central Africa

Three Chinese citizens were sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in Congo, according to reports. The ruling marks the first time foreign mineral brokers have been convicted for unauthorized mineral exploitation in the DRC without authorization from Congolese …

A former Defence Minister Mohamed Diané has been sentenced to five years in prison for corruption, illicit enrichment, embezzlement, and money laundering by a court in Guinea. Diané, who served under ex-President Alpha Condé from 2015 to 2021, must also pay a $58.5 million fine, and his properties in Conakry …

At least 25 people, including children, have died and dozens more are missing after an overloaded boat capsized on a river in central Congo. The vessel was believed to have more than 100 passengers on board after leaving from Inongo, northeast of the capital of Kinshasa. It capsized a few …

In Guinea Conakry, after the deadly stampede that left at least 56 people dead last Sunday in Nzérékoré, Prime Minister Bah Oury has finally spoken out. In his speech, the head of government announced that the name of the president of the transition, Mamadi Doumbouya, will no longer be associated …

At least 143 deaths have been recorded following a worrying epidemic in the south-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The deaths were recorded between Nov. 10 and Nov. 25 in the Panzi health zone of Kwango province. Provincial health minister Apollinaire Yumba said “symptoms include fever, headache, cough, and …

US President Joe Biden visited a slavery museum in Angola on Tuesday and inspected chains and a whip, but he also addressed the issue of Africa’s future. According to him, “Africans will make up one in four people by 2050 and the world’s fate rests in their hands.” The trip …

Nine (9) civilians have been killed by rebels in the province of North Kivu, the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to reports. According to reports, members of the rebel group Forces de l’Alliance Démocratique (ADF) carried out an armed attack on the village of PK20 on the Mbau-Kamango road in …

Ten motorcycle cab drivers were killed on the night of Monday November 25 to Tuesday November 26 near Bria, 450 km northeast of Bangui, in the Central African Republic. They were ambushed by armed men believed to be members of the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC), according to reports. …

The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) is sounding the alarm on the situation of food insecurity in the DRC, estimating that it needs 330 million dollars to deal with it. Nearly a quarter of the Congolese population, or just over 25 million people, suffer from hunger. …

Gabonese voters have approved a constitutional referendum that will pave the way for a return to elections and democratic order, according to provisional results announced Sunday by the country’s interior minister. Over 91% were in favor of the new text, while 8.2% answered no, Hermann Immongault said. The turnout was …