Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
New MONUSCO chief makes first field visit to eastern DRC
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the UN...
Read moreDetailsThe Zombo (Bambata) of Angola and Congo
The Zombo, or Bazombo (plural), are one of the major subgroups of the Bakongo ethnic group. Their population is concentrated...
Read moreDetailsUgandan and Congolese troops free 200 captives from IS-affiliated militants
Ugandan and Congolese soldiers rescued at least 200 civilians in a raid on a terrorist camp in the eastern Democratic...
Read moreDetails“Sub-Saharan Africa resilient, despite mounting global shocks” – Abebe Selassie
“Sub-Saharan Africa entered 2026 with the strongest economic momentum it had seen in a decade. And then came the war,”...
Read moreDetailsFirst deportees from US arrive in Congo capital, sources say
The first migrants deported from the United States under a recent bilateral agreement arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Read moreDetailsGabon opposition leader and former PM Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze arrested
Gabon authorities have arrested main opposition leader and vocal government critic Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, his political party said in a statement...
Read moreDetailsPope Leo, in Cameroon, decries ‘handful of tyrants’ ravaging the world
Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants",...
Read moreDetailsThe Sundi (Basundi) of Central Africa
Among other challenges is urbanisation, as the migration of young people to cities weakens the matrilineal kinship system and erodes...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo to receive first group of deportees from US this week, sources say
Democratic Republic of Congo is set to receive more than 30 deportees from the United States this week, four sources...
Read moreDetailsTerrorists raid Nigerian army base, kill commander and six soldiers
Terrorists riding motorbikes stormed an army base near Nigeria's northeastern border with Chad, killing the commander and six other soldiers...
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