By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Ndeke Luka
The new customs post in Bozoum, Central African Republic, opened after several weeks of negotiations with economic operators who opposed its establishment. Local authorities reached a compromise allowing the service to resume last week, Radio Ndeke Luka reports.
Flooding caused by heavy rain is disrupting classes in several schools in Bangui, including Koudoukou and Castors, which are completely submerged. School activities there have slowed since the beginning of the week, Radio Ndeke Luka reports.
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The Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are coordinating epidemiological surveillance and preventive measures against Ebola. Health officials from the two countries are due to meet in Bangui on 22 and 23 October to organise the response, according to Radio Ndeke Luka.
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Rotary explored new partnerships in Bangui to strengthen care for premature newborns in the paediatric department. An ambulance and an incubator have already been donated through a foreign partner club, Centra-News reports.
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The Central African national gendarmerie incinerated a large quantity of adulterated drinks at Pani village, on the northern outskirts of Bangui. The products had been seized during various security operations, Radio Ndeke Luka reports.
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Russia and Central African Republic sign legal agreementRussia and the Central African Republic have signed a document establishing the foundations of their bilateral legal cooperation. The text was initialled by Konstantin Chouïtchenko and Arnaud Djoubaye Abazene on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa forum, according to Alwihda Info.
Congolese MP calls for plastic tax to be abolishedCongolese MP Venance Eyanga Mboyo has asked Prime Minister Judith Suminwa to abolish excise duties on plastic products. His proposal came during consideration of the 2027 budget, valued at 56.930 trillion Congolese francs and deemed admissible on 30 October, according to Desk Eco.The week in Africa
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