Central Africa

Congolese embassies around the world have serious operational problems. Some are in arrears of up to 12 months with unpaid rents and the risk of deportation for some, or salaries that are no longer released. The situation is such that the Foreign Minister, Marie Tumba Nzeza, warned in the media and asked for greater involvement of the Congolese government to resolve the situation. The regularization process has begun since Monday, April 12. The order was given to the Central Bank of Congo. Of an estimated $ 9 million,…

Joel Embiid signed a new record, Friday, April 16, with the Philadelphia 76ers against the Los Angeles Clippers (106-103). Author of 36 points and 14 rebounds, the Cameroonian has had a huge season in the NBA. The pivot connects high-level performance, so that they are named among the favorites for the title of best player (MVP).…

Ethnic tensions in the Central African country of Chad left at least 55 people dead and more than 40 injured when three villages burned to the ground, an official said on Friday. Clashes in the southeastern region of Salamat broke out between ethnic groups on Wednesday night in the villages around Am Timan's provincial capital, according to Salamat's governor Abel Yamabaye Massira. Dozens of injured people were treated in hospital as of Thursday, he said. The reason for the outbreak of violence was…

The Ebola epidemic is experiencing calm in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the two countries where the virus reappeared earlier this year. However, WHO Africa experts are still very cautious as they still lack reliable indicators of its development. The Ebola epidemic is experiencing a lull in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the two countries where the virus reappeared earlier…

The trial of the killers of UN experts has been going on for almost four years in Kananga, Kasai Central. It is in this province that Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan were killed on March 12, 2017 not far from the village of Bunkonde. On Thursday, our colleague Sonia Rolley testified before the court about various details related to the various investigations that RFI carried out on the subject. But since March 2017, three Congolese have been missing, Betu Tshintela, a former intelligence agent who was presented as a…

Monusco is worried that insecurity will continue in Shabunda, this vast territory in southern Kivu. Insecurity due to the activism of armed groups illustrated by attacks, looting and sexual violence in this mineral-rich forest area. This is especially the case for the village of Kigulube. With our return correspondent from…

The International Monetary Fund forecasts 3.4% of total sub-Saharan Africa growth in 2021 after a year 2020, marked by an unsurpassed recession of more than a quarter of a century of 1.9%. The IMF calls for increased efforts to enable Africa to vaccinate its population. Vaccines are one of the prerequisites for a return to…

NGO published a report after arrests and violence due to the sexual orientation of the targeted. Cameroonian law only criminalizes the law, but the police use it to track down homosexuals or transgender people according to the organization, which condemns this penal provision, which is contrary to the Constitution and international treaties.…

The National Assembly's Defense Commission released its information report on Operation Barkhane on Wednesday. This is the first report to be tabled since the start of military operations in the area in 2013. Deputies are advocating a reorientation of Barkhane in the coming months by relying more on partner armies in the Sahel. A new doctrine which, according to the deputies, should no longer completely…

Between January and March, at least 1,300 acts of sexual violence were committed in Kasai Central Province, DRC, mostly on the outskirts of Kananga. NGO Médecin sans frontières relies on the number of victims received at Kananga's provincial hospital and in three health centers. With our special correspondent in Kananga, Sonia…