming days to steer the course toward new elections following a forum on… Read more »
January 26, 2014
Central African Republic: New Prime Minister Speaks
André Nzapayéké has been named as the new Prime Minister of the Central African Republic. The Central African Republic's interim president, Catherine Samba… Read more »