Central Africa

Chad's military transitional government late on Sunday rejected the possibility of negotiating with the rebels, who were blamed for killing the country's president for three decades, raising the specter that armed fighters could push forward with their threats to attack the capital. A spokesman for the rebel group, known as the Front for Change and Concord in Chad, told the Associated Press (AP) that it is now joining forces with other armed groups that oppose President Idriss Deby Itno's son, Mahamat,…

It is a crucial week that begins in Chad, after the second that has shaken the country, from the death of Idris Déby to the establishment of a military transition committee headed by the head of state. What should the military do with its power? How will the transition go forward? How about the rebels? With our special…

The private company responsible for collecting household waste through the working class districts of Brazzaville sometimes spends weeks without working in certain areas where the waste piles up in front of sensitive points such as markets. Populations fear that other diseases will appear during this period of struggle against Covid-19. At the small makeshift market at the "Low Price" bus station in the Nkombo district, 24-year-old merchant Vanessa offers a variety of fish. But she often encounters an army of flies from…

The new Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde will present his government's program on Monday 26 April at the People's Palace in order to get his investment. What are the main programs in this program? Building a strong, prosperous and united state between 2021 and 2023 is the title of this 64-page program presented on April 20 at the National Assembly's office. It is based on 15 pillars and 62 axles, divided into measures to be implemented. No one is quantified, but it is an ambitious program where it is often about…

The CMT junta opposes an end to the impermissibility of the rebels of fact. Their leader Mahamat Mahadi Ali said he was ready for a ceasefire if an inclusive dialogue was launched. On Sunday evening, the spokesman for the Transitional Military Council responded to them via a press release. "It is not time for mediation or negotiation with the lawless," said General Azem.…

The Central African class is in mourning: Désiré Bilal Kolingba, leader of the Central African Democratic Assembly, died at the age of 64 this Sunday, April 25, in Kinshasa, following an illness, according to his family. Former Minister for Youth and Sport during the presidency of François Bozizé, Désiré Kolingba was a candidate in two presidential elections in 2015 and in December last year.…

Chad is a country still in national mourning and the Chadians are awaiting, following a historic week in which President Idriss Déby died, the installation of a transitional military committee led by his son, Mahamat, and a national funeral, on Friday, April 23, in the presence of a dozen foreign leaders. The various representatives of civil society and religious communities called for discussions to…

A rebel leader in northern Chad said on Sunday that they were "prepared to observe a ceasefire" after launching a major invasion of the region and being accused by the Chadian army of killing veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno. "We have confirmed our availability to observe a ceasefire, a ceasefire ... but this morning we were bombed again," Mahamat Mahadi Ali, head of the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), told Agence France-Presse (AFP) . But Mahadi Ali warned that a ceasefire must be observed…

Malaria killed almost 400,000 people worldwide in 2019, the vast majority of children under 5 years of age. Although lethal, this parasite can be treated with combined artemisinin treatments, also called dual therapy. But the problem with these treatments is that the parasites tend to resist them more and more often. So some researchers are working on developing new drugs and trials are currently being conducted on 1,600 children under the age of 5 in Mali, Ghana, Gabon and Benin ... The clinical trials conducted in these…

Mahamat Idriss Déby, the president of the Transitional Military Council, is young but already a general of the armies and for less than a week at the head of the Chadian leadership, following the death of President Idriss Déby Itno. The challenges for this young head of state are enormous. Begin by ensuring the security of the country, in the context of challenging its legitimacy and pending the…