central Africa

The Ugandan army says Benjamin Kisokeranio, commander of the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was captured in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was arrested in DR Congo’s South Kivu province when entering the country from Burundi. In November the Kinshasa government agreed to let the Ugandan military …

Prominent lawmaker and lawyer, member of the Social Democratic Front (SDF), Henry Kemende was shot dead in the city of Bamenda, in northwestern Cameroon. Gunmen forced Senator Henry Kemende to get out of his car and then shot him in the chest, party communication secretary Denis Nkelemo told to BBC. …

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have announced that they will launch Air Congo, a new airline in collaboration with African giant Ethiopian Airlines. The Congolese government said it is optimistic, as the process is moving forward. The company will be launched in the first quarter of 2022 and …

The UN peacekeepers carried out on Saturday an operation in which they succeeded in expelling 200 elements of the Unity for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) in the locality of Boyo. “The arrival of the Nepalese and Mauritanian battalions of the Minusca Forces to reinforce the strength of …

A suicide bomber struck a restaurant in the city of Beni in east Congo on Saturday, killing at least five people as well as himself, local officials said. “The suicide bomber, prevented by security guards from entering a crowded bar, activated the bomb at the entrance of the bar,” the …

The U.S. government on Friday has imposed sanctions on Ali Darassa, the leader of the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), whose forces are accused of murder, torture, rape and kidnapping. The United States, the United Nations and human rights groups have accused UPC fighters of killing …

Government in the Democratic Republic of Congo has declared over, the ebola outbreak detected earlier in the eastern part of the country, in which six people out of 11 infected have died. Health Minister Jean-Jacques Mbungani made the declaration after 42 days without any new infections. Only five days after …

Dozens of inmates at Boma prison in western Democratic Republic of the Congo have escaped, enjoying loud music being played during a burial in the neighborhood to distract the guards. Nine inmates were arrested near the prison and one injured when guards fired into the air while 19 inmates were …

At least a 12 people were killed and many others wounded in inter-communal clashes between Arab Choas herders and Mosgoum farmers in Kousseri, in the far northern region of Cameroon. Some of the Mosgoum farmers attacked Kousseri town and set on fire the market and some houses belonging to Choas …

Vital Kamerhe, the former chief of staff of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, has returned to his residence after being granted a provisional release by a high court in the country. Mr. Kamerhe, provisionally released for health reasons, is doing well and has been reunited with his …