Mali’s Political Parties Call for Elections Amid Junta’s Broken Transition Pledge
In Mali, political factions are urging the junta to set a timeline for presidential elections, following its failure to conduct polls within the 24 months […]
Chad
Chad’s Key Opposition Figures Barred Amid Election Clearances for Leaders
Chad’s authorities have approved 10 candidates for the upcoming presidential election but have disqualified two prominent critics of the military government from running. The Constitutional […]
Chad: Mahmat Deby officially announces his candidacy for the presidency
Chad’s interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby declared his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election amid heightened tensions following the killing of opposition figure Yaya Dillo […]
Gunfire in Chad’s capital ahead of presidential elections
Chad’s government has blamed opposition Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF) for gunfire in the capital which left an unspecified number of people dead on February […]
French military presence in Ivory Coast ‘begs’ for “remodeling” — Macron’s Africa envoy
French military presence in Côte d’Ivoire should be “remodeled” or “reshaped”, Jean-Marie Bockel, French President Emmanuel Macron’s envoy for Africa, said on Wednesday (21 February) […]
Delegation from International Research Centre for Prevention of Child Soldiers Visits Chad
A delegation from the Dakhla-based International Research Centre for the Prevention of Child Soldiers is paying a working visit to N’Djamena, to promote cooperation with […]
Chad’s soldiers sent to Mali for peacekeeping operation return home
Chad’s transitional leader Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno welcomed Thursday November 30 home the country’s contingent that operated in Mali under the UN peacekeeping Mission known […]
Chadian leader pardons 110 protestors arrested in October 2022 demonstrations
Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, leader of the transition in Chad, has freed 110 rioters arrested in October 2022 in nationwide protests against a national dialogue […]
Chad, CAR running joint offensive to curb banditry in north CAR
The Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad are conducting joint military campaign in north of CAR to weed out bandits sowing insecurity, reports say. The […]
A Mozambican appointed Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has nominated Leonardo Simão, Mozambique’s former minister of Foreign affairs and Cooperation, to be his special representative for West Africa […]