Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
Congo, M23 sign deal in Doha on ceasefire monitoring, sources say
Congo and the M23 rebel group signed an agreement on Tuesday for the monitoring of an eventual "permanent ceasefire", a...
Read moreDetailsTop African countries for women’s financial inclusion (2025)
In Africa, the gender gap in access to financial services is driven by women entrepreneurs’ own self-perception. Such perception leaves...
Read moreDetailsGabon president’s party wins parliamentary majority
President Brice Oligui Nguema's Democratic Union of Builders (UDB) secured a much needed majority, results indicated, after a second round...
Read moreDetailsWorld’s oldest president seeks to extend rule as Cameroon holds election
Cameroonians began voting on Sunday in a presidential election where incumbent Paul Biya, the world's oldest ruler at 92, is widely...
Read moreDetailsAudit reveals 17bn revenue underreporting in Congo’s mining firms
A state audit has revealed that mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo failed to report a staggering $16.8...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan president fires military chief after three months, reinstates predecessor
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has removed the country's military chief and reinstated his predecessor whom Kiir had sacked three...
Read moreDetailsDemocratic republic of the congo’s central bank to start building gold reserves as gold price soars -governor
This is a breaking news story. Full coverage will be available soon. Democratic republic of the congo's central bank to...
Read moreDetailsChad ends ties with Prince Harry conservation charity for wildlife failures
A conservation charity which has Britain's Prince Harry as a board member has been kicked off its projects in Chad...
Read moreDetailsCameroon’s Issa Tchiroma draws massive crowd in Douala ahead of election
Tens of thousands of people gathered behind the esplanade of the Omnisports stadium in Douala on Sunday to listen to...
Read moreDetailsChad scraps presidential term limits, cementing Deby’s rule
Chad's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits, a move critics decry as a maneuver to...
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