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Chad and France have signed a declaration of intent to resume military cooperation, nearly two years after the departure of the French army. The project is being advanced by Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Mahamat Idriss Déby, who have held a series of meetings, France 24 reports.
Source: France 24
The public prosecutor at the Brazzaville High Court, André Oko Gakala, considers detention conditions in territorial gendarmerie brigades acceptable. He also says the legal limits for police custody are being respected following visits carried out on 14 October, according to Lesechos Congobrazza.
Source: Lesechos Congobrazza
The Ensemble pour la République party, led by Moïse Katumbi, attributes Joseph Kabila’s hardening stance to Félix Tshisekedi’s political management. Its spokesperson, Hervé Diakiese, accuses the authorities in Kinshasa of closing off avenues for dialogue, following the creation in Goma of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, according to Ensemble pour la République.
Source: Kivumorningpost
Six truck drivers, including Kenyans, were reportedly captured by rebels on the Mahagi-Kisangani road before being found safe and well. The Kenyan association LoDCA issued an alert about the route in DR Congo, where dozens of deaths have also reportedly been reported, according to Kenyans.co.ke.
Source: Kenyans
The Council of Ministers of the Economic Union of Central Africa has postponed the adoption of CEMAC’s 2026 budget. Community Parliament president Fernand Sabaye presented the delay as a choice of financial discipline rather than a renunciation, at the opening of the budget session, according to Congo B.
Source: Congo B
The South-West Region recorded 1,643 criminal cases, compared with 1,602 the previous year, an increase of 3%. Road accidents also rose by 22%, with 77 cases recorded, according to regional Deputy Commissioner of Police Greadwick Mangadzi, cited by MBC.
Source: Mbc
The World Bank has announced an additional $80 million to strengthen the Democratic Republic of Congo’s response to Ebola, including surveillance, laboratories and patient care. It is also planning $13 million for health preparedness in neighbouring countries and regional institutions, according to a statement seen by Actualité.cd.
Source: Actualité.cd
Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of State for Hydrocarbons, Mines and Electricity, Antonio Oburu Ondo, is attending African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. From 12 to 16 October, the delegation is presenting investment opportunities in oil and gas and projects to turn the country into a regional hub, reports Realequatorialguinea.
Source: Realequatorialguinea
The Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa has opened its second ordinary session, whose main focus is examining the 2026 community budget. MPs are waiting for the CEMAC Council of Ministers to approve the draft and send it for consideration, Realequatorialguinea reports.
Source: Realequatorialguinea
Joseph Kabila announced the creation in Goma on 12 October of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a platform including officials from the AFC and M23. The initiative comes during Doha negotiations between Kinshasa and AFC-M23, as the former president faces a death sentence in absentia and US sanctions, according to Actualité.cd.
Source: Actualité.cd
Augustin Kabuya, secretary-general of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, predicted that Joseph Kabila would meet a fate comparable to that of Jonas Savimbi after the former Congolese president created a politico-military movement. The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation includes Corneille Nangaa and Bertrand Bisimwa, reports Seneweb.
Source: Seneweb
The Congolese Ministry for the Promotion of Women and the Social Pact launched a four-day campaign in Brazzaville on 13 October dedicated to breast and cervical cancers. Run with the association “Pour Elles”, the initiative encourages women and girls to get screened, Journal de Brazza reports.
Source: Journaldebrazza
Former Central African minister Marie-Reine Hassen accused Wagner and Africa Corps of establishing a system of Russian influence and criminal exploitation in the Central African Republic. She spoke at a dinner conference held at the French Senate, notably discussing Wagner’s arrival in 2018, according to Corbeaunews Centrafrique.
Source: Corbeaunews Centrafrique
Oil operator BW Energy has secured 122 billion CFA francs to finance the development of the Bourdon field in Gabon and is targeting production of 100,000 barrels per day. The company details the operation and its production targets, according to Directinfosgabon.
Source: Directinfosgabon
Chadian service stations are seeing long queues, with petrol selling for 700 CFA francs and diesel for 800 CFA francs in N’Djamena. In Moundou, the country’s economic capital, a litre of petrol has reached 1,200 CFA francs, reports Lepaystchad, as consumers face considerable uncertainty.
Source: Lepaystchad
Cape Verdean newspaper Cvsports Jogo Limpo has donated food and hygiene products to the São Francisco day centre and care home in Santo António, on the island of Príncipe. The facility accommodates nine residents and serves meals every day to 67 older people, reports Telanon.
Source: Telanon
In São Tomé and Príncipe, the MLSTP, which came first in the legislative elections with 24 of 55 seats, is claiming leadership of the next government and says it can secure a parliamentary majority with the support of the BASTA movement. The ADI and the MCI-PS/PUN coalition are also claiming power, backed by an agreement that gives them 29 MPs, according to Telanon.
Source: Telanon
Chad’s ministries of Transport and Education discussed cooperation on 12 October 2026 to reduce traffic accidents. They are considering raising students’ awareness and gradually incorporating road safety into the national curriculum, Journal du Tchad reports.
Source: Journaldutchad
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