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A high court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered the provisional release of Vital Kamerhe, former chief of staff to president Felix Tshisekedi, his lawyer said on Monday. Mr Kamerhe has been serving a 13-year sentence for embezzling $48 million in public funds. He started his sentence last …

The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, has sacked the boss of the state-owned mining company, Albert Yuma, who had run the company for more than a decade. President Tshisekedi says cleaning up the mining sector is a key priority and he had been under international …

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been killed on Friday by separatists in the North West, one of the two English-speaking regions of the country where violence has increased in recent years. “In the early hours of Friday, an armed separatist group attacked the army post stationed at Jakiri market,” Mayor Wirngo …

Chadian interim leader Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno has moved up to a higher rank in the military, from a lieutenant general (four stars) to a general (five stars). On Wednesday, the Chadian leader wore five stars on his uniform and beret as he arrived at a venue outside the presidential …

The Cameroonian opposition leader, Maurice Kamto has been arrested on Wednesday by security forces in a hotel in Douala where he was expected to launch his latest book. Mr Kamto, leader of the Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (MRC) didn’t attend his book signing at Hotel Vallée des Princes, …

The Chinese embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo has urged its citizens to leave three provinces in the east of the country in a brief delay. The warning comes after several cases of armed robbery and kidnappings of Chinese nationals in the region’s mines in recent days. The three …

The Ugandan army has launched joint air and artillery strikes against the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, BBC News reports. Uganda People’s Defence Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Flavia Byekwaso has confirmed this via her official twitter account. She said that the …

At least 22 people have been killed in an attack in a camp for displaced people in Ituri province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local media have reported. The armed group Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (Codeco) are blamed to have opened fire on the camp. Twenty …

A helicopter carrying Russian instructors crashed into the Oubangui River in the Central African capital Bangui on Monday, local media have reported. “Two people were seriously injured and the aircraft drowned in the river, right next to the Hotel Oubangui”, Central African journalist Fridolin Ngoulou told Anadolu Agency. According to …

Chad’s interim president, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, has quarantined himself as a precautionary measure after members of his staff tested positive for coronavirus. He made the announcement on Sunday after returning from France where he attended the Paris Peace Forum and a conference on Libya. “When we arrived this evening …