By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lengosongo
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, Lengosongo reports.
The Ndjoni Legué association handed school kits to more than 200 orphans of Defence and Security Forces members on 20 October 2026 in Bangui. Its president, Nguimalé née Koudoumalé Grâce Nelly, said the support was intended for children unable to attend school for lack of funds, Lengosongo reports.
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The Central African government honoured six state officials for their efforts against illegal barriers, after 170 installations were dismantled across the country. The Mobile Dismantling Brigade coordinator also reported arrests and sentences of up to eight months in prison, at a ceremony chaired by Prime Minister Félix Moloua on 19 October 2026, Lengosongo reports.
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The Bangui Court of Appeal sentenced Samuel Dawili to 15 years of hard labour for the rape of a girl under the age of 14. The verdict was delivered on 14 October during the court’s second criminal session, reports Journaldebangui.
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The Central African Republic’s transport minister denied that posters displayed in Bangui require motorcycle taxis to carry only one passenger. He told drivers’ representatives that the images mainly call on them to slow down near schools to prevent accidents, Lengosongo reports.
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Central African court risks closure by 2028The Central African Republic’s Special Criminal Court risks closing by 2028 for lack of funding, despite thousands of victims still awaiting justice. Since opening in 2018, it has tried six cases and convicted 19 people of war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to Amnesty International.
Borr Prospector 5 sinking: missing person presumed dead in GabonOne of the five people still missing after the Borr Prospector 5 sank off Mayumba is believed to have died, potentially bringing the death toll to two. Search operations are continuing in the area of the sinking, according to a briefing at the Nazaire Boulingui Naval Base.The week in Africa
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