transition

The powerful man of Malian power, Colonel and Vice President Assimi Goïta, returned on Tuesday in a statement on the reasons why the army arrested the president and prime minister. But what do we know about the reasons for this coup? Was the Vice President right to make such a decision and what does it reveal about the Malian transition? To talk about it, our guest is Bréma Ely Dicko, a sociologist and…

In Mali, shortly after the announcement of the change of government on Monday, May 24, the situation in Bamako became tense. Armed men went to the official home of Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. In the evening, a relative of the Prime Minister confirmed that the President and the Prime Minister were taken to Kati, the fortress of the ex-junta.…

It has been just over a week since the siege was declared in the Congolese provinces of Ituri and northern Kivu, in the eastern part of the country. Its aim is to accelerate the fight against armed groups. The military governors appointed by Félix Tshisekedi have arrived, but several questions arise about the implementation of measures related to the siege.…

Chad is at a turning level in its historical past. After 31 years in energy, Marshal Idriss Déby Itno was killed simply over three weeks in the past, on the entrance traces between the nationwide military and the rebels from the Entrance for Alternation and Harmony in Chad (Info). Since then, the Army Transitional Council (CMT), fifteen generals led by the son of former president Mahamat Idriss Déby, has taken the reins of the nation. A…

The African Union should at present choose doable sanctions in opposition to Chad. However it doesn't have the ability to impose monetary sanctions. Three weeks after the announcement of the dying of President Idriss Déby, adopted by the institution of a army council at the top of the nation, consisting of fifteen generals, a interval of transition that has simply opened raises an infinite variety of…

Malian President Bah N'Daw met for the primary time on Thursday in Bamako with the M5, a motion that contributed to former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. The M5 spokesman was very crucial of the continuing transition and known as for a correction. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielIn entrance of the transition president,…

In Chad, the prime minister of the transition this Saturday gave an "handle to the nation's very important forces". Albert Pahimi Padacké invited tons of of representatives of political, commerce union, non secular and civil society to take heed to his message. Opponents demanding the resignation of the army have been not current to listen to him start his demand "holy union."…

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 Transitional Military Council published the final version of its charter on Wednesday, April 21. Since the death of President Idriss Déby on Tuesday, a military junta has taken power with Mahamat Idriss Déby, son of the late president, at the helm. With this charter, it defines the conditions for the transition that it envisages over a period of 18 months and reveals the three major institutions that will pursue current issues. The Transitional Military Council, the National Transitional Council and the…

Voting began in Niger on Sunday in an election expected to lead to the West African nation's first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents. A smooth handover would be a rare bright spot for a country plagued by widespread poverty and violence that has killed hundreds of civilians and soldiers in the past year alone. Niger has experienced four coups since gaining independence from France in 1960. This would also be in contrast to Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea, whose presidents this…