Central Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in Central Africa, a subregion of the African continent comprising.
What makes young people accept help to stay well: a review of interventions in Africa
By Marisa Casale*, Genevieve Haupt Ronnie*, Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun* Anyone who has ever tried to convince an adolescent to...
Read moreDetailsAFCON: Cameroon, Cape Verde open campaign with wins
Organizers may have been forced to push the competition back a year, but the Africa Cup of Nations is finally happening in...
Read moreDetailsGabon and Ghana join UN Security Council
The U.N. Security Council got five new members Tuesday, as Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates formally...
Read moreDetailsLocal sources say Burundian forces are present in Eastern DRC
Witnesses from the town of Lemera which is located in the province of South Kivu claim Burundian forces entered illegally...
Read moreDetails“Fall of Kabul”: Lessons for the African Sahel
The reaction of the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari after the Taliban victory in Afghan summed up the feelings of Africa...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo arrests former health minister over missing COVID funds
The former Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo Eteni Longondo was placed Friday under provisional arrest for...
Read moreDetailsFormer Chadian President Hissène Habré has died at age 79
Hissene Habre, the former strongman president of Chad and security ally of the West during the Cold War who was...
Read moreDetailsIdriss Déby Itno (1952 – April 20, 2021)
General Idriss Déby Itno, a military powerhouse and one of Africa's longest-serving leaders was born in 1952 into a family of...
Read moreDetailsThe 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...
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