March 16
Central Africa: Africa/Central Africa - the New Cold War Passes Through Mercenaries
Is the Central African Republic a "Paradise of mercenaries"? The country has long been the scene of the intervention of various private military companies (PMCs), at least since… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: New Massacre in Ituri Two Days Before Papal Visit
As Pope Francis prepares to visit Kinshasa, dramatic news continues to arrive from the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 15 people have died in a triple assault on… Read more »
January 04, 2023
Africa: Pope Benedict XVI - African Bishops Remember 'A Great Theologian of Profound Humanity'
The Catholic Church in different parts of Africa remembers Benedict XVI with masses and suffrage prayers. Read more »
December 17, 2022
Africa: Washington's Renewed Attention to Africa Is Part of the Great Game Between the Powers
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit Senegal, Zambia and South Africa from January 17 to 28, according to a statement released yesterday, December 16, immediately after… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Cameroon: Three People Detained in the US Accused of Financing Separatist Activities
The separatist conflict between the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon has an international dimension that has not yet been fully revealed. Last week, the US Department of… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: The UN Is Preparing to Leave Eastern DRC By Putting African Initiatives Back On the Agenda
"We are ready and willing to withdraw". Thus, the head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, affirmed to the United Nations Security… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: We Want to Have a Say in the Plan to Withdraw the Blue Helmets - Civil Society
Representatives of civil society in South Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo), following a meeting in the Archdiocese of Bukavu, called for ensuring a peaceful transfer… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Burkina Faso: After Being Held Hostage for Five Months, American Nun Released
"Sister Suellen is safe. She is on American soil, but not in America", confirms Sister Mary Lacour of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary of the Holy Cross on the release of… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Kinshasa Expels UN Mission Spokesperson
The government of Kinshasa has asked the UN Mission in Congo (MONUSCO) to remove its spokesman Mathias Gillmann. "In relation to the recent escalation of tensions between MONUSCO… Read more »