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Cameroon · Arts & craft · Textiles & makers · Reported cultural feature
A young designer’s commemorative fabric connects Ndop-inspired imagery with education, communication and growth. This researched feature revisits the October 9 Yaoundé unveiling and asks what a textile campaign can make visible.
19 Oct 2026, 15:15 WAT
DR Congo · Health & conflict · Breaking · Public health emergency
The October 18 confirmation expands the outbreak’s footprint. Reuters cites 9,415 confirmed cases and 4,536 deaths in the situation report through October 16—not a new one-day total.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, 03:04 WAT
Sierra Leone / West and Central Africa · Agriculture · Agriculture preview · October 19–21 programme
CORAF’s current programme schedules the regional agriculture event for October 19–21. A preview of its livestock, aquaculture and integrated-farming focus—and the evidence needed to distinguish a promising demonstration from lasting adoption.
18 Oct 2026, 05:00 WAT
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DR Congo · Politics · Breaking News · Eastern Congo
The former president now leads the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a political-military platform announced in rebel-held Goma. Its declaration ends the AFC umbrella but does not separately dissolve M23, a distinction that matters for the Doha process.
13 Oct 2026, 21:03 WAT
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DR Congo · Politics · Breaking News · Eastern Congo ceasefire
Congolese forces and allied Wazalendo fighters are reported in new clashes with AFC/M23 around two North Kivu communities. The fighting comes as African Union facilitators carry their Goma consultations toward Kinshasa.
8 Oct 2026, 12:05 WAT
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DR Congo · Breaking News · Breaking News · Developing
Two passenger-and-cargo boats collided near Ngombe–Lukolela on Sunday night. Search teams are still looking for missing people, while reports attributed to the same provincial minister give different preliminary death tolls.
5 Oct 2026, 21:04 WAT
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DR Congo · Politics · Constitutional politics
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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DR Congo · Latest
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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Cameroon / Central Africa · Technology
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
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DR Congo / Central Africa · Technology
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
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Cameroon / South Africa · Diaspora
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
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
DR Congo · Latest
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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