Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
South Sudan’s presidency announces postponement of long-delayed election by two years
South Sudan's government has decided to postpone a long-delayed national election until December 2026, the presidency said on Friday, underscoring...
Read moreDetailsCentral African Republic (CAR)
CAR is located in Central Africa in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres of the Earth. The country is half the...
Read moreDetailsThe Duala people of Cameroon
The Duala are a Bantu coastal Cameroonian ethnic group who are highly educated due to long-term contact with the Europeans....
Read moreDetailsBamoum, one of Subsaharan Africa’s earliest kingdoms
The Bamoum, sometimes called Bamum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are a Grassfields ethnic group of Cameroon with around 215,000 members....
Read moreDetailsCameroon: Former Prime Minister Yang chairs UN Assembly
The former Cameroonian prime minister took over the presidency of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Tuesday, calling on...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo receives 50,000 Mpox vaccines from the USA
Congolese authorities said that 50,000 doses of smallpox vaccine from the United States arrived on Tuesday, a week after the...
Read moreDetailsChina pledges more cash for Africa but stops short of debt relief
China stopped short of providing the debt relief sought by many African countries this week, but pledged 360 billion yuan ($50.7 billion)...
Read moreDetailsA new era: Xi’s plans for China-Africa partnership development
Approximately 50 African leaders are in Beijing for the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, which started on Wednesday. On Thursday,...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo expects first delivery of mpox vaccine doses on Sept. 5
Democratic Republic of Congo expects to receive its first delivery of mpox vaccine doses on Thursday and a second delivery...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa, DR Congo again back China’s claim over Taiwan
South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali and numerous other African countries reiterated their support for China's claim...
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