Central Africa

The Nyiragongo volcano, which erupted on Saturday 22 May around 19:00, is now standing still and the city of Goma, panicking last night, has so far been saved. Many Congolese who fled their homes, as far as Rwanda, return home. According to the military governor of the region, five people lost their lives. Throughout the…

It is the largest competition for artists in Gabon. "BICIG-Friends of the Arts" has been around for 26 years and the 2021 edition is devoted to the protection of endangered species. with our correspondent in Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaHundreds of men and women with letters have written poems, plays and short stories to convey…

The patriotic salvation movement, the party of late President Idriss Déby, is beginning to reflect on its future during and after the political transition. By a decision signed a few days ago, the Secretary General of the former governing party set up a committee for future purposes on the future of education. as reported from…

This Sunday, May 23, a new round of legislative elections will take place in the Central African Republic. The third in a troubled choice. Today, 90 deputies are already officially in office, but 50 seats remain to be filled. The security issue is still present, but in this election new candidates are also emerging. The first…

The Democratic Republic of Congo has chosen the AstraZeneca vaccine to stop the development of the disease. However, the vaccination campaign is about to slow down. The country is far from the original goals. Following the delay recorded in the deployment program and mistrust of the population, a large proportion of the doses acquired were redistributed to other countries thanks to the Covax…

The famous volcano Nyiragongo, near the city of Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), came into sudden activity on Saturday night and the authorities ordered the evacuation of the city. This Sunday morning, the lava flow seems to have stopped its development, reports AFP, and the inhabitants are starting to return.…

Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano located in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, suddenly erupted on Saturday, spraying red smoke into the night sky, news agencies reported. People seized mattresses and other belongings and fled to the border with nearby Rwanda when a red light filled the sky above the city and power was cut off. Dario Tedesco, a volcanologist in the city by the lake of about 2 million, told Reuters that Goma did not appear to be in danger, and lava appeared to flow eastward towards…

Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, suddenly became active on Saturday, spraying red smoke into the night sky, news agencies reported. "I can see high lava fountains and I think it is likely that it will be in Goma very soon," says volcanologist Dario Tedesco. "Currently, people are not evacuating." Power was cut in the city and despite this statement, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that some residents were starting to leave their homes and on their way to the nearby border…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is Kalev Mutondo, former head of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) accused of arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture and attempted assassinations during Joseph Kabila's presidency? The Kinshasa-Gombe tribunal de grande instance (TGI), which had initiated a trial, finally declared itself incompetent to try Kalev Mutondo, but for the prosecution and…

En République démocratique du Congo, un ancien Premier ministre, Matata Ponyo Mapon et plusieurs de ses anciens collaborateurs, devenus sénateurs et députés, sont accusés d’avoir détourné à des fins personnelles ou laissé détourner des dizaines de millions de dollars sur les fonds destinés à un projet pilote de parc agro-industriel. Le parquet a demandé la levée de leur immunité. Enquête. John Mususa Ulimwengu est conseiller…