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A health worker in the INRB laboratory Following the official declaration of the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak on May 15 in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, response measures were rapidly implemented across affected health areas […]
On Monday, June 8, Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Culture ordered the immediate suspension of all beauty contests held nationwide. The official statement freezes indefinitely any competition for miss titles, neighborhood queens, or ethnic promotion, pending […]
Current Affairs Call-in Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye faye faces possible exclusion from pastef Listen – 19:30 In this edition of Current Affairs Call-in, journalists and experts address your questions on the growing military tensions between Iran […]
On Monday, June 8, 2026, Togo’s President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, the African Union (AU) mediator for the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region, chaired a meeting in […]
Togolese Council President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, the African Union mediator for the crisis in eastern DRC and the Great Lakes region, chaired a meeting on Monday 8 June 2026 in Lomé. The session focused on […]
On 15 May 2026, sexist and misogynistic remarks from the highest seat of the National Assembly shook Congolese politics. A widely shared video shows national deputy Micheline Mpundu finishing her information motion and leaving the […]
Gabon’s strategic economic roadmap is yielding significant milestones as the nation pursues its goal of becoming Central Africa’s primary industrial and mining hub by 2030. Following a major agreement with Africa Global Logistics (AGL) regarding […]
Mali’s prime minister, Abdoulaye Maïga, attended the opening ceremony of panels covering topics such as ‘media literacy: a civic challenge in the digital age’, ‘information disorder: the mdm triptych and verification tools’, and ‘teaching and […]
The burial of a patient who succumbed to Ebola The Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus disease continues its spread across the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The latest epidemiological data reveals […]
The Cameroonian government is expanding its workforce once again. Minister Joseph Lé has detailed the opening of 2,090 positions across various administrative sectors for the 2026 fiscal year. This move represents a notable shift after […]
On June 23, 2026, the state of Cameroon will reach a significant milestone in its debt management strategy by settling an installment of its ECMR 2023 multi-tranche bond. The total disbursement is set to exceed […]
Gabon and European Union forge new path in strategic partnership The 2026 session of the strategic partnership dialogue between Gabon and the European Union opened this Monday at the Palais des Congrès Omar Bongo Ondimba. […]