By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Corbeau News Centrafrique
A Horizon Express bus travelling from Béloko to Bangui overturned on Thursday 12 November 2026 at around 2am, about 20 kilometres from Zawa in western Central African Republic, after the driver lost control. The provisional toll is three dead and several injured, some of whom were evacuated to the capital, according to Corbeau News Centrafrique.
Following the 13 November 2026 march by the Republican Bloc for the Defence of the Constitution (BRDC) in Bangui, former Prime Minister Martin Ziguélé gave the Central African government 14 days to release detainees, lower fuel prices and respect civil liberties. Failing a satisfactory response, the coalition plans a new demonstration in the capital, according to Corbeau News Centrafrique.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · Source: Corbeau News Centrafrique ·
A residential building collapsed into an adjacent construction site in Brooklyn, New York, killing eight people, including two children, according to France 24. The death toll given on Thursday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani also included 17 injured people, including three firefighters.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: France 24 ·
Wagner fighters and their Central African auxiliaries were caught in an ambush attributed to the PRNC near Boromata, in Vakaga prefecture, Central African Republic. Several were killed or wounded, including the auxiliary leader known as Dogo, who was reportedly seriously injured in the leg, according to Corbeau News Centrafrique.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · Source: Corbeau News Centrafrique ·
The Central African Youth Liberation Movement (MLJC) announces it is joining the Republican Bloc for the Defence of the Constitution (BRDC) and criticises Prime Minister Félix Moloua's governance. At a press conference in November 2026, the movement called for emergency measures against the high cost of living and criticised fuel prices in particular, according to Corbeau News Centrafrique.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · Source: Corbeau News Centrafrique ·
AFCON 2027: Central African Republic lose 4-1 to BeninBenin beat the Central African Republic 4-1 on the third matchday of the AFCON 2027 qualifiers, handing the Fauves their third defeat in three matches. The Cheetahs remain top of Group F with seven points, while the Central African Republic will seek to respond in the return match scheduled for 16 November in Douala, according to Radio Ndeke Luka.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes Kananga in KasaïA magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook Kananga, in Kasaï-Central, DR Congo, at around 3:12 am on 13 November. Its epicentre was about 121 kilometres south of Kananga, at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to seismic data relayed by Mediacongo.The week in Africa
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