Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
Congo’s Ebola cases surpass 11,000, government data show
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 11,000, government data showed on Tuesday. Confirmed...
Read moreDetailsEbola survivors comfort sick children in Congo’s isolation wards
Whenever Jerkis Mahamba hears a child cry out in the Ebola ward in Butembo, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, he...
Read moreDetailsPutin woos African leaders, says Russia a better partner than ‘colonial’ West
President Vladimir Putin told African leaders on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a...
Read moreDetailsBorr Drilling rig sinks off Gabon, one person dead and four missing
Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 drilling rig sank late on Saturday off the coast of Mayumba, Gabon, killing one worker and leaving...
Read moreDetailsDidinga / Lango / Toi of South Sudan
Notable among ethnic groups in the Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan—which share historical and geographical ties, as well as...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo: $700m in Ebola aid unaccounted for as outbreak spreads
Africa's top public health agency and Congolese officials have raised concerns over $700 million in Ebola aid that is unaccounted...
Read moreDetailsGabon says debt audit findings still under review by IMF, may be revised
Gabon said on Monday that findings from its debt audit were under review by the International Monetary Fund and could...
Read moreDetailsKetebo / Mening of South Sudan
The Ketebo people—also known in certain border areas as the "Mening"—are one of the smallest and least documented ethnic groups...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Countries Ranked on the Global AI Index 2026
Nigeria is the leading African country in the second edition of the Global Index on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (GIRAI), ranking...
Read moreDetailsCongo’s Ebola infections surpass 9,000, government report shows
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 9,000, government data showed on...
Read moreDetails