Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
Why is DR Congo-Kenya rebel group row rattling regional relations?
DR Congo joined the EAC last year, but its membership has been complicated by the by the fact that Mr...
Read moreDetailsChadian referendum: Calls for mass voting amidst controversy
Chadians participated in a crucial referendum on Sunday, marked by both calls for mass participation and widespread controversy. The referendum...
Read moreDetailsCentral African states uphold Gabon’s suspension after army coup
The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) announced on Friday that it was maintaining the suspension of Gabon, a...
Read moreDetailsChad holds divisive post-coup constitutional referendum
Chad holds a referendum on a new constitution on Sunday that looks unlikely to mend deep divisions between the junta...
Read moreDetailsChad to hold referendum on new constitution
Some 8 million registered voters head to the polls on Sunday to cast their ballots on whether Chad should adopt a...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo: M23 rebels welcome ceasefire ahead of elections
The M23 rebel group has agreed to honour a three-day US-brokered ceasefire deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo's army....
Read moreDetailsBurundian soldiers leave East African force deployed in eastern DR Congo
The withdrawal of the East African force deployed in the east of the DRC, after its mission was not renewed...
Read moreDetailsCameroon’s opposition leader Kamto re-elected national president of MRC
Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto was re-elected the national president of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) on Sunday (Dec. 11)....
Read moreDetailsDR Congo: Incumbent president Tshisekedi vows to “rid country of M23” rebels at campaign rally
With less than two weeks to go before the presidential election, the Democratic Republic of Congo's incumbent president who is...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo’s opposition leader Katumbi, promises to ‘liberate the country’
Two weeks before the Democratic Republic of Congo goes to the polls, the opposition leader Moise Katumbi has broadened his...
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