central Africa

Sao Tome and Principe Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada announced that a coup attempt had been foiled on Thursday evening. Individuals had attacked the headquarters of the army, he said at the time of his exit. This coup attempt was aborted thanks to the effective and professional reaction of the security …

African and Cameroonian football legend, Roger Milla, was honored this Thursday, November 24, 2022 on the sidelines of the meeting between Cameroon and Switzerland by FIFA. The former Indomitable Lion was awarded as the oldest striker (42) and remains the oldest striker in World Cup history to this day. Roger …

A report by the National Observatory of Maternal, Neonatal and Infant Deaths (Odomni 2021) published on the occasion of the commemoration of World Prematurity Day indicates that the Republic of Congo records a rate of 16.3% of premature children. According to scientists and health workers, a premature birth occurs before …

A spokesperson for the presidency in the Central African Republic has denied that President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was evacuated to Rwanda on Sunday for medical treatment after “a serious fall”. CAR and international media widely circulated the news after a pro-opposition website claimed Mr Touadéra was injured in a “serious fall” …

Congolese fighter planes have bombed M23 rebel positions in the east of the country, causing people to flee into neighbouring Uganda, local media reported. A rebel spokesman said the jets deliberately targeted civilian settlements around the Sabyinyo volcano. The military denied the accusation. Kinshasa accuses Kigali of supporting the M23 …

President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi and chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) gathered regional leaders in Egypt on Monday night to discuss the rising insecurity in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the BBC reported. Presidents Samia Suluhu of Tanzania, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, William Ruto of Kenya and DR …

While responsibilities are being determined after the death last Sunday of a dozen people at the concert of Fally Ipupa at the Martyrs stadium in Kinshasa, organizers and police are blaming each other. Nine civilians were killed by suffocation, to which authorities added the death of two police officers. An …

Congolese singer Fally Ipupa has sent his condolences to the families of 11 people who died on Saturday during his concert in the largest stadium in the capital, Kinshasa. The stadium was packed beyond its 80,000 capacity – even the corridors were jammed, according to one witness. Reports said the …

Fighting resumed between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s army and the M23 rebels on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning in the Rutshuru territory of North Kivu province. “Many people are fleeing hostilities, after weeks of calm in the area,” a local journalist, Alain Mirova said. A local civil society group …

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has condemned the crackdown on protests that have resulted in loss of life in Chad. Violent clashes have erupted in Chad between police and protestors in the capital N’Djamena. The demonstrations are against the transitional military government, with protestors calling …