Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
Deposed Gabonese president Ali Bongo’s son and other relatives jailed for “high treason”
Ali Bongo Ondimba's son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, and several members of the deposed Gabonese president's cabinet were jailed and charged...
Read moreDetailsGoma massacre casts shadow over DR Congo elections – ICG
The International Crisis Group warns that the latest massacre in Goma clouds DR Congo’s elections and the future of the UN...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo: Members of civil society push on Dr. Mukwege to vie for Presidency
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Denis Mukwege, said he had received $100,000 from his supporters for a possible...
Read moreDetailsRepublic of the Congo denies claims of coup attempt
The government of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) has refuted recent claims of a coup attempt against President Denis...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo presidential candidate, Jean-Marc Kabund gets seven years in jail for insulting president
A high court in Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced presidential candidate Jean-Marc Kabund to seven years in prison on...
Read moreDetailsGabon PM says two years ‘reasonable’ for return to civilian rule
A two-year deadline for the free elections promised in Gabon by the military that overthrew President Ali Bongo is a...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo drops visa requirement for Kenyans
The Democratic Republic of Congo has scrapped visa requirement for Kenyans travelling there. DR Congo's Director General of Migration Roland...
Read moreDetailsOutrage in Chad after soldier killed by French nurse
Angry protesters in Chad tried to storm a French military base over the fatal shooting of a local soldier. He...
Read moreDetailsCentral African Republic president meets Gabon junta leader; Bongo now free
Central African Republic President Faustin Touadera held closed-door talks with Gabon's junta-appointed leader in Libreville on Tuesday in the wake...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Finance Corp says Gabon political situation a ‘good coup’
The recent coup in Gabon was executed peacefully and appeared to be a "good coup", with society and business operating...
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