Gabon: Health Workers on Nationwide Strike
Health workers in Gabon launched a nationwide strike on Friday over demands for unpaid salaries, higher wages and better working conditions. According to the Health […]
Central Africa
Boko Haram forces 1 mln children out of school, 600 teachers killed – UN
Boko Haram’s insurgency in and around Nigeria has kept over a million children from school, adding to the 11 million children already out of school […]
DRC loses up to $15 billion yearly due to fraud
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) president’s anti-corruption adviser on Wednesday said the central African country loses up to $15 billion yearly due to fraud. During […]
Gabon: French court releases president Ali-Bongo’s birth certificate
A French court has allowed details of the birth certificate of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba to be seen by another member of the family […]
Congo: Former VP on trial at the ICC for bribing witnesses
A former Congo vice-president went on trial at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday after allegedly charges of interfering with the administration of justice by […]
Chad: Boko Haram plunges GDP forecast to 1%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday that Chad’s GDP will contract to 1 percent this year as compared to the 5 percent growth […]
Cameroon: Nexttel lands 2 million subscribers in 8 months
The Viettel telecom company, Nexttel has recorded two million subscribers in first eight months of activities with its 3G license, Cameroon’s third mobile provider said […]
AIG Expands in Africa through its New Office in Morocco’s Casablanca Finance City
American International Group (AIG), one of the global leaders in the insurance and reinsurance sectors, announced on Tuesday that it will establish a servicing office […]
EU Backs Development, Peace & Stability in Central Africa
European Union (EU) gears up to announce about 3 billion euros grants to countries and organizations in the region of Central Africa for the period […]
Central Africa: Great Lakes Countries upgrade intelligence sharing Cooperation
Eleven countries of the Great Lakes region have set up an intelligence fusion center as a means to upgrade their intelligence sharing Cooperation and coordinate […]