Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
Congo bans copper and cobalt concentrates exports, official order says
The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned exports of copper concentrate and cobalt concentrate as it escalates efforts to force...
Read moreDetailsChadian presidency denies interfering in court case
The Office of the Chadian President, earlier this week rejected accusations made by MP Takilal Ndolassem Hilaire, who claims that...
Read moreDetailsCameroon’s Biya, unseen for 58 days, reshuffles military leadership
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has reshuffled senior military staff, promoting the head of the Presidential Guard to a brigadier general...
Read moreDetails30 African countries included in permanent visa bond scheme
Nationals from 50 countries, including 30 in Africa, will face security deposits of up to 20,000 U.S. dollars when applying...
Read moreDetailsCongo’s Ebola outbreak is second-largest on record, latest data shows
Democratic Republic of Congo's fast-spreading Ebola outbreak is now the world's second-largest on record, government data showed on Friday, as...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan’s president removes central bank governor
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed the country's central bank governor, the latest in a series of sackings and...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo court approves referendum law, fueling third-term debate
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Constitutional Court has approved a controversial referendum law that critics say could pave the way...
Read moreDetailsEquatorial Guinea and Gabon resolve 50-year border dispute
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea signed an agreement on Tuesday ending a decades-long dispute over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich...
Read moreDetailsA day in the life of Congo’s overstretched Ebola surveillance teams
On a good day, there are only four cars available to ferry surveillance teams round the city of Bunia, the...
Read moreDetailsPollution linked to French-British oil firm’s Congo operations poses health risks, report says
Human Rights Watch said on Monday pollution linked to the operations of French-British oil firm Perenco in the Democratic Republic...
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