central Africa

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 …

Cameroonian authorities sealed off at least 30 gold mines in the country due to the death of more than 30 young miners in landslides in August. In this period of heavy rainfall in Cameroon, the risk of landslides is high. This is what happened a few weeks ago with the …

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirm the return of Ebola virus after the detection of a first case in the eastern province of North-Kivu, months after the outbreak was declared over. Ebola virus continues to wreak havoc in DR Congo. A woman died last week in the city …

The Cameroonian Minister of Health, Manaouda Malachie, banned in a press release the sale of lightening products, marketed by 5 companies, including that of opposition MP Nourane Fotsing. Traders who did not like the ban reportedly threatened the minister. In an interview with Naja TV, the minister said ” you …

One of Chad’s most prominent rebel leaders, Timan Erdimi, returned home on Thursday after 17 years in exile to take part in national talks aimed at paving the way for elections. Exiled for years after attempting to overthrow former president Idriss Déby Itno, Timan Erdimi returned to N’Djamena on Thursday, …

Intense fighting resumed earlier on Tuesday between Congolese soldiers and M23 rebels in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the rebel group controls several localities in the Rutshuru territory in addition to an important city at the border with Uganda. “Around 3:20 a.m., three of our position in Rwanguba, …

Equipment supplier One All Sports becomes the new partner of the Cameroonian national selection, replacing the French, Le Coq Sportif. The Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) on Monday announced the choice of One All Sports as the new equipment supplier of the Indomitable Lions. This American equipment famous in motorsports but …

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said he will jail people spreading lies, a warning to his opponents. “If the prison is going to be filled with people who spread lies, it will be filled,” said the Congolese President. He made the statement as he was in N’djamena, the …

The President of the Central African Republic, Faustin Archange Touadera, declared that his country is not leaving the franc of the French colonies (CFA franc), after a meeting with his Gabonese counterpart Ali Bongo. He made the comment when asked about the introduction of “bitcoin” as the second official currency …

Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo are searching for more than 800 prisoners set free by armed rebels. Army and other sources said two police officers and one rebel were killed in the assault on Kakwangura central prison, in North Kivu province. About 50 of the escapees were …