October 03, 2022
Africa: DR Congo Hosts Pre-COP27 Climate Talks Amid Appeals to Wealthy Nations
UN chief Antonio Guterres urged the international community to reach a "quantum level compromise" on dealing with climate change. Delegates from over 50 countries are at the… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Central African Republic: Alleged Central African Rebel Denies War Crimes At the ICC
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is accused of torturing prisoners during a brief period in 2013 when the Seleka rebel group took power in the Central African Republic. Read more »
Central African Republic: 'No Place to Hide' - Rebel Leader Claims Innocence in Brutal War Crimes
Former rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani stands accused of crimes against humanity, including torture, during his time as a senior figure in the Sekela rebel coalition. Read more »
April 23, 2021
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 »
April 20, 2021
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 »
January 15, 2016
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 »
February 15, 2014
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 »