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Central Africa reporting from Axadle, covering security, politics, diplomacy, and cross-border developments across the region.
Perfect Muhani, Lucha activist, was sent back to
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), there is news about Parfait Muhani, a Lucha activist imprisoned since July 7, and about which we had no news since. The decision to dismiss him was announced on Friday, August 20.
The arrest of Parfait Muhani follows a complaint from the founding of the first lady in Goma, after…
Félix Nialbe, opposition leader, leaves the committee
In Chad, Romadoumngar Félix Nialbe, the leader of the opposition before Idriss Déby's death, withdraws from the National Dialogue Organizing Committee. He announced this in a letter to the Transition Minister, on 19 August.
Romadoumngar Félix Nialbe, President of the Union for Renewal and Democracy (URD), makes sure that he…
A team of experts responsible for resolving the dispute
Experts from the two countries have been in Pweto at the border since last Friday with the aim of updating the border for the part of their border between the Moero and Tanganyika lakes, whose route is still controversial. The area is regularly the scene of clashes between the Congolese and Zambian armies.
as reported from…
Kenyan court rejects contested constitutional amendment offer
In tonight's show, Kenya's court of appeals rejects contested offer to amend the country's constitution, after multiple deadly attacks in recent weeks, we discuss the security situation in the Sahel region, and we meet the disabled musicians of DR Congo who are planning a return and trial.…
in Libreville, students’ odd job of funding
Several students in the country are deprived of their holiday. They have started small businesses to earn some money that allow them to support themselves from the beginning of the school year.
as reported from Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaSporty building, Jovani Junior Kouamba sells used clothes at the Nzeng Ayong market in…
thousands of displaced people and refugees after clashes
Between municipal clashes have left at least 32 dead and 74 injured in the Far North of Cameroon, near the border with Chad, thousands of people have fled to Chad or inside Cameroon according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Today, calm has returned but the situation is still difficult for the refugees.
At the…
the dangers of “bombé”, an increasingly artisanal drug
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the authorities are worried about a new homemade medicine made from the remains of outlet pipes. "Bulgen" appeared in 2019, but its consumption, especially toxic, is spreading dangerously among young Kinshasa.
as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal MulegwaFunny young people, in tears,…
an NGO condemns a “silent agreement” between the Castel group and
Sucaf (Sucrerie africaine de Centrafrique), a subsidiary of the French group Castel, is accused by a US NGO, The Sentry, of providing financial support to armed groups for several years in exchange for securing its operations.
Sentry, a non-governmental organization specializing in tracing illegal financing in conflict zones,…
Gabon-Angola: Queen Nzinga Mbandi, the Indestructible
Our series on resistant women takes us to Gabon to meet descendants of Queen Nzinga. She opposed Portuguese penetration in Angola in the 17th century. As a 43-year-old monarch, she fought hard to defend her kingdom against the slave trade.
The fighting was so furious that some people fled Angola to Gabon. Among them, Vungu…
Central African Republic: development of the larval sector
Makongo is the generic name for Sango, the language most commonly spoken in the Central African Republic, to denote larvae. They are available in all colors and sizes. Eaten fresh, fried, in sauce or dried, they represent a very profitable sector, from pickers to preparers, including retailers who make the daily round trip between the capital and the Lobaye forest area in the east of the country.…