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Tigray: Echoes of Conflict Tigray: Echoes of Conflict Almost two years post-conflict, northern Ethiopia's Tigray region grapples with monumental hurdles. Tigrayans clashed with the Ethiopian central government, which had backing from Eritrea and other areas, including the Amharas. "From 2020 to 2022, the war may have claimed as many as 600,000 lives," according to the African Union. Some voices go so far as to suspect genocide. The Pretoria peace accord was inked twenty months ago, yet…

The Chadian contingent deployed in the three border zones (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso) by 1,200 men has halved. The reason given by the Chadian authorities is a strategic reassignment to make the G5 Sahel force more operational in the theater for operations against terrorism. Does this withdrawal leave a void on the ground? Not…

According to more than 2.8 million votes according to the final result of the first round, Hakainde Hichilema was elected the seventh president of Zambia. Zambians have raised their voices to this businessman, nicknamed "HH", largely for his promise to turn the economy around. From now on, the new head of state must meet voters' expectations.…

Ilhan Omar challenges Biden's admiration for new airstrikes in Somalia WASHINGTON - Somali-born US congressman Ilhan Omar is now disputing new airstrikes in Somalia by the US Africa Command, which has helped the Horn of Africa nation contain the threat of Al- Shabaab over the past two years. This comes after Tuesday's airstrike by the United States that targeted suspected members of Al-Shabaab…

Malangu Kabedi Mbuyi was appointed on Monday by President Félix Tshisekedi to replace Deogratias Mutombo. The new manager has had her job excluded for her while the outgoing leaders are suspected by several non-corruption organizations of having led the bank to fraudulent practices. as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal MulegwaMain…

The African continent is hit by daily hacks. And as with all regions of the world, cybercrime is detrimental to economic development. The Cyber ​​Africa Forum is investigating this scourge on June 7 in Abidjan. In Africa and elsewhere, criminal organizations or government agencies are increasing computer attacks on critical…

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…

About 100 people have been killed in an inter-communal conflict in Mouraye-au-Salamat in the southeastern part of the country. Another conflict, according to the National Human Rights Commission, which accuses the government of laxity and calls for vigorous action to address what it qualifies as a crime against humanity. as…

Six years after the trial of the Ndjamena court on March 25, 201), the victims of the Hissène Habré regime are still asking about the application of the sentences: forced labor for about twenty former DDS agents and payment of "compensation" 75 billion CFAF. A few weeks before the presidential election, the victims want to be heard by the candidates and hope to make things happen. The whistles from the victims of the Hissène Habré regime are shouting at passers-by in the Chagoua district of Ndjamena. They ask the…

Congolese are called to the vote this Sunday, March 21, 2021, to elect a new president. Seven opponents are running, including outgoing Denis Sassou-Ngueso, who is already accumulating at 77, 36 years at the helm of the country. The main focus of the vote: participation. But also transparency. In total, almost 2.5 million…