Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
Mineral Beneficiation: A Pipedream of Prosperity in an Unequal Financial Architecture
African countries and communities should demand three main systemic changes as a prerequisite to contributing to critical minerals supply chains....
Read moreDetailsDRC tightens state control over mining data in bid to boost influence over its vast mineral wealth
The Democratic Republic of Congo is tightening state control over the geological data underpinning billions of dollars in mining exploration,...
Read moreDetailsDRC: Displaced Pygmy community struggles far from the forest
In Beni, eastern DR Congo, families from the Indigenous Pygmy community are living in extreme hardship after fleeing rebel violence....
Read moreDetailsCameroon’s Eto’o says African federations should support Infantino
Cameroon Football Federation president Samuel Eto'o said African football should support Gianni Infantino, crediting the FIFA president with accelerating the...
Read moreDetailsMore than 6,000 people infected with Ebola in Congo, government figures show
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 6,000 mark, government data showed on Monday....
Read moreDetailsDRC opposition urges Tshisekedi to abandon constitutional changes
A leading Congolese opposition figure has called on President Felix Tshisekedi to abandon proposed constitutional changes that opponents fear could...
Read moreDetailsTwo U.N. peacekeepers from Ethiopia killed in South Sudan ambush
Two U.N. peacekeepers from Ethiopia were killed and seven other people injured in an ambush on Monday in South Sudan's...
Read moreDetailsCentral African Republic artisanal gold mine collapses, killing more than 100
More than 100 people were killed when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in Central African Republic on Tuesday, a senior...
Read moreDetailsCongo’s M23 rebels introduce new movement restrictions over Ebola concerns
The AFC/M23 rebel alliance in Democratic Republic of Congo, which has highlighted its ability to tackle the spread of Ebola...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan steps up Ebola preparedness along porous DRC border
South Sudan is strengthening Ebola surveillance along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where heavy cross-border movement and...
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