Chad’s new military transitional government said it will not negotiate with the rebels blamed for killing the country’s president Idriss Deby. In a televised statement, the military spokesman, Gen. Azem Bermandoa Agouma, said the rebels were seeking to collaborate with “several groups of jihadists and traffickers who served as mercenaries in Libya.” “Faced with this…
Chad will bury veteran ruler Idriss Deby Itno on Friday as concerns mount over the loss of a lynchpin in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel and uncertainty over the country’s democratic future. President Emmanuel Macron of France, the former colonial power, will attend the ceremony along with a dozen other heads of state…
By Issac Kwaku Fokou Kenya’s acceptance into the Security Council on the basis of its contributions to resolving peace and security issues in the region gives the country little in terms of real power on deciding matters designated for discussion at the Security Council. Its significance lies in the political gains and good standing that are…
As of April 23, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,474,055 while over 10,600,820 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 119,227 and 4,013,144 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases – 1,571,348 – and 53,995 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (…
By Anne-Marie Bissada The death of Chad’s President Idriss Déby Itno came as a surprise, given his resilience and cat-like ability to avoid near-death experiences in the past. But the group being blamed for his death is Front pour l’Alternance et la Concorde au Tchad (FACT). They are not a well-known rebel group, but they have been around.…
The 60,000 vaccine doses arrived in Goma, capital of North Kivu province on a cargo plane from Kinshasa on Thursday. North Kivu has recorded the highest number of coronavirus infections after the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital. “Covid is endemic, we will live with covid-19. So to protect ourselves we have the vaccine which is…
As the sun set over Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Thursday, Cardinal John Onaiyekan arrived at the Al-Habibiyah mosque. Almost 2,000 faithful had gathered to perform prayers before breaking their Ramadan fast. The former archbishop of Abuja had not come to lead mass, rather share Iftar meals. Minutes later, the prelate was handing out platters to…
The son of Chad’s slain leader Idriss Deby took over as president and armed forces commander on Wednesday as rebel forces threatened to march on the capital, deepening the turmoil in a country vital to international efforts to combat Islamist militants in Africa. The political opposition denounced the military’s takeover of control, as did an…
Bare patches of land are a common sight in the forests of Uganda. Forest cover here has depleted from 24 percent to just 8 percent since the 1990s. It’s a problem all over the world, according to Global Forest Watch, which claims more than 12 million hectares of tree cover in the tropics was lost…
Chad’s main opposition parties on Wednesday denounced what they called an “institutional coup d’etat” after the shock death of newly re-elected president Idriss Deby Itno and his replacement by son Mahamat. Around 30 opposition formations “call for the installation of a transition led by civilians… through inclusive dialogue,” the parties said in a statement. They…