African Union Delegation Meets Congo Rebels, Calls for Continued Peace Efforts
Reuters October 7, 2026 Former Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde, both African Union facilitators, attend a meeting as part of mediation efforts to discuss the peace process in efforts to negotiate an end to the war with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 5, 2026. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi Former Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Ethiopia's President Sahle-Wor
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DRC: Ebola Jeopardising Education For 100,000s Of Children
Hundreds of thousands of children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are having their education disrupted by the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak in the country’s history, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). By Norwegian Refugee Council Published 06. Oct 2026 NRC distributing hygiene kits as part of virus prevention and control efforts in Ituri Province, eastern DR Congo. Photo: NRC Press release DR Congo School operations and pupil attendance are being
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Burundi: WFP Needs $30 Million To Feed DRC Refugees
By Rédaction Africanews and AP October 8, 2026 A Congolese woman refugee sits with others at the Nkamira transit centre for refugees in western Rwanda Saturday, May 5, 2012. - Copyright © africanews Copyright 2012 AP. All rights reserved. The World Food Programme is seeking more than $30 million to maintain food assistance for Congolese refugees in Burundi, warning that supplies could run out as early as October 2026 without additional funding. The WFP said on July 24 that it
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Congo: plea for a Better-Represented Africa at UNGA
By Africa24 Editorial Staff October 3, 2026 Credit: Africa24 English Addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Republic of the Congo advocated for a reform of the multilateral system that grants Africa a more prominent role. Conveying the message of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Constant-Serge Bounda Minister of Foreign Affairs, La Francophonie, and Congolese Abroad also reaffirmed the country’s diplomatic and economic priorities. Addressing th
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United Nations extends sanctions against militias in CAR
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies July 29, 2026 UN Security Council renews sanctions on armed groups in CAR, New York, 29 July 2026 - Copyright © africanews Cleared The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution extending sanctions against armed groups and individuals operating in the Central African Republic. The measures include asset freezes, travel bans, and restrictions on supplying weapons and military equipment to armed groups. C
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DRC: M23 abuses miners, traffics gold and coltan to Rwanda
Amnesty International reports that Rwanda-backed M23 fighters abused artisanal miners in eastern DRC while facilitating the trafficking of gold and coltan into Rwanda.
Attacks by CAR Militia Show Perils of Partnership
By Africa Defense Forum September 15, 2026 Trained by Russia and supported by the government, the AAKG militia has become a deadly force in the southeast A militia member poses for a photo in the Central African Republic. Recent attacks by the Azande Ani Kpi Gbe militia in the southeast of the country have shown the perils of government support for ethnic militias. REUTERS A militia that was trained and armed by Russian mercenaries in the Central African Republic is turning o
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Oct 1
Concern Grows Over Gabon’s Social Media Clampdown
By Eromo Egbejule May 13, 2026 Activists claim use of laws to curtail internet freedoms part of well-documented history of cracking down on dissent The granddaughter of the former prime minister of Gabon, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, holds a placard in the colours of the flag of Gabon reading ‘Free my grandfather’ during a demonstration in Paris on 25 April. Photograph: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP/Getty Images When Gabon’s media regulator indefinitely suspended major social media platf
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Oct 1
Gabon Opposition Leader Kept Behind Bars
By Dominic Wabwireh with AFP June 3, 2026 FILE - Gabon’s Foreign Minister Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze addresses the 74th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 26, 2019. Gabon’s main opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, will remain in detention after an appeals court rejected his bid to invalidate legal proceedings against him. The decision deepens concerns over judicial independence and political freedoms in the Central African nation. F
Africanews
Sep 28
ICC Convicts ex-Seleka Leader of Crimes Against Humanity
By Reuters September 23, 2026 Mahamat Said Abdel Kani oversaw brutal detention tactics, including torture, at Bangui facility, ICC judges rule. Seleka commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani sits in The Hague courtroom during a hearing in the case in which he is accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in Bangui in 2013 [Remko De Waal/Pool Photo via AP] The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted a Central African Republic militia commander of
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Sep 28
Uganda's King Oyo buried amid calls for unity over successor
12 September 2026 By: Swaibu Ibrahim and Bella Twine Funeral procession for Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, once the world's youngest reigning monarch, was buried on Saturday, days after a row broke out over who would succeed him. Oyo, 34, who had ruled the traditional kingdom of Tooro in western Uganda since the age of three, died last month while undergoing cancer treatment in the US. Tooro is one of Uganda'
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Sep 11
Fear Grows as Freedoms Shrink in Uganda
By: UN News July 30, 2026 Unsplash/Random Institute Since Uganda's general election in January, reports of enforced disappearances, torture, arbitrary arrests and other human rights violations have increased against people perceived to oppose the Government. Since the country's general election in January, reports of enforced disappearances, torture, arbitrary arrests and other human rights violations have increased against people perceived to oppose the Government. According
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