Countries Teachers’ strike highlights anger in Cameroon’s school system Nkonsamgba – Four students sit on a bench playing a game on a smartphone. They have little else to... Read more 17 Mar, 2022
Countries ‘Traumatised’: DRC train crash survivors recount horror Tenke – Marie Milemba recalls the terrifying moment when the freight train she was on slid backward, speeding downhill... Read more 17 Mar, 2022
Countries Ukraine invasion sparks fears of hunger in eastern DRC Bukavu – Rising prices for food, sent soaring by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are stoking fears of hunger and... Read more 17 Mar, 2022
Countries More than 50 killed in rebel attacks in DRC Bunia – More than 50 people have been killed in attacks in the troubled northeast of the Democratic Republic of... Read more 15 Mar, 2022
Countries Toll in Democratic Republic of Congo train accident rises to 75 dead Lubumbashi – The death toll in a train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 75, officials said... Read more 14 Mar, 2022
Countries At least 60 dead in DRC train accident Lubumbashi – A train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 60 people, the state rail... Read more 13 Mar, 2022
Chad Chad junta and rebels gear for tricky talks in Qatar N’Djamena – Chad’s ruling junta is scheduled to meet rebel leaders in Qatar on Sunday for delayed talks aimed... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Countries Gorillas in our midst: Baby apes boost DRC wildlife haven Goma – Two baby gorillas have been born in the Virunga National Park, the world-renowned wildlife haven in eastern Democratic... Read more 11 Mar, 2022
Chad Rights watchdogs say 13 demonstrators killed in Chad Libreville – Security forces in eastern Chad killed at least 13 demonstrators, including a 12-year-old boy, who were protesting peacefully... Read more 10 Mar, 2022
Countries Highway nightmare: DRC’s export route for high-value metals Lubumbashi – The 27 tonnes of copper slabs are securely lashed down on the back of Omar Rachidi’s tractor-trailer. Now... Read more 10 Mar, 2022