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Central Africa reporting from Axadle, covering security, politics, diplomacy, and cross-border developments across the region.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the school calendar has changed
Originally scheduled for July 2, the end of the year can only occur on September 8, which is about two months late.
as reported from Kinshasa, Patient LigodiThis end of the year was disrupted by the shutdowns due to measures to combat the spread of Covid-19.But despite this extension, the program is not over. Thus, students get…
Former President of Chad Hissène Habré will be buried at
Two days after the death of Covid-19 at the age of 79, former Chadian President Hissène Habré will be buried on Thursday, August 26, in Senegal. A long-awaited decision when the question of returning his body to Chad arose. The former head of state had lived in Senegal for 31 years, after being overthrown by Idriss Déby. It was here that he was sentenced to life in 2016 for crimes against humanity…
Boko Haram’s murderous raid on a village being reinvested by
Baroua is the first village affected by the operation to return to the village of internally displaced Nigerians. The attack killed 16 Nigerian soldiers and about 50 in the terror camp.
as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaIt was the positions of the army and the National Guard that secured the village of Baroua, which was…
Nigerien army repels Boko Haram attack, says 16 soldiers killed
Hundreds of Boko Haram militants overnight attacked a military post in southeastern Niger, killing 16 soldiers and wounding nine others, the defense ministry said on Wednesday.
About 50 of the Islamist militants were…
the political-military groups in scattered order after
In Chad, President Mahamat Idriss Déby has reached out to political military groups on several occasions. On the eve of National Day, he launched "an urgent appeal to the political-military groups to reconsider their position and to return to us for a collective impetus". A call heard by some.
The call was made by the…
On the front page: Hissène Habré’s death
Many reactions in the Chadian and Senegalese press, of course, but also beyond ..."Former Chadian President Hissène Habré died in…
the Extraordinary African Chambers, a jurisdiction
Fifty-six days of interrogation, 93 witnesses, all before an unprecedented court created especially by the African Union ... The trial of Hissène Habré was historic. Extra Extra African Chambers (ACE) has raised many hopes for autonomy for international justice on the African continent.
It was the first time an African head of…
Lamuka calls for a day of action (09/15) against
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, following the civic movements, the opposition is taking on the active challenge of the law governing the Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni) and warning of any attempt to organize fraud or deport votes in 2023. Lamuka calls for a day of action on 15 September.
The tandem of the…
Hissène Habré “remains a statesman in history
Hissène Habré, who ruled Chad between 1982 and 1990, died yesterday, Tuesday, August 24, in Senegal. He was serving a life sentence there, after being convicted in 2016 of crimes against humanity by an African court. Hissène Habré was an ally and defense minister for former leader Goukouni Weddeye, who headed the government of national unity created in 1979. The two men then became opponents, and…
To the historian A. Dingammadji: “Hissène Habré was on
He ruled Chad from 1982 to 1990, but it was in Senegal that Hissène Habré died yesterday, Tuesday, August 24, at the age of 79. He was serving a life sentence there, after being convicted of crimes against humanity in 2016 by the extraordinary African chambers. Our guest this morning is the Chadian historian Arnaud Dingammadji, who was also an expert on the Extraordinary African Chambers (CAE), during…