Full Coverage: Central Africa

31.10.2006 As the Democratic Republic of the Congo pulled off largely peaceful elections Sunday, conflict is simmering in the tri-nation region to its north, at least in part because of the ongoing fighting in Sudan's Darfur region.

30.10.2006 Refugees International is taking advantage of the global spotlight on the Congo to highlight the humanitarian issues facing the country as it concludes its most democratic elections since independence.

27.10.2006 As many as 4,000 Mahamid Arabs living in southeast Niger since the 1980s or before will be forced to return to Chad, the government said Tuesday, citing ethnic tensions that developed over increasingly scarce resources.

24.10.2006 Attacks by Janjawid militias and Chadian rebels have surged in recent days in the part of Chad closest to Sudan's restive Darfur province. While publics around the world continue to press for a UN peacekeeping force in Darfur, Chad's president has asked for his country's protection too.

22.10.2006 Press Freedom groups from around the world today called on the European Union to join the fight to expose and combat “the scandal of impunity in the killing of journalists and media staff.”

17.10.2006 The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has improved and crucial elections are set for the end of this month. It's time to redouble international efforts to bring stability to the massive central African country, says a new report.

17.10.2006 Congolese government soldiers are forcing scores of local people to work for them in fields and gold mines, according to Human Rights Watch interviews in the northeastern Ituri region of the country.
From: Human Rights Watch

11.10.2006 As Western and African diplomats inch closer to an agreement with the government of Sudan on the composition of peacekeeping operations, heavy fighting has spilled across the border from the embattled Darfur region into eastern Chad.

06.10.2006 Nigeria has been producing oil for decades, yet Nigerians remain as poor as their forefathers. A new producer, Chad had quickly veered from its plan to put oil revenues toward development. Now Liberia has begun oil exploration. Emira Woods looks at Africa's crude problem.