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Current reporting, analysis and cultural coverage from across Central Africa, with direct country access.

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António Guterres with Ebola survivors and response workers at Mangina treatment centre in September 2019

DR Congo · Health & conflict · Developing · Ebola response

Bunia begins Ebola vaccinations as BRAVO study tests protection for frontline workers

The study targets 20,000 responders in Ituri and North Kivu. Ervebo is licensed against Zaire Ebola, but protection against the Bundibugyo virus driving this outbreak remains unproven.

Updated 19 Sept 2026, 21:03 WAT

AI-created conceptual view of distinct Congolese adults carrying blank placards along a Kinshasa boulevard with public-order officers in the distance

DR Congo · Politics · Constitutional politics

DR Congo police disperse multi-city protests over constitutional change

Police used tear gas in Kinshasa and several provincial cities as the C64 opposition coalition protested a proposal it says could weaken presidential term limits. The amendment is under debate; it has not become law.

15 Sept 2026, 23:58 WAT

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Symbolic reconstruction of a fire-damaged empty classroom in a densely built hillside city

DR Congo · Latest

Hospital count puts Bukavu school-fire deaths at 29 as official totals diverge

Radio Okapi says hospital sources now count 29 children killed. South Kivu’s provincial government reports 26 and AFC/M23 earlier reported 24; Kinshasa’s education ministry has not issued a consolidated toll.

Updated 11 Sept 2026, 05:00 WAT

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Editorial illustration of a generic medical tablet and ECG accessories on a clinic desk

Cameroon / Central Africa · Technology

The heart test travelled instead of the patient: Cameroon’s Cardiopad idea

Arthur Zang’s medical tablet addressed distance between a local health worker and a specialist. Its importance lies in that connection, not in replacing the cardiologist.

10 Sept 2026, 00:25 WAT

Conceptual editorial illustration of a solar-powered robotic traffic signal at a Central African intersection

DR Congo / Central Africa · Technology

Kinshasa put a robot at the junction—and made traffic engineering impossible to ignore

Thérèse Kirongozi’s traffic robots became an arresting symbol of Congolese invention. Behind the metal figure is a serious design question: what makes road users pay attention and comply?

10 Sept 2026, 00:25 WAT

Cameroon / South Africa · Diaspora

Abdon Atangana’s career shows why African scientific migration is also continental

The Cameroonian mathematician’s work in South Africa highlights research networks, supervision and the institutions that allow expertise to travel within Africa.

8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT

Nigeria / Cameroon · Life Style

Nsibidi asks readers to understand a sign before turning it into decoration

The Cross River region’s visual communication tradition crosses media and communities. Its public and restricted uses resist the idea of a single downloadable alphabet.

8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT

AI-created editorial reconstruction of firefighters inspecting a scorched event hall after a blaze in an African city

DR Congo · Latest

Kinshasa wedding-fire toll disputed as government orders nationwide venue checks

The Congolese government’s provisional count is 12 deaths, while Lingwala’s mayor reported 22. Authorities have ordered safety inspections of public venues as identification and investigation continue.

Updated 7 Sept 2026, 12:15 WAT

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