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Category: Central Africa

Middle Africa (as used by the United Nations when categorising geographic subregions) is an analogous term that includes Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe.

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Rwanda shuts border with DR Congo over Ebola outbreak

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Rwanda has now closed its border with DR Congo as it makes efforts to prevent any spread of Ebola into its territory. This closure is coming after at least two people died from the virus in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, near the Rwandan border. DR Congo’s presidency said on Thursday that Rwandan authorities closed the border between Goma… Read More
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DR Congo: Ebola patient ‘escapes from treatment centre’

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An Ebola patient under treatment in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly escaped from the treatment centre. Local officials say the patient tested positive for the virus and was being treated. News website Actualité reports that DR Congo’s health ministry confirmed the incident. The Ebola treatment centre is located in Lubero, in North Kivu province. Authorities say the patient… Read More
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AHF Praises World Bank for $300M to Fight Ebola in DRC

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KAMPALA, UGANDA (July 25, 2019) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today praised leaders at the World Bank for quickly committing $300 million in aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for its efforts to contain and eliminate an outbreak of Ebola in that country that has claimed nearly 1,700 lives. As of July 12, there have been 2,477 Ebola cases in the… Read More
Anti-refugee Sentiment in East Germany Democratic republic Of Congo OP-ED Opinions 

From Democratic Republic of Germany to Republic of Germans: Anti-refugee Sentiment in East Germany

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By Mark Thomas Patterson On August 26th, 2018, Chemnitz, a city in Saxony, Germany, was convulsed by large-scale xenophobic riots following the arrest of two foreigners who were suspected of murder. Chemnitz fulfilled the stereotype of a struggling, post-industrial city that acts as a breeding ground for anti-refugee sentiment. The unemployment rate is twice as high as the German average,… Read More
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MTN expands data penetration in Rwanda

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from PHYLLIS BIRORI in Kigali, Rwanda KIGALI – MTN Rwanda is intensifying strategies to drive data penetration in the East African country. follows the launch of a three-month long Internet Fest (iFest) focusing on promoting data services to both current and potential data users. Speaking at the launch of the campaign at Remera Taxi Park in Kigali, Chief Marketing Officer,… Read More
Felix Tshisekedi Democratic republic Of Congo 

Defiant Fayulu criticised as shaky DRC peace threatened

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KINSHASA – THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Constitutional Court has proclaimed the final results of December 30 elections, despite claims the poll was rigged. The court declared Felix Tshisekedi as the new president and turned down a request by pre-election favourite, Martin Fayulu’s appeal for a recount. Fayulu and the influential Catholic Church rejected the announcement by electoral authorities… Read More
Magufuli Central Africa Decision Makers 

ICC in hot water again with African Leaders over its Probe of Burundi

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(AGV):Tanzania President is Furious over ICC’s Meddling in Burundi. A statement from the office of Tanzanian President John Magufuli said the court’s decision “compromised efforts” of an East African Community (EAC) committee “charged with seeking a resolution to the Burundi conflict.” The committee is led by Uganda President Yoweri Museveni and former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa. Ugandan President Museveni on… Read More
Cameroon 

Cameroon: Arrested protestors forced to pay 60 USD bribe to be released

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At least 500 people remain detained in overcrowded detention facilities following mass arbitrary arrests in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon, and many wounded protestors fled hospitals to avoid arrest, Amnesty International said today. Those detained were arrested following protests in dozens of towns in North-West and South-West Cameroon on 1 October, in which more than 20 people were unlawfully shot… Read More
Dr.Frank Habineza Central Africa Rwanda 

Rwanda Elections: Statement by Frank Habineza, After the Presidential Elections

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On behalf of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and on my own behalf, I would like to thank every Rwandan who voted for me. You demonstrated much love for our manifesto and you believed just like me, that there could be some improvements and changes on what has been done in this country. You all have given me more… Read More
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Central African Republic spirals into new crisis

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Three years after armed groups in the Central African Republic signed a ceasefire agreement, more than one million people are displaced. “The number of families uprooted from their homes has increased to a level we have not witnessed since the peak of the conflict in 2014,” warned Eric Batonon, Country Director for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). More than 100,000… Read More
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