Congo-Kinshasa: Dilemma - Generate Oil Wealth or Combat Climate Change?

The Democratic Republic of Congo wants more money for climate projects. Otherwise, oil drilling could replace fishermen in the world's largest peat bog. And that could spell… Read more »

Rwanda: Explaining the West's Love Affair With Rwanda

Enforced disappearances, no political opposition and a longtime president who tolerates no dissent. So why are Western democracies so bent on doing business with Rwanda? Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Dozens Dead in Suspected ADF Attack

Suspected Allied Democratic Forces militants, an insurgent group with ties to the "Islamic State," have killed at least 36 people in an overnight attack in eastern Congo. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: EU to Set Up Air Bridge to Fly Aid to DR Congo

The European Union says it will soon deliver aid to people in need in the Democratic Republic of Congo's conflict-stricken North Kivu province. Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: Health Minister Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak

Nine people have died in Equatorial Guinea from an "outbreak" of Marburg virus, the country's health minister and the WHO said. The hemorrhagic fever is nearly as deadly as Ebola. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'We Hope That the Pope's Presence Will Bring Peace to the Country'

A papal mass drew a crowd of over a million people to Kinshasa this week. Prayers were said for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the power of the Catholic Church is… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Pope Francis Travels to the DR Congo

The first pontiff to travel to Congo in 37 years will bring a simple message of peace, perhaps strengthening the sense of community in a nation where the Catholic Church has long… Read more »

Cameroon: Investigative Journalists Want More Protection

After the murder of their colleague Martinez Zogo, a government critic, Cameroonian journalists have said they won't be intimidated and give up. Press bodies and media… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Leaves a Trail of Trauma in Eastern DR Congo

Displaced survivors and witnesses of atrocities at the hands of the armed group M23, which is fighting the army in eastern Congo, have told DW about their trauma as they seek to… Read more »

Cameroon: Missing Journalist Found Dead

A Cameroonian journalist's mutilated body was found outside the capital five days after he disappeared. He had reportedly discussed on his radio show an embezzlement case involving… Read more »

Gabon: Gabon's Foreign Minister Dies After Heart Attack

Michael Moussa Adamo suffered a heart attack ahead of a cabinet meeting. Gabon's president described the minister's death as a "great loss" for the country. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Are European Mercenaries Fighting in the DR Congo Conflict?

Western diplomats are deeply worried about the sudden appearance of Eastern European mercenaries in the volatile eastern Congo. Despite denials by Kinshasa, rumors abound that it… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Church Attack Kills Several People

An explosive device was detonated at church in the northeast of the country in what the the military has labelled a "terrorist act." Read more »

Rwanda: Burundian Refugees in Rwanda Decry 'Reduced' Food Rations

The refugees accuse Rwanda's government and the UNHCR of starving them to force them to return home. The UN has rejected the accusation, saying it is doing its best to provide aid… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Mission Moves to Protect Civilians

MONUSCO and the Congolese army want to counter the movements of the M23 rebels in the North-Kivu region as swiftly as possible, while Rwanda continues to deny its support of the… Read more »

Africa: Economies in Africa Had It Rough in 2022

Record inflation, high debt levels and weak currencies sent the cost of living soaring in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa throughout the year. Read more »

Cameroon: The Plight of Child Hawkers in Bamenda

Child-protection officials in Cameroon say poverty is driving many children to start begging and hawking on the streets. As a result, the English-speaking region of Bamenda is… Read more »

Chad: Why France Is Backing Mahamat Idriss Deby

French President Macron is in Chad to attend the funeral of slain leader Idriss Deby Itno. Now France pins its hopes on the country's new leader Mahamat Idriss Deby, but that does… Read more »

Chad: Military Council Headed President's Son Takes Power After Deby's Death

Idriss Deby took power in a coup decades ago and died fighting against rebels trying to oust him. Over 30 years, Deby has been a maverick figure in the Sahel region, with friends… Read more »

Africa: Patrice Lumumba - Remembering 'Africa's Che Guevara'

It's a crime that has haunted the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 1961 - the death of Patrice Lumumba, murdered with the help of the CIA and Belgium. To date no one has… Read more »

Central African Republic: Europe Sends More Peacekeepers

France and the European Union have announced plans to reinforce international peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. Read more »