Society
Ebola: Uganda orders 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from DR Congo
Faced with the worst Ebola outbreak in the DRC’s history, Uganda is closing ranks: returning citizens must now spend 21…
Latest
Prospector 5 Rig Sinks off Gabon: One Dead, Four Missing near Mayumba
An Indian worker has died and four of his colleagues remain missing after the Prospector 5 went down off southern Gabon. Gabonese and Congolese naval forces…
Society
Sport
CAF Champions League 2026-27: all 16 group-stage teams confirmed as Wiliete knock out Mamelodi Sundowns
The reigning African champions will not make it past the qualifiers. An Angolan club forced to play far from home…
Economy
Gabon: defence and security budget falls 8.6% in the 2027 draft finance bill
Less money for the army, police and gendarmerie, even as the state’s total envelope rises by more than 13%. Before…
Culture
African culture: tribute to Benson Diakité, Récréâtrales open in Ouagadougou and AKAA closes in Paris
His bowler hat was almost as famous as his voice. While Bamako bid farewell to Benson Diakité, theatre was reclaiming…
Technology
Gabon restores social media after eight-month ban, with tighter controls
TikTok and YouTube are back on Gabonese screens. But the digital space reopening today is not quite the one that…
Society
Ebola in Nigeria: first case confirmed on Tuesday in Abuja as 44 contacts are monitored
Twelve years after it was praised for its swift response, Nigeria is facing Ebola on its soil again, this time…
Technology
Central Africa: ECCAS validates its common data governance framework in Brazzaville
Siloed systems and rules drawn up country by country have long held the region back, and Central Africa now wants…
Society
Central African Republic: transhumance-related violence falls by 65% in Vakaga
From 78 incidents to 27 in one season: in Vakaga, dialogue between farmers and herders is starting to pay off,…
Society
DRC: cholera surges amid Ebola outbreak, with nearly 3,000 cases in one week
Cholera up 17% in a week, Ebola killing nearly one patient in two: in the DRC, the health system is…
Politics
Chad: two officers killed in Miski as army orders self-defence committee to disarm
Two officers killed, nine wounded and an ultimatum: in the gold-rich area of Miski, tension between Chad’s army and the…
Sport
Eto’o case: Special Criminal Court registers ACFAC complaint
Uzbekistan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia: four Indomitable Lions friendlies are now at the centre of a case before Cameroon’s Special…
Politics
Cameroon: Ntimbane Bomo rejects Cabral Libii’s call for a vice president
Does Cameroon need a vice president to prepare for life after Biya? Cabral Libii says yes. Christian Ntimbane Bomo sees…
Politics
DRC: Joseph Kabila takes the helm of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a new coalition with AFC/M23
Sentenced to death in absentia a year ago, the former Congolese president is back in the spotlight at the head…
Culture
Fifty years after Ebola, Jean-Jacques Muyembe honoured in Berlin with the Virchow Prize
Fifty years after he helped investigate the very first Ebola outbreak, Congolese virologist Jean-Jacques Muyembe has been awarded the Virchow…
Culture
Intangible heritage: UNESCO helps nine African countries pursue their first listing
A UNESCO programme funded by Japan is training nine African countries with no listed intangible heritage to prepare their first…
Society
Cameroon: around fifty police officers detained in police fuel case
Around fifty Cameroonian police officers have been detained and questioned over fuel drawn from the country’s strategic reserves, leaving an…
Diaspora
US Deportations to Africa: Asylum Seekers Sent to Third Countries
Around ten African states now accept people deported from the United States, some with no ties to the continent at…
Society
Ebola in Kenya: First Death in Nairobi as Authorities Race to Trace Contacts
A 40-year-old Kenyan who returned from the DRC has died of Ebola in Nairobi, the first case ever recorded in…
Economy
Chad-France: after a two-year rift, economic ties are picking up again
"Demilitarise" and "diversify": these are the two watchwords of the Franco-Chadian rapprochement. From the Paris business forum to the Tchad…
Society
Water shortage in Lubumbashi: why taps keep running dry in Congo’s copper capital
Up at 3 a.m., waiting until 11, heading home with two or three jerrycans: in Lubumbashi, fetching water sets the…
Sport
Ivory Coast vs Cameroon (0-1): Nsongo fires the Indomitable Lions to victory in Abidjan
Under fire after being held by Congo, the Indomitable Lions gave their answer in Abidjan. Bil Nsongo's 46th-minute strike brought…
Climate
Sahel 2026: Rainy Season Ending Dry in Mauritania, Flood Risk Around Lake Chad
Too little water in the west, too much in the east: AGRHYMET's forecasts for autumn 2026 show a Sahel split…
Climate
São Tomé and Príncipe joins the UNESCO World Heritage List with its roças, a memory of forced labour
UNESCO has inscribed six colonial plantations in São Tomé and Príncipe, the country's first World Heritage listing. The roças recall…
Society
In Chad, the Sudanese exodus meets empty coffers
Around twenty arrivals a day in early September, up to 400 two weeks later: at Chad's border, the Sudanese exodus…
Culture
Koffi Olomidé’s Long Goodbye to Quartier Latin
The King of Tchatcho is getting ready to leave the stage. According to people close to him, Koffi Olomidé will…
Culture
Dak’Art 2026: Dakar Biennale unveils its 75 artists and bets on the art of repair
Dak'Art has revealed the 75 artists who will show in Dakar this November, from Senegal to Sudan to Suriname. This…
Economy
Gabon: Oligui Nguema and the IMF try to agree on the true size of the debt
In Port-Gentil, President Oligui Nguema and the IMF sat down to settle a basic question: how much does Gabon owe?…
Society
MV MJP sinking on Lake Tanganyika: Congo and Tanzania clash over the death toll
The MV MJP went down near Kabimba on Wednesday while sailing from Kigoma to Kalemie. Congo counts dozens of dead,…
Climate
DRC: Bukavu grapples with fires that won’t stop
A fire meant to be contained to one home turned into Bukavu's deadliest tragedy in years when panicked schoolchildren, fleeing…