Congo-Brazzaville: Dozens Killed in Train Crash

About 50 people lost their lives in a train accident in southern Congo-Brazzaville on Monday night. Read more »

Cameroon: Australian Mining Bosses Die in Air Crash

Eleven people, including Australian mining bosses developing an iron ore project in Cameroon and the Republic of Congo, died when their chartered aircraft crashed in the Congo. Read more »

Cameroon: Three Governments Search for Missing Mining Executives

The governments of three countries – Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and Gabon – are searching for a missing aircraft carrying mining executives from an Australian… Read more »

Africa: French Court Blocks Probe of Three Presidents

A French Appeal Court in Paris yesterday rejected the demand of the Transparency International (TI) organization for leave to open a probe in France into the estates of three… Read more »

Africa: Four Presidents Address Regional Integration at U.S. Business Summit

As part of the U.S.-Africa Business Summit being hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa this week, four African heads of state, participated in a Presidential Roundtable on… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: Sassou-Nguesso Re-Elected With 78 Percent of Vote

Denis Sassou-Nguesso was yesterday declared the winner of last Sunday's presidential elections in Congo-Brazzaville. Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: Sassou-Nguesso Heads for Re-Election

Congo Brazzaville's voters head for the polls on July 12 to elect a new president. Read more »

Africa: Three Presidents Probed Over French Properties

A French judge has cleared the way for probes into how three African heads of state came to possess multiple bank accounts, properties and cars in France, newspapers in Francophone… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: President's Son Loses Graft Court Case

The High Court in London has dismissed an attempt by Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso, son of the president of the Republic of Congo, to have documents linking him to allegations of… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: Electoral Fiasco Upsets Voters

Major voting irregularities marred the first round of parliamentary elections in Congo-Brazzaville Sunday. Read more »

Central Africa: Review of Roots of Rumba Rock - Congo Classics

This 40-track, multi-artist compilation takes us to the origins of African rumba, a musical genre that was developed during the 1930s-40 and later gained continent-wide acceptance. Read more »

Africa: African Union Chairman Expresses Optimism, Pushes Investment

President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo, current chairman of the African Union (AU), spoke on developments on the continent as well as investment opportunities in… Read more »

Central Africa: "Heart Of Darkness" - Interview With Nightline's Executive Producer

[Tuesday through Friday the ABC television news program "Nightline", hosted by Ted Koppel, will continue with the final four parts of a 5-part series on Congo that began airing… Read more »