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Chad’s former Prime Minister and opposition leader, Succès Masra, is seeking the support of French President Emmanuel Macron after spending two months in pre-trial detention. Masra’s legal team has sent an official letter to Mr. Macron, urging him to speak out and intervene in what they describe as a politically …

Two government ministers have left the ranks to announce their candidacies for the forthcoming presidential elections scheduled for October in Cameroon. However, the presidential camp remains calm in the face of these two defections in less than a week. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Minister for Employment and Vocational Training, resigned from …

At least 29 students died in a Bangui high school, while 260 others were injured, in a stampede caused by the explosion of an electrical transformer in the Central African Republic. The incident occurred while over 5,000 students from six other schools in the Central African capital were taking their …

At least 19 people have died after heavy rains caused deadly flooding in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday, according to reports. Damage was also reported in the neighboring capital, Brazzaville. The heavy rains came at a time when the capital had been in the dry season for over …

Gabon is set to stop exporting raw manganese by 2029, as part of a national strategy to boost local industry and reduce dependence on exports of unprocessed resources. The government announced the move as part of efforts to transform its economy. Manganese, alongside oil and timber, is one of Gabon’s …

According to the World Food Program, nearly 28 million people are now facing acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly in the east of the country. “More than 10 million people in the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu and Tanganyika are facing acute food insecurity”, says …

In Chad, former Prime Minister and opposition politician Succes Masra was arrested at dawn on Friday May 16 at his home, no reason having been given for the arrest, according to reports. According to the worldwide radio station, the home of Succès Masra, president of the opposition party Les Transformateurs, …

Former Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba and his family have arrived in the Angolan capital Luanda, having been released five days after the release of Ali Bongo’s wife and son. The announcement was made on Friday May 16 by the Angolan presidency, publishing photos on social networks. “Following the initiatives …

In the Democratic Republic of Congo and on the continent, the former head of state is forging ties while seeking allies, Joseph Kabila has been meeting with current and former heads of state for several months now. To others, he has sent letters in which he shares his views on …

In the DRC, the opposition leader and former Prime Minister, Matata Ponyo, is facing a 20-year prison sentence for alleged embezzlement of nearly $200 million earmarked for the agri-food park project. This is the sentence requested against the man who was head of government between 2012 and 2016, on Wednesday …