CHAD At least five people were killed Tuesday in protests calling for a return to civilian rule. A Transitional Military Council has been governing Chad since President Idriss Déby died last week, according to official
Benin’s Democracy Continues its Downward Spiral
Benin has been something of a poster child for African democracy following its move away from Marxism–Leninism after the collapse of the Soviet Union. No longer. On paper, Benin is a constitutional democracy conducted according
Mali: Sit-in, hier, contre les coupures d’électricité à Bamako : Reporters Sans Frontières dénonce la brève interpellation de deux journalistes…
Plusieurs personnes, dont des journalistes, ont été interpellées puis relâchées, quelques heures plus tard, lors d’un sit-in, hier, jeudi 29 avril 2021 à Bamako, contre les coupures d’électricité. « Nous sommes libres après avoir passé
Mali: Forces armées maliennes et de sécurité : Des équipements roulants pour combattre l’insécurité
Le vice-président de la Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, et le Premier ministre, Moctar Ouane, ont procédé, le mardi 27 avril 2021, dans l’enceinte du Groupement mobile de sécurité (GMS) sis à N’Tomikorobougou, à la remise
Kenya revises refugee camp closure to June 2022
Kenya on Thursday rescheduled its planned closure of refugee camps to June next year, following discussions with the UN Refugee Agency to stagger the shut-down. As such Kakuma and Dadaab Refugee camps will be closed
Talks with Sahel extremists: Taboo, or a path toward peace?
Why We Wrote This What costs are acceptable to pay for peace? A handful of local negotiations with insurgents in the Sahel puts a spotlight on a debate about whether to talk with militants. The
Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking
For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where each night she was forced to sleep with dozens of men for less than $2
10,000 Angolans flee to Namibia due to drought
More than 10,000 Angolans have taken refuge in Namibia due to the drought, an official said Wednesday. Angola shares a 1,100km border with Namibia in the provinces of Cunene, Namibe and Cuando Cubango. The border
UN focuses on demand to repatriate foreign fighters in Libya
The U.N. Security Council held an informal meeting Thursday focusing on the repatriation of more than 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries from Libya, a demand of the country’s transitional government as it heads toward December
Somalie : les combats déplacent jusqu’à 100.000 personnes à Mogadiscio (ONU)
Entre 60.000 et 100.000 personnes ont été forcées de fuir leurs maisons à Mogadiscio, à la suite de la flambée de violence du 25 avril, a annoncé mercredi le Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires