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The latest reporting from across the African continent
Equatorial Guinea
New Fashion Brand Brings Ancestral Heritage Into Modern Design
Equatorial Guinea's MÍA WÍ’O CULTURA VIVA blends ancestral symbols, traditional craftsmans…
Equatorial Guinea
Oil Exploration Opportunities Shrink as Investor Interest Grows
Equatorial Guinea reports fewer than seven available oil and gas exploration blocks, down …
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo and Paris Seek Stronger Diplomatic Ties
Equatorial Guinea and France are seeking closer diplomatic ties after talks in Malabo on n…
Equatorial Guinea
Government Orders Urgent Plan After Third Fuel Crisis
Equatorial Guinea has ordered an urgent fuel-distribution plan after its third supply cris…
Central African Republic
Clean Water Drive Aims to Prevent Cholera Return in CAR
UNICEF and its partners are expanding access to safe drinking water in the Central African…
Central African Republic
ECCAS Validates Regional Digital Framework to Connect Data Systems
ECCAS has validated a regional data-governance framework to strengthen secure data sharing…
Central African Republic
$3 Million Cameroon–CAR Initiative Targets Cross-Border Trade Growth
Cameroon and the Central African Republic have launched a $3 million trade initiative back…
Central African Republic
UN Warns Against Early Peacekeeping Withdrawal as Regional Risks Grow
The UN has warned against an early peacekeeping withdrawal from the Central African Republ…
Central African Republic
UN Confirms Hostage Release as Border Security Concerns Persist
MINUSCA confirms the release of hostages in the Central African Republic as the UN warns o…
Gabon
Gabon Receives 2.7 Million Vaccine Doses to Strengthen Child Health Protection
Gabon has received more than 2.7 million vaccine doses with UNDP support to strengthen chi…
Gabon
Gabon Advances Toward 5G as Airtel and ZTE Upgrade Mobile Network Technology
Airtel Gabon and ZTE have deployed new Massive MIMO technology to improve mobile-network c…
Gabon
Gabon Raises $580 Million in International Bond Sale as Financing Pressures Grow
Gabon has raised US$580 million through an eight-year international bond carrying a 9.375%…
Gabon
Constitutional Court Rejects Opposition Party’s Challenge to Political Law
Gabon’s Constitutional Court has rejected PRD leader Ariel-Éloi Iwangou-Iwangou’s challeng…
Gabon
Gabon Withdraws 52 Mining Permits After Nationwide Compliance Audit
Gabon has withdrawn 52 mining permits after a four-month compliance audit, returning 41 ex…
Chad
Commercial Bank Tchad Partners With FNE 2026 to Boost Youth Jobs
Commercial Bank Tchad has partnered with FNE 2026 organisers to help expand job placements…
Chad
Chad Opposition Demands Urgent Political Dialogue to End Fighting in Miski
Chad’s democratic opposition is demanding urgent dialogue to end renewed fighting in Miski…
Chad
At Least 12 Killed in Deadly Farmer-Herder Clashes in Salamat
At least 12 people have died in farmer-herder clashes in Chad’s Salamat Province after a d…
Chad
Chad Steps Up Vaccination Drive as Health Officials Target Unvaccinated Children
Chad’s Mandoul Province is intensifying efforts to identify unvaccinated children and impr…
Chad
Chad Refugee Crisis: Fatal Incident and Shelter Fire Raise Fresh Safety Concerns
A Sudanese refugee was reportedly killed and temporary shelters destroyed in separate inci…
Cameroon
Cameroon Secures CFA139 Billion Financing Deal to Rehabilitate Douala–Bafoussam Highway
Cameroon has signed a €212.35 million financing agreement with the Islamic Development Ban…