Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
First 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...
Read moreDetailsCameroon separatists declare three-day ceasefire for papal visit
A separatist alliance in Cameroon's English-speaking regions said it would observe a three-day "safe travel passage" later this week to...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo: Uncertainty over the release of FARDC soldiers by M23
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the relocation process for army members released by the AFC/M23 rebel group appears to be at...
Read moreDetailsRussia confirms deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting in Ukraine war, Yaounde says
Cameroon said Russian authorities have confirmed the deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting against Ukraine, the first time the Central African...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan’s Kiir sacks parliament speaker and deputy
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked the East African nation's speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, according to a...
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