Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
Rating agency warns Mpox to add to sub-Saharan Africa’s fiscal pressures
A rapid spread of the mpox virus in sub-Saharan Africa could add to the fiscal pressures many countries in the...
Read moreDetailsNew mpox strain is changing fast; African scientists are ‘working blind’ to respond
Scientists studying the new mpox strain that has spread out of Democratic Republic of Congo say the virus is changing...
Read moreDetailsFighting resumes in eastern DR Congo
Fighting resumed Sunday (Aug. 25) in eastern DRC between the M23 rebels and the army. Local media report violent clashes...
Read moreDetailsWhy, after two years, are mpox vaccines just now making their way to Africa
The first 10,000 mpox vaccines are finally due to arrive next week in Africa, where a dangerous new strain of...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases in the last week up to Tuesday as...
Read moreDetailsSub-Saharan Africa’s International Migration: Patterns, Trends, and Policy Concerns
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of education exclusion of the six developing worlds. As of 2015, a median of 88% across...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo to receive Mpox vaccines next week
As the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday, August 19, that countries affected by the mpox variant initiate vaccination...
Read moreDetailsWHO official says Mpox is not the new COVID
A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain,...
Read moreDetailsThe Zande in Central Africa
The Zande people of Central Africa speak a language of the Adamawa-Ubangi branch of the Niger-Congo language family. The regions...
Read moreDetailsGulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline Deal: what does it mean for Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea?
Both Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea are important exporters of oil in the international market while the former is Africa’s second...
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