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Gabonese justice released Bertrand Zibi Abeghe, reputed to be very close to opponent Jean Ping after his departure from the presidential party. Mr Abeghe spent six years of detention in the central prison of Libreville. Considered the most notorious political prisoner, the former MP was arrested at his headquarters in …

The commune of Bulengera in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on high alert after two people were injured in a bomb explosion on Tuesday in the town of Butembo. Politico-military authorities in Butembo, a city of around one million people, said a local official from the National Intelligence Agency …

Cameroonian authorities have granted the Chinese mining giant Sinosteel Corporation, the very first license to exploit an iron deposit, indicates a document signed by President Paul Biya. According to the document, the Chinese firm will have to pay the State FCFA 22.9 billion in annual revenues. Cameroon is paving the …

Ranked among the richest businesswomen in Cameroon, Françoise Puene, a former donut trader, is now at the head of Franco group, operating in hotel industry. Her fortune is estimated at billions of CFA francs. CEO of the Franco Group, her fortune is without mystery built under the sun in the …

Participants in the Estates General of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) discussed the merger between Cemac and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) in order to reform the CFA franc, the common currency of these six regional bloc countries “This reform is underway, but …

At least 48 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s central province of Sankuru, following a cholera outbreak in the region, the privately-owned news website Actualites CD reported. According to local health officials, 401 cases of the disease were recorded between 15 and 21 August. To contain the …

Central African Constitutional Court has rejected certain provisions relating to the “Sango” cryptocurrency launched by President Faustin Archange Touadera, following the adoption of bitcoin as the national currency last April. This cryptocurrency project, which is supposed to attract investors to the country and which may not see the light of …

Cameroonian customs authorities announced the seizure of 9000 tramadol tablets last weekend in the South West region of the country. Thanks to concerted actions with law enforcement agencies in the seaside town of Buea, in the southwest region, the smugglers, who specialize in the marketing of counterfeit drugs and especially …

A last tribute was paid on Sunday at Agostinho Neto memorial in Luanda by the Angolans to their former President José Eduardo dos Santos who died 8 July in Barcelona. Several African heads of state took part to the funeral, but six of the late’s children were absent. This funeral …

More than 340,000 people in Chad are affected by flooding due to torrential rains, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “The floods destroyed nearly 2,700 hectares of crops and farmland, increasing food insecurity. The number of people affected by the …