Central Africa

Several NGOs condemn the "illegal" granting of large primary forest concessions to a single company. Contracts signed in September last year by Claude Nyamugabo, former Minister of the Environment, but not published on the ministry's website until March. By studying these contracts, forest rangers in the Democratic Republic of Congo observed several irregularities. And they ask for cancellation, It is an area as large as half of Burundi: 1,370,000 hectares of primary forest located in the north-north of the Democratic…

In the first stage of the semifinals of the Confederation Cup, JS Kabylie went for an expensive victory, on Sunday 20 June, away against Coton Sport (2-1). The Cameroonian club can regret their goalkeeper's mistakes that led to equalization of his opponents. In the second half left, Pyramids and Raja scored (0-0). The winner…

The Boko Haram group confirmed the death of its historic leader, Abubakar Shekau, last week. This had already been announced by the group Islamic State in West Africa (Iswap) two weeks earlier. What remains of the Boko Haram group after its disappearance? What are the new power relations between the jihadists from Iswap and the men who remained loyal to Shekau on the shores of Lake Chad?…

The situation of the 8,500 displaced people who had to flee a Bambari refugee camp in the middle of the country is still very unpleasant: the fire in the Elevage camp two weeks ago. Several international organizations are intervening on the ground to alleviate the humanitarian emergency, but so far the circumstances that caused the refugee's escape are still unclear.…

Former Kenyan marathoners Tegla Loroup use her notoriety to defend the cause of refugees through sport. She founded an athletics training center in Ngong, near Nairobi, which houses refugees. Originally from South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia or the Democratic Republic of Congo, they practice athletics and some have even been selected to participate in the Tokyo Olympics.…

The faces of victims of sexual violence appear in Bangui. In the capital, the Maison de la Mémoire, a cultural center dedicated to the country's recent history, hosts the famous Central African comic book author Didier Kassaï. In the shade of a tree on a small plastic chair, Didier Kassaï looks concentrated. He cracks one last…

This Sunday is World Refugee Day. A day set up by the UN and honoring the millions of people forced to flee their country of origin to escape conflict or persecution. According to the UNHCR's annual report, released by the UN refugee agency on Friday, the number of internally displaced persons increased by 4% last year to 82.4 million, a figure twice as high as ten years ago.…

Agents from Edith Lucie Bongo Ondimba General Hospital in Oyo (North), the fortress of Congolese head of state Denis Sassou-Nguesso, have launched an indefinite strike since Friday, June 18. They require the authorities to pay at least seven months' arrears on wages registered in this facility, the latest of this scale being introduced in the country.…

Established as a national park 19 years ago, access to the Pongara reserve has been banned for poachers and conservation efforts are bearing fruit. Elephants, buffaloes and even hippos are back. From our special correspondent in Pongara,Before the tours must meet the wildlife of Pongara, tourists must follow the mandatory…

Hospitals crowded with patients and successive peaks of new cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, "the third wave of Covid-19" worries the political and health authorities. At the end of the Council of Ministers' meeting on Friday 18 June around the President and the Prime Minister, a video conference adopted new restrictions. No containment, but the measures are strong and affect all social…