Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
The US has placed sanctions on ISIS-DRC, but does the group even exist?
By Robert Flummerfelt* & Judith Verweijen* On 10 March, the US Department of State designated a rebel group operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of...
Read moreDetailsAfrican countries and the issues of food insecurity
A new United Nations report warned indicates that four countries contain spots on problems of food insecurity and could potentially...
Read moreDetailsNew find reveals grim truth of colonial Belgium’s ‘human zoos’
By Daniel Boffey Two names stand out from the yellowing cemetery register: Sabo and Bitio, 24 and 20 years old, Described...
Read moreDetailsWhy history matters in understanding conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
By Gillian Mathys*, & Judith Verweijen* An intense debate about the rural commune, or district, of Minembwe in South Kivu province in the...
Read moreDetailsThe Upcoming Municipal and Legislative Elections in Cameroon
The Twin Elections, legislative and municipal elections will take place on February 09, 2020, in Cameroon. This came too early...
Read moreDetailsIn Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola At Its Brim
Ebola cases have been flooding in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reigning since its outbreak. Government figures revealed that the...
Read moreDetailsTaking Stock of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan
The signing of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) by the longtime rivals...
Read moreDetailsWhat does Theresa May mean for Africa?
By Mark Anderson Theresa May will become the second woman after Margaret Thatcher to hold Britain's highest office when David...
Read moreDetailsEx-dictator of Chad gets life imprisonment for crimes against humanity
In what has been called “Africa’s trial of the century”, the former dictator of Chad has been found guilty in...
Read moreDetailsAs Kabila eyes another term, the AU must speak up
Nineteen years ago today, on 17 May 1997, Laurent Désiré Kabila overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko, the president of what was...
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