Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
DR Congo: Fighting has killed 7,000 since January, prime minister says
Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the prime minister...
Read moreDetailsRwanda angered by US sanctions over DR Congo violence
The Rwandan government has condemned the US decision to sanction a government minister for his alleged role in the conflict...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo president plans unity government in response to eastern crisis
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi will launch a unity government, his spokesperson said on Saturday, as he faces domestic pressure over...
Read moreDetailsUS top diplomat Rubio speaks to Angola about conflict in eastern Congo
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio on Wednesday about finding "a peaceful end...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo has asked Chad for military support to help fight rebels, sources say
Democratic Republic of Congo has asked Chad for military support to help fight a spiralling insurgency by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in its...
Read moreDetailsRebel advance causes panic in Congolese border town Uvira
Volleys of gunfire rang out in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border town of Uvira on Wednesday, local sources said,...
Read moreDetailsWill USAID Cutbacks Threaten Africa’s Development and Stability?
The intention that U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is to serve as the ‘frontline’ in the US interventionist projects...
Read moreDetailsBurundi’s army is withdrawing from DR Congo, four sources say
Burundian soldiers, who have been fighting Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, were pulling out following the...
Read moreDetailsDRC: Rebel-held territory expands with capture of Bukavu
Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, one of the M23 leaders who has been sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council for rights abuses,...
Read moreDetailsThe Ngbandi People of Central Africa
The Ngbandi are an ethnic group from the upper Ubangi River basin, living in the northern Democratic Republic of the...
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