Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
Chad relocates Sudan refugees as army deploys near border
Chad has begun the emergency relocation of refugees from its border with Sudan as the army prepares to deploy to...
Read moreDetailsTrio of African countries eyeing debt-for-nature swaps, Nature Conservancy says
The Nature Conservancy, a U.S.-headquartered global environment group, is in talks with three African nations to seal debt swaps worth...
Read moreDetailsDRC: president Tshisekedi creates financial and economic criminal court
Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi signed a decree-law on Saturday to create a brand-new specialised court to deal with economic and...
Read moreDetailsRwanda warns it may withdraw troops from Mozambique’s insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado
Rwanda warned on Saturday that it was ready to withdraw its troops from Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, where they are...
Read moreDetailsInternet cut as incumbent Sassou seeks new term in Congo Republic
A widespread internet outage hit the Republic of Congo on Sunday, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said, as the Central African...
Read moreDetailsFrance renews ties with CAR in first Ministerial visit in eight years
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Friday for the first high-level French visit in eight years, declaring...
Read moreDetailsDrones hit east Congo’s biggest city, killing French aid worker, rebels and UN say
Drone strikes hit Goma in eastern Congo on Wednesday, killing at least three people, including a French aid worker, the...
Read moreDetailsEx-Congo football chief gets life sentence over $1.1m FIFA funds
Former Republic of Congo soccer federation president Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas was convicted of embezzling $1.1 million in FIFA funds and...
Read moreDetailsM23 rebel group accuses DRC government of targeting civilians after drone strike
In Goma, eastern DR Congo, a drone strike around 4 a.m. on Wednesday caused panic among residents. The armed group...
Read moreDetailsOpposition candidates in Congo Republic’s presidential election
Denis Sassou Nguesso, the 82-year-old president of Republic of Congo, is seeking another five-year term in an election on March...
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