Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
US urges South Sudan president to release VP Machar from reported house arrest
The United States on Thursday called on South Sudan President Salva Kiir to release his rival First Vice President Riek...
Read moreDetailsU.N. warns South Sudan on brink of renewed civil war
South Sudan is on the brink of renewed civil war, according to the top U.N. official in the country. Nicolas...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan’s VP Machar says Uganda is violating arms embargo
South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has accused Uganda of violating a United Nations arms embargo by entering the...
Read moreDetailsGermany temporarily shuts embassy in South Sudan amid fears of civil war
Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in South Sudan's capital Juba because of rising tensions that have brought the East...
Read moreDetailsGabon approves coup leader and ex-PM among candidates for presidential vote
Gabon's Constitutional Court has approved a list of eight candidates to run in the Central African nation's presidential election next...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo: M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized town to support peace push
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels staging an offensive in east Congo said on Saturday they would withdraw forces from the seized town of Walikale...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan president sacks Upper Nile governor after clashes with ethnic militia
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked the governor of northeastern Upper Nile state where clashes have escalated between government...
Read moreDetailsQatar mediation ‘doesn’t concern us’ – DR Congo rebel leader
The leader of the rebel alliance that has seized swathes of east Congo told Reuters on Thursday that the group...
Read moreDetailsM23 rebels pull out of peace talks with Congo after EU sanctions
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Monday pulled out of peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo's government less than 24 hours before...
Read moreDetailsEU sanctions Rwandan officials ahead of east Congo peace talks
The European Union sanctioned nine people and a gold refinery on Monday in connection with a Rwanda-backed rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic...
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