By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Oubangui Médias
The Central African Ministry of Territorial Administration has approved the final report on updated mapping of civil registration centres. The approval concluded a workshop organised on 28 and 29 October 2026 in Bangui by the Directorate-General for Decentralisation and Civil Registration, Oubangui Médias reports.
Central African Health Minister Pierre Somsé met authorities and community leaders in Bangui’s 7th arrondissement on 25 October 2026 to launch a communication campaign about Ebola risks. The mobilisation aims to inform residents about the disease, Oubangui Médias reports.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · Source: Oubangui Médias ·
At least 28 out of 100 newborns die in the Central African Republic, according to Dr Samuel Gondjé, a doctor and officer at the Ministry of Health and Population. Preliminary results from the second phase of the IMPULSE project, tested in Bangui from July 2025 to July 2026, were presented at a national workshop on 27 October, Centra News reports.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · Source: Centra News ·
Guinea’s minister for Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, Djénabou Touré, suspended 22 administrative officials in the Siguiri region, including its interim governor, on 30 October 2026, according to Guinéenews, Mosaiqueguinee, Guinee360 and Africaguinée. The decision also concerns four interim prefects and 17 sub-prefects; secretaries-general and deputy sub-prefects will temporarily ensure administrative continuity, the media report. Africaguinée published the names of the 17 sub-prefects concerned.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Mosaiqueguinee ·
Heavy rain on Sunday 25 October 2026 is reported to have destroyed more than 100 homes in the 2nd constituency of Bangui’s 5th arrondissement, leaving many families homeless. Central African Republic MP Davy Yannick Andjida has appealed for help as the scale of the damage emerged, Radio Lengo Songo reports.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · Source: Radio Lengo Songo ·
Touadéra presents Central African priorities at Russia-Africa summitCentral African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra presented the Central African Republic’s development priorities at the third Russia-Africa summit, notably in agriculture, energy, infrastructure and digital technology. Bangui and Moscow are also seeking to strengthen bilateral cooperation, according to Radio Lengo Songo.
Chad and Niger resume diplomatic dialogue in MoscowChad’s and Niger’s foreign ministers, Ahmed Kogri and Bakary Yaou Sangaré, discussed easing tensions between their two countries in Moscow. They reaffirmed their commitment to prioritising restraint and dialogue in the face of regional security challenges, according to Chad Diplomatie.The week in Africa
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