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Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings are maintaining Chad’s sovereign rating at B-, with a stable outlook. Fitch forecasts public debt at close to 26% of GDP between 2026 and 2028, while S&P highlights progress in non-oil revenue, according to Alwihda Info.
Source: Alwihda Info
Cameroon’s Minister of Mines, Fuh Calistus Gentry, advocated lifting Cameroon’s suspension from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. He presented measures on civil society participation and the publication of oil contracts, according to the Sierra Leone Telegraph.
Source: Sierra Leone Telegraph
The National Network of Women MPs organised its third edition of activities for Pink October at the National Assembly in Libreville on 12 October 2026. Minister Michel Régis Onanga Ndiaye urged the women MPs to set an example, Gabonactu reports.
Source: Gabonactu
A young Sudanese refugee was killed at the Adré camp in eastern Chad, while a fire destroyed several temporary shelters. The platform of Sudanese refugee civil society associations warned of deteriorating security and called on the authorities to intervene, according to Radio Dabanga.
Source: Radio Dabanga
The management committee of Loandjili General Hospital has decided to strengthen the safeguarding of the facility’s revenue in Pointe-Noire. It also recommended an institutional plan for 2027-2031 and an assessment of the hospital’s debt, according to the Congolese Information Agency.
Source: Aci
A Global Fund team is supporting the Central African government in Bangui in preparing a health grant covering 2027-2029. Discussions focus on funding and priorities in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, according to portfolio manager Manassé Kassi, quoted by Centra-News.
Source: Centranews
Chad’s National Volunteer Agency deployed 100 young volunteers in the province of Mayo-Kebbi West at a ceremony in Pala presided over by Youth and Sports Minister Abakar Naïr. The province is the first to take part in the programme, which is to be gradually extended across the country, reports Ndjamenaactu.
Source: Ndjamenaactu
Tharcisse Loseke, co-founder of the Sauvons la RDC platform, accused Félix Tshisekedi of being ungrateful towards Joseph Kabila, whom he presents as the person who handed him power in 2019. During an online debate, he also challenged the legitimacy of the 2018 presidential election, Actualité.cd reports.
Source: Actualité.cd
Three men, including Tem Elvis, were found dead on the grounds of a Catholic primary school in Muea, a Buea neighbourhood, with injuries suggesting gunshots and abuse. The victim is said to have died while being held after a security operation, The Post reports, highlighting the lack of judicial action.
Source: Thepostnpcameroon
Teodoro Ganet Lopato, director-general for Economic Affairs at Equatorial Guinea’s presidency, was summoned to give evidence in an official investigation. He denies being arrested and explains that his hearing concerns the circulation of a screenshot showing an institutional document, according to Ahora EG.
Source: Ahora EG
Twirwaneho fighters retook the localities of Rubarati and Ruhuha in Uvira territory, South Kivu, after fighting against the FARDC, the Wazalendo and the Burundian army. The clashes also caused casualties and the displacement of civilians, according to statements by Twirwaneho and AFC-M23.
Source: Kivumorningpost
The Gabonese villages of Messaye and Aboune received outboard motors intended to facilitate residents’ travel and river transport. The prefect of Noya, François Ntoutoume Essone, said the equipment would remain community-owned, according to the Gabonese Press Agency and prefectural sources.
Source: Agpgabon
The Directorate of Environment and Climate Action has completed specialised training bringing together 23 technicians from eight institutions on restoring degraded areas and impact studies. Held from 5 to 9 October, it aims to strengthen biodiversity protection, according to RSTP.
Source: Rstp
Equatorial Guinea’s fishery production rose by 115.6% in the second quarter of 2026, from 189,549 to 408,665 kilograms. The National Statistics Institute published these figures alongside data on oil, employment, trade and inflation, reports Realequatorialguinea.
Source: Realequatorialguinea
Sub-prefect Ephrem Ulrich Moussa-Yakoro has spoken of violence at mining sites in Sosso-Nakombo, in the Central African Republic’s Mambéré-Kadéï prefecture. He says residents bring in Chinese nationals to work these sites, in an interview broadcast by Radio Ndeke Luka.
Source: Radiondekeluka
Pierre Moussa, secretary-general of the Congolese Labour Party, opened a session in Brazzaville to train a group of trainers for the party’s structures. Over three days, participants worked on organising meetings, internal documents and passing methods on to members, reports the Congolese News Agency.
Source: Aci
The assets of Société commerciale de banque (SCB) Cameroon are to be auctioned on 16 October in Yaoundé in a dispute with NB Sera Sarl. The debt in question amounts to 826 million CFA francs, after several unfavourable court rulings against the bank, according to Le Reflet.
Source: Mimimefoinfos
Congolese Hydrocarbons Minister Stev Simplice Onanga called for greater investment in the oil basin and the modernisation of national infrastructure. Brent reached 132 dollars a barrel, while more than 80% of the Congo’s quarterly cargoes were sold in Asia at an average of 91.510 dollars, according to ACI.
Source: Aci
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