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Chadian trade unions have called a six-day strike, starting this Tuesday February 20, 2024, in protest against rising fuel prices, according to reports. “Following the announcement of a 40% increase in the price of gasoline, now reaching 730 CFA francs per liter, and an 18% increase for diesel, to 828 …

The Central African authorities have inaugurated a digital training center and a broadband start-up incubator at the University of Bangui. This center is a reference framework for the development of fiber optics in the Central African Republic. The new center features digital equipment, a training room, technical platforms, offices, an …

A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 15 people to prison after finding them guilty of financing terrorism through illegal gold trade. The tribunal on Thursday jailed 10 suspects for terms ranging between five and eight years and handed five others 10-year terms. The court also …

The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday confirmed the final results of last month’s elections, which declared President Félix Tshisekedi the winner. The verdict paves the way for Tshisekedi to serve another five years as head of Africa’s second-largest country and the world’s top producer of …

One of the presidential candidates in the DR Congo, Théodore Ngoy, has filed a petition to challenge the re-election of incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi. Théodore Ngoy, who came last with 0.02% of the vote, is the only one to submit a petition for the annulment of the presidential results. He …

Two candidates for the legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo were shot dead in South and North Kivu, just a few days before the general elections. Sadiki Espoir Ndabuye and Joseph Kasongo Tshomba, legislative candidates were killed just a few days before the general elections scheduled for December …

An 82-year-old missionary was found lying dead on the ground in his room with two blood-stained machetes and a knife next to him in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Father Léopold Feyen is a member of the Salesian congregation of Don Bosco in the African vice-province of Congo-Congo (ACC). No …

Suspended by the World Bank since the coup d’état that ousted Ali Bongo from power, Gabon has announced the restoration of cooperation with the institution. According to the government, the resumption of cooperation between the World Bank and Gabon is contained in an official letter dated December 11. The letter …

Cameroonian troops have rescued eight abducted students of a government school in the country’s war-torn English-speaking region of Northwest, according to reports. “The students were kidnapped by armed terrorists from their school in Esu village in the Menchum division of the region,” reports said. The vice-principal and discipline master of …

More than 500 inmates have died in 11 months at the Makala central prison, the largest in the DRC, located in the capital Kinshasa, due to poor prison conditions. The figures are chilling. The Congolese NGO Bill Clinton Peace Foundation has issued a warning, denouncing “neglected overcrowding” by the authorities. …