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Vitória do Riboque beat Inter de Bombom 3-1 and took their total to 41 points in São Tomé and Príncipe’s national championship. With two matches remaining, the victory keeps the club in the title race, reports Telanon.
Source: Telanon
Analyst Stéphane Menounga says members of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement believe Maurice Kamto will never become president of Cameroon. He made the remarks on Canal Presse, broadcast on 11 October 2026 by Canal 2 International from Douala, according to Actu Cameroun.
Source: Actu Cameroun
General Issaka Koty Yakoub and health officials donated blood at Mao Provincial Hospital in Kanem province to strengthen supplies for transfusions. The operation took place on 10 October 2026 during a provincial health meeting, according to Tchadinfos.
Source: Tchadinfos
Cameroonian truck drivers have suspended their journeys between Douala and Bangui for a month, leaving vehicles stranded in Garoua-Boulaï, Cameroon. The strike follows a knife attack on a driver at the PK26 dry port at the entrance to Bangui and is blocking supplies to the Central African Republic, according to Corbeau News Centrafrique.
Source: Corbeaunews Centrafrique
The Central African Republic government signed a joint declaration with trade union organisations ahead of the “city-wide shutdown” on 12 October 2026. The move comes after three years of rising fuel prices and an announced mobilisation against the cost of living, Corbeaunews Centrafrique reports.
Source: Corbeaunews Centrafrique
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema reshuffled the government on 11 October 2026, with five outgoing ministers and eight new figures. Hermann Immongault retains responsibility for coordinating the team as Vice-President of the Government, amid social and energy crises, according to Gabonclic.
Source: Gabonclic
The AGISSONS ET BATISSONS Dynamics, a political grouping linked to Sama Lukonde, criticised former President Joseph Kabila’s 9 October statement on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It reproached him in particular for not explicitly condemning Rwanda and the AFC/M23, which it accuses of aggression and occupying Congolese territory, according to Mediacongo.
Source: Mediacongo
Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo marked the 58th anniversary of independence with a message to the population and young people. He referred to the years when rights were not recognised and recalled independence gained on 12 October 1968, according to Ahora EG.
Source: Ahora EG
The Central African Armed Forces, supported by Russian instructors, dispersed a coalition of around 1,300 fighters in the north-east of the Central African Republic. The operation carried out on 10 October near Nabagay-Tissi put more than 60 men out of action, according to the Community of Officers for International Security.
Source: Alwihda Info
Equatorial Guinea’s National Social Security Institute recruited two family members of its national delegate, Josefa Natalia Sipi Saka and Adolfo Babasasa Toichoa. The two employees were reportedly hired without a competitive examination, despite restrictions in force since 2020, Radio Macuto reports.
Source: Radiomacuto
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo approved the proposed use of the World Bank’s Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option, a mechanism that can provide up to 500 million dollars in the event of a disaster. The instrument will be linked to reforms on urban resilience and emergency preparedness, according to the Council of Ministers’ report.
Source: Deskeco
Kasugho University of Nature Conservation and Development has established a university clinic in Nyiragongo, in eastern DR Congo. The facility is intended to treat patients and train students, reports Kivu Morning Post.
Source: Kivumorningpost
Chad summoned the Central African ambassador after an incursion by the Central African army into Abnabak, in Salamat province, which left several soldiers and civilians injured. Minister Ahmed Kogri demanded explanations and issued a firm warning to Bangui, according to Tchadinfos.
Source: Tchadinfos
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno made an unannounced visit to the École des enfants de troupe to check the progress of construction work and the implementation of his previous instructions. On the eve of the school year beginning on 12 October 2026, he called for new measures to sustain the improvements, Alwihda Info reports.
Source: Alwihda Info
Club 2002-PUR installed a 14-member departmental executive office in Brazzaville, chaired by Emma Glesh Atipo Ngapi. The appointment is part of the restructuring of the party’s federations across Congo-Brazzaville, the Congolese News Agency reports.
Source: Aci
The Provincial Council of Moyen-Chari donated 36 425-watt solar panels to Dr Outel Bono Provincial Hospital in Sarh, Chad. The equipment is intended to improve power supply to the maternity ward, operating theatre and emergency department, while authorities stressed the need to maintain it, according to Tchadinfos.
Source: Tchadinfos
The golf tournament held to mark the 58th anniversary of Equatorial Guinea’s independence has ended at the Grand Hotel Djibloho. The competition was supported by Ecobank, the Grand Hotel Djibloho, ATIC and GETESA, according to Ahora EG.
Source: Ahora EG
Denis Bouanga equalised for Los Angeles FC against the Vancouver Whitecaps (1-1), taking his tally to 15 goals this season and 80 in the MLS regular season. The Gabon international striker scored straight after the break on Saturday 10 October 2026, reports Gabonmatin.
Source: Gabonmatin
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