Chad: Government announces general amnesty for imprisoned and exiled rebels
At the end of an extraordinary council of ministers, a general amnesty for imprisoned or exiled rebels was announced on Monday. The announcement was made […]
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Sierra Leone abolishes the death penalty
Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has signed into law the abolition of the death penalty in the small West African country. The enactment follows […]
Chadian opposition figures from Wakit Tamma arrested
The leaders of the Chadian political platform Wakit Tamma have been arrested and are being held in custody at the premises of the Coordination of […]
IMF extends debt relief program for 24 poor countries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has extended its debt relief program for 24 eligible low-income countries until January 10, 2022 to help them combat the […]
UN Human Rights Office to open country office in Burkina Faso
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will open an office in Burkina Faso, to contribute to the promotion of human […]
Pandora Papers expose African leaders’ offshore secrets
After the Panama Papers in 2016, the Paradise Papers in 2017, the Mauritius Leaks in 2019 and the Luanda Leaks in 2020, here are the […]
Chad: A “Transitional Parliament” is set up in N’Djamena, without Wakit Tamma
Chad’s military junta leader, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, has “appointed” 93 deputies to a transitional parliament he promised five months ago when he declared himself […]
AU Delegation in N’Djamena to discuss compensation for victims of Hissène Habré
Since the conviction in 2016 of former Chadian president Hissène Habré, the African Union has been responsible for setting up the trust fund that will […]
Chad: Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno visits Qatar
The head of Chad’s ruling military junta, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, is in Qatar to ensure his support for Chad’s political transition process, N’Djamena said […]
Hundreds of Chadians demonstrate against the junta in N’Djamena
Several hundred people demonstrated this week-end in N’Djamena against the junta that has ruled Chad since the death of Idriss Déby Itno, surrounded by a […]