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No one survived after the small plane carrying 11 passengers crashed in the forest near the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé, state radio reports. An unnamed official from the transport ministry also told AFP that “there were no survivors”. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. “The plane lost radio …

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced to death Christian Ngoy Kenga Kenga, a Top police officer for his role in the murder of top human rights activists Floribert Chebeya and his driver. Mr Kenga was found guilty of murder, desertion and the misappropriation of weapons …

Uganda’s Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng authorized private hospitals to charge 20,000 shillings (€6) to people wishing to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as an overhead for vaccines. While announcing collaboration with private health facilities in Kampala, Dr Aceng said the government is now allowing all private facilities to start …

A small passenger plane carrying 11 people crashed in a forest near the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé, on Wednesday, the country’s transport ministry said. The aircraft was flying from Yaoundé Nsimalen airport to Belabo, in the east of the country, it added. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. …

At least seven people died in a road accident on Sunday in the locality of Abong Mbang, east region of Cameroon, local authorities announced. “The tragedy occurred on Sunday evening near the Ntoung village on the Abong Mbang – Yaoundé axis. There were seven deaths,” Haut-Nyong prefect Joseph Bertrand Mache …

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed a third case of Ebola in the northwestern city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday. It is a 48-year-old man who is a high-risk contact of the first patient, who died on April 21, Reuters agency …

Separatist groups in the English-speaking region of Cameroon kidnapped ruling party Senator Elizabeth Regina Mundi, local media reported. The Senator was abducted on Saturday along with her driver in the north-western town of Bamenda, local officials are quoted as saying. An official told the AFP news agency that two wings …

At least six soldiers died in a rebel attack on a military outpost in southeastern Central African Republic, a local official and a hospital director said on Friday. According to a local government official, members of an alliance of armed groups known as the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) …

Authorities in the Central African Republic adopted the Bitcoin cryptocurrency as an official currency on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing the presidency. The country then becomes the first in Africa and only the second in the world to do so. Despite rich reserves of gold and diamonds, Central African Republic is …

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a powerful message to rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, urging them to lay down their arms and work with the government “to foster peace and stability”. The representatives of armed groups are meeting in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, for direct talks with …