Central Africa

In Chad, the election campaign is in full swing for the presidential election on May 6, 2024. Ten candidates are competing: nine men and one woman. RFI invites you to explore their key ideas as revealed in their interviews.

Ardi Dasylva Ndembo, a boxer from Congo-Brazzaville, passed away on Thursday, April 25 in a hospital in Miami, USA. He had been hospitalized and in a coma for two weeks following a knockout in his fight against Cuban fighter Nestor Santana.

The United States will temporarily withdraw troops from Chad, as announced by the Pentagon shortly after agreeing to pull out forces from neighboring Niger. In Chad, the US has around a hundred soldiers as part of the anti-terrorism efforts in the Sahel region. This withdrawal, albeit temporary, raises various concerns. Here's why.

The President of the DRC will be in Paris on Monday, April 29 and Tuesday, April 30, 2024. A two-day official visit to France includes a ceremony at Les Invalides, meetings with political authorities at the Elysée Palace, National Assembly, and Senate, an economic forum, and a meeting with the Congolese diaspora. This marks Félix Tshisekedi's first official visit to France.

In the eastern part of the DRC on April 25, 2024, the head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) - an organization gradually withdrawing from the country - and local authorities attended a ceremony to close a MONUSCO base near Bukavu in the South Kivu province plagued by armed groups. Home to a significant Pakistani peacekeeping contingent. Story.

The national meeting, which began on April 2nd, is set to conclude next Tuesday. The various committees have started submitting their reports to the national dialogue office, which is hosting a closed-door plenary session for this purpose. On Thursday, April 25th, the political committee took its turn. It is challenging to pinpoint the exact recommendations put forth by the commissioners.

Is this the start of a legal showdown between Apple and the Democratic Republic of Congo? Kinshasa accuses the tech giant of sourcing minerals from its mines, allegedly "illegally exploited." The Congolese government condemns the "numerous human rights violations" that reportedly take place there.

The US embassy had to speak out on Thursday, April 25th, against another propaganda attack aimed at them. These attacks have been increasing as Washington tries, unsuccessfully, to distance Bangui's authorities from Russian mercenaries.

The prevalence of fake news is increasing in Central Africa, largely due to social media. To combat this, bloggers, media outlets, and civil society actors have been organizing training and awareness sessions in recent months.

Vital Kamerhe is set to reclaim the presidency of the National Assembly. His triumph in Tuesday's primaries, where he outstripped two of his Union sacrée colleagues, paves the way for him to the speaker's chair. Privately and publicly, he is starting to outline the shape of his upcoming presidency.