The opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for mass demonstrations next month to demand over electoral issues. The Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni) is accused of trying to delay the 2023 elections. The opposition also accused President Felix Tshisekedi of blocking the electoral process while the heads …
Read More »Former Chadian President Hissène Habré to be buried in Senegal
Former Chadian president Hissène Habré will be buried in Senegal where was imprisoned. He allegedly died of covid-19, according to reports. He has been serving a life sentence in Senegal for crimes against humanity. Read also: Niger: hundreds of jihadists attack a military post On Wednesday, his family declared that …
Read More »Cameroon: a Red Cross employee killed in an attack
A Red Cross employee is reported to have been killed in Cameroon during an attack in Bamenda, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Diomède Nzobambona, 62, was working on water and sanitation projects in the restive North-West Anglophone region. “The circumstances of his death have yet …
Read More »Former Chadian President Hissène Habré died in Senegal
Former Chadian President Hissène Habré died on August 24 in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. He allegedly contracted the coronavirus in prison, according to reports. Hissène Habré, 79 comes to power following the coup d’état which overthrows Goukouni Oueddei, Hissène Habré led Chad for 8 years, from 1982 to 1990. …
Read More »DR Congo: an activist jailed for accusing first lady of corruption
An activist, member of an anti-corruption organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been arrested after he had accused the president’s wife of corruption. Ghislain Muhiva of the anti-corruption organization, “Lutte Pour Le Changement” (Lucha), alleged that a foundation run by Denise Tshisekedi had diverted aid meant for the …
Read More »DRC to adopt sign language as the fifth official language
The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo said it intends to make sign language, the fifth official language, adding to Swahili, Lingala, Kituba and Tshiluba. It will be formally taught in schools to help people who rely on sign language to access government services more easily. “It’s a community …
Read More »DRC: parliament extends state of emergency over insecurity
The parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo has voted to extend the state of emergency in Ituri and North Kivu, the two eastern provinces that have been rocked by insecurity. Out of 335 MPs, 334 voted in favour while one abstained. The state of emergency imposed by President Félix …
Read More »Cameroon: several flee the country after ethnic clashes
More than 10,000 people have fled northern Cameroon after deadly clashes between fishermen and herders from two neighbouring communities. The clashes have led to the death of 20 people so far. Those fleeing from the region have sought assistance in neighbouring Chad. Clashes began following a dispute between an ethnic …
Read More »US special forces to be deployed in DR congo to fight militants
US special forces will soon be deployed to the east of the country to help fight Islamist militants, has said Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He said they would stay for several weeks, supporting the Congolese army in its campaign against the Allied Defence Forces (ADF). …
Read More »Cameroon: at least 12 dead in deadly clashes between two communities
Clashes between two communities in Cameroon’s Far North region left twelve dead and tens wounded, Midjiyawa Bakari, the regional governor, says. The unrest, in which 48 people were also injured, took place in Logone Birni, an area on the banks of Logone River along the border between Chad and Cameroon. …
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