central Africa

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 …

Several Chadian soldiers, including senior officers, were killed and many others wounded in clashes with the Boko Haram terrorist group in the Lake Chad region, according to reports. The incident comes just weeks after President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno launched an operation against the terrorist group, following a deadly attack …

Baltasar Ebang Engonga, at the heart of a scandal following the release of intimate videos, has been dismissed from his position as Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) by a presidential decree signed on November 4, 2024 by Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Decree no. …

More than four decades ago, Paul Biya became head of state on November 6, and this date is synonymous with great celebration within the Rassemblement démocratique du peuple camerounais (RDPC), the ruling party. Activists of the Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais (RDPC) and supporters of the Head of State have …