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Articles by Geraldine Boechat

About Geraldine Boechat
Senior Editor for Medafrica Times and former journalist for Swiss National Television. former NGO team leader in Burundi and Somalia

Chad: Legislative and local elections against the backdrop of a boycott by the opposition

December 30, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

Turnout in Chad’s legislative, provincial, and local elections on Sunday, December 29, remained subdued, with a national participation rate of 38% reported by midday, according […]

Congo: Teachers and students resume classes at Marien Ngouabi University after strike resolution

December 30, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

After nearly three months of halted activities, teachers and students at Marien Ngouabi University in Brazzaville will return to the classroom on Monday, December 30. […]

Mozambique faces security crisis as mass prison break escalates post-election unrest

December 26, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

More than 1,500 inmates, including 29 convicted terrorists, escaped from Maputo Central Prison, a maximum-security facility, in what authorities described as a premeditated act linked […]

UAE becomes Africa’s leading investor with staggering $110bn projects across continent

December 25, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has rapidly become Africa’s leading investor, committing over $110 billion to new business projects across the continent from 2019 to […]

Angola estimates losses of 151 million euros in sawn timber exports in 2024

December 25, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Angolan government reported significant financial losses from the timber industry in 2024, estimating a shortfall of $157.4 million (€151 million) from sawn timber exports. […]

Burkina Faso convicts four officials of embezzling funds intended for displaced persons

December 25, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

On Tuesday, December 24, 2024, a verdict was issued in the trial concerning the embezzlement of funds intended to support internally displaced persons in Burkina […]

Media crisis in Chad intensifies ahead of legislative elections

December 24, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

Six days before Chad’s legislative elections, the nation’s private media outlets—spanning print, radio, and online platforms—have escalated their protest with a “blank day” general strike […]

Human right NGOs, a thorn in side of Sahel’s military regimes

December 24, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

Human rights NGOs that have recently published numerous critical reports highlighting rights violations and political repression in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are seen as […]

France’s airbase in Djibouti may play greater role as French troops rush to pull out of Chad

December 23, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

French military base in Djibouti may assume a greater role, France’s president suggested last week, as its troops are asked by Chadian authorities to speed […]

Gambia announces creation of Special ECOWAS Tribunal to try Jammeh-era crimes

December 17, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

In a landmark decision, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on Sunday, December 15, the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute […]

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