Congolese authorities in the Kongo-Central province indicated Thursday several people dead, in the explosion of a fuel tanker Wednesday night. Guy Bandu, governor of the province, Africa News reports, the tragedy occurred on national road 1, near the village of Mbuba, in the territory of Madimba, 120 km west of Kinshasa. The vehicle according to […]
African Union (AU) mediators have arrived in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, to try to urgently address rising tensions in the country and prevent a return to civil war. The arrival of the so-called “Council of the Wise” follows the recent house arrest of first vice president Riek Machar, a move that has deepened the political […]
A recent report by Sputnik Africa claiming that the use of the Russian ruble for trade between Russia and Africa has more than doubled since 2022 is challenged by other sources that report a sharp dip in the share of ruble payments from 23.7% in mid-2022 to 12.7% in mid-2023. Russian ruble usage in international […]
