Society
Ebola in DRC: How an Outbreak Became the Deadliest in the Country’s History
Julien Harneis, the UN's senior Ebola coordinator, highlighted the speed at which the crisis was spiraling: while it had taken…
Society
Society
46th SADC Summit: Durban Wraps Up a Packed Meeting Amid Regional Tensions
Days before the summit opened, Ramaphosa himself had addressed the issue head-on at a public conference, candidly acknowledging: "We are…
Sport
Yaounde in Jubilation: Indomitable Lionesses Welcomed as Heroes After Historic Title
It took the team hours to make their way out of the terminal, as the dense, passionate crowd was determined…
Technology
DRC: media regulator no longer rules out shutting down TikTok amid rise in online abuse
Congo's broadcasting regulator sent TikTok a list of 2,000 accounts to take down. TikTok didn't act. Now the regulator says…
Sport
Women’s AFCON 2026: Cameroon Finally Claims Its First Continental Title
This time, backed by a strong performance throughout the tournament, the Indomitable Lionesses left nothing to chance. They took control…
Sport
Algeria Denies Morocco Bronze on Penalties
Algeria stunned host Morocco on penalties to claim a historic bronze medal at WAFCON 2026, after Kautar Azraf's early goal…
Society
Chad: Déby Pardons Succès Masra and Eight Other Opposition Figures, a Reconciliation Gesture Met With Skepticism
This pardon comes as the government in N'Djamena appears eager to project an image of political openness, without giving up…
Sport
Malawi pull off the shock of the tournament to reach their first WAFCON final
Malawi entered this tournament as one of its lowest ranked teams. They're leaving it one win away from a continental…
Society
WHO sounds the alarm as DRC’s Ebola outbreak becomes the fastest ever recorded
Excerpt: Three weeks ago the death toll stood at 967. Today it has doubled, and the World Health Organization says…
Sport
Malawi and Cameroon Book Their Places in the 2026 Women’s AFCON Final
Nobody had this final on their bracket. Malawi, ranked 153rd in the world and appearing at their first ever Women's…
Sport
WAFCON 2026: Morocco and Cameroon Battle for a Final Spot Tonight
Morocco takes on Cameroon this Wednesday evening in Rabat for a place in the WAFCON 2026 final, while Algeria faces…
Society
DRC Ebola Outbreak Becomes Third Deadliest on Record, With No Vaccine to Contain It
It took just five months after the end of the previous outbreak for the Democratic Republic of Congo to face…
Economy
Gabon Unlocks 51 Billion CFA Francs to Help Struggling Private Businesses
Gabon's head of state received a delegation from the Federation of Gabonese Enterprises, led by its president Alain Claude Kouakoua,…
Technology
Gabon Marks Six Months Without Social Media as an Exception Becomes the Rule
On the evening of February 17th, 2026, Gabon's High Communications Authority announced, in a statement read on the state channel…
Sport
WAFCON 2026: Cameroon stun Nigeria, Malawi come from behind to beat Ghana
At the 79th minute, with the score tied at one goal apiece and Ghana pushing for a winner, Temwa Chawinga…
Culture
The Chocolate Islands: How São Tomé and Príncipe Is Turning Culture Into Its Next Big Story
On a pair of volcanic islands in the Gulf of Guinea, actors in elaborate costumes are still performing a 500-year-old…
Society
Bangui: Tanker truck kills around twenty, city in shock
At the scene, the situation is described as chaotic. Bodies were found scattered around the wreckage, some thrown by the…
Climate
Drowning in Extremes How Years of Drought Turned the Sahel Into a Death Trap for Floods
Years of drought have degraded and hardened the soil, making it less permeable so that even moderate rainfall now generates…
Diaspora
650 Billion Reasons: Cameroon Bets Big on Its Diaspora
Beyond speeches, they say it aims to be a concrete initiative to transform what they call the 'dormant capital' of…
Society
Congo Battles on Two Fronts as Fighting Rages in the East and Ebola Sparks Border Closures
The World Health Organization has called this reaction 'counterproductive,' warning it risks further isolating Kinshasa at a time when the…
Technology
Cameroon: ICT Summit for Africa Wraps Up in Yaounde With a $6,000 Bet on Young Innovators
If you hold the plan to revolutionize agriculture, if you have the nerve to build the technology that will feed…
Society
DRC: First Prisoner Release Under the Doha Peace Process
"The release is the first concrete implementation of a commitment made months earlier. Despite successive commitments, the actual exchange of…
Technology
Yaoundé, Africa’s Innovation Capital: The 2026 ICT Summit Bets on the Next Generation
"If you've got the plan to revolutionize agriculture, we're ready to sign the equity check." That's the pitch turning Africa's…
Climate
Zambia’s Power Crisis Is Easing — For Now
Zambia's blackouts once ran 20 hours a day, all because one river the Zambezi, source of 82 percent of the…
Society
DRC Faces Its Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Ever as Cases Top 3,700
DRC's Ebola outbreak has quadrupled in under two months to 3,748 confirmed cases, making it the deadliest in the country's…
Politics
Gabon and Sierra Leone sign new cooperation agreement in Freetown
Gabon and Sierra Leone have signed a general cooperation agreement in Freetown, the third deal in three weeks as President…
Politics
Cameroon, Paul Biya overhauls the army’s top command from abroad
Fifty seven days out of the country, and Paul Biya just proved he can still move the pieces that matter…
Society
Cameroon, government breaks silence after 56 days without President Biya
Fifty six days without a word from Paul Biya, and when Cameroon's government finally spoke, it offered no date for…
Society
Martinez Zogo Trial: Colonel Otoulou’s Damning Testimony Resumes This August 3
One staged confrontation was all it took. Face to face with the man he swore he'd never met, suspect Justin…
Society
HEALTH VICTORY UNDER WATCH: UGANDA DECLARES THE END OF EBOLA, BUT THE WHO STILL REQUIRES 90 DAYS OF VIGILANCE
It's an announcement many had been eagerly awaiting. This Tuesday, July 28, the Ugandan government officially declared the end of…