Central Africa

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is without doubt one of the nations the place the rape of ladies is usually used as a weapon of warfare. In line with a UN report from 2019, the nation registered 900 rape victims, most of whom had been registered within the japanese a part of the nation, which was suffering from armed battle.…

Following an eventful referendum in 2015 and a presidential election marked by protest and violence in 2016, Congolese political actors decided to suspend their violins before the 202 presidential election. Consultations are therefore being held until Friday 27 November in Madingou, in the south of the country. as reported from…

In the Central African Republic, a large meeting of the opposition coalition COD-2020 was held on Tuesday, November 24. Originally banned by the Interior Ministry, it finally took place in peace. Last weekend, an incident between Bozizé's guard and the president's guard raised fears of rising tensions. as reported from Bangui,…

How do I monitor the artisanal cobalt mine to make sure higher working circumstances for casual miners within the Democratic Republic of Congo? The initiatives comply with one another from trade and commerce. Main patrons or customers of cobalt are engaged in making an attempt to observe artisanal extraction within the…

The Gulf of Guinea's oil producer is diversifying its economic system, and to take action it has determined to deal with the Central African Financial Neighborhood (CEMAC) market, which has virtually 50 million individuals. customers. Six Gabonese industrial firms have been permitted in accordance with the overall profit charge from CEMAC. Within the coming days, 70 "Made in Gabon" merchandise will…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the resumption of production and issuance of biometric passports, originally scheduled for Monday, November 23, has been postponed to a later date. By June 2020, the controversial agreement between the DRC and the consortium of companies in the Semlex group, which specializes in the production of passports, had ended. Since this period, it is impossible to get a new…

The two nearest capitals of the world, separated by the Congo River, Brazzaville and Kinshasa, share the same spectrum of transmission and telecommunications frequencies. This sometimes gives rise to misunderstandings. For a coordinated management of these frequencies, the regulatory authorities in the two cities have just concluded an agreement.…

The first hearings of the trial of the leaders against Balaka Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred YekatomRhombot are scheduled for The Hague on 9 February. In the Central African Republic, the International Criminal Court continues to receive the victims of these two alleged perpetrators and carefully records their testimony. as…

No spectacular announcements about African debt at the G20 summit held practically this weekend. The countries in the south, and in particular Africa, were hoping for details after the G20 funding that had been held a week earlier. We talked about a new mechanism for debt restructuring in poor countries involving creditors like China. But obviously we have to wait for new messages.…

In the Central African Republic, the deadline is fast approaching. And if all actors are active in organizing the presidential and legislative elections, civil society, for its part, is also preparing through education like those in Minusca. She wants to be ready to play her role in this second election since the 2013 crisis.…