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final stretch

Premium badgeUN backs Chad’s call for more aid as a precursor to democracy

The UN is all in for Chad even as the US and others question the solidity of its democratic transition.

Colonel Sadiba Koulibaly (L) and Colonel Mamady Doumbouya (R), coup leaders in Guinea. (©JA Montage: John Wessels/AFP/All rights reserved)

trend setting

Premium badgeCoups in Francophone Africa in past three years – a timeline Eight governments have been overthrown in Francophone African countries in the past three years.
Moussa Faki Mahamat

future ambitions

Premium badgeMoussa Faki Mahamat: ‘Coup leaders should not stand for election’ In an exclusive interview, the Chair of the African Union Commission stands firm against regimes that come to power by force, which happens to include...
© Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, secretary general of the presidency. AFP

slippery slope

Cameroon freezes $44.8m pipeline agreement between SNH and Savannah Energy The first annual meeting of the board of directors of Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SHN) was held on 13 June, where the initial purchase deal o...

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United Nations headquarters in New York.

final stretch

Premium badgeUN backs Chad’s call for more aid as a precursor to democracy The UN is all in for Chad even as the US and others question the solidity of its democratic transition.
Colonel Sadiba Koulibaly (L) and Colonel Mamady Doumbouya (R), coup leaders in Guinea. (©JA Montage: John Wessels/AFP/All rights reserved)

trend setting

Premium badgeCoups in Francophone Africa in past three years – a timeline Eight governments have been overthrown in Francophone African countries in the past three years.
Moussa Faki Mahamat

future ambitions

Premium badgeMoussa Faki Mahamat: ‘Coup leaders should not stand for election’ In an exclusive interview, the Chair of the African Union Commission stands firm against regimes that come to power by force, which happens to include...

Chad top stories

United Nations headquarters in New York.

final stretch

Premium badgeUN backs Chad’s call for more aid as a precursor to democracy The UN is all in for Chad even as the US and others question the solidity of its democratic transition.
Colonel Sadiba Koulibaly (L) and Colonel Mamady Doumbouya (R), coup leaders in Guinea. (©JA Montage: John Wessels/AFP/All rights reserved)

trend setting

Premium badgeCoups in Francophone Africa in past three years – a timeline Eight governments have been overthrown in Francophone African countries in the past three years.
Moussa Faki Mahamat

future ambitions

Premium badgeMoussa Faki Mahamat: ‘Coup leaders should not stand for election’ In an exclusive interview, the Chair of the African Union Commission stands firm against regimes that come to power by force, which happens to include...

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Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno in Doba, Logone-Oriental, on 5 June 2023. ©Chadian Presidency

RECONQUEST

Premium badgeChad: Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno is in pre-campaign mode On 5 June, the president of Chad’s transitional government began a tour of the southern regions. With the presidential election in his sights, he’s ho...
Mohamed Bazoum, President of Niger, in his office in Niamey, during an interview with Jeune Afrique on 1 May 2023. © Vincent Fournier pour JA

tough talk

Premium badgeNiger’s Mohamed Bazoum: ‘Arming civilians to fight terrorists is a tragic mistake.’ Mali, Burkina Faso, anti-French sentiment, Wagner, democracy, corruption…Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum speaks has no qualms about speaking his mind...
Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno (centre) in N’Djamena, 20 August 2022. ©Chadian Presidency

campaign promise

Premium badgeChad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno and the 600 generals The Chadian army may have a reputation for efficiency, but it is the main pillar of the president’s power. Here, we delve into the heart of a system t...
More than one million Sudanese have been displaced or have left the country (Khartoum, 14 May 2023). © AFP

J'ACCUSE...

Sudan war: ‘Foreign interests have taken precedence over will for peace,’ Albert Pahimi Padaké If the war between Generals Burhan and Hemeti once again highlights the weakness of international conflict prevention mechanisms, it also underlines –...
© Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno during his tour of the north-east and east of the country on 17 May 2023. Presidency of Chad

high alert

Premium badgeIn Chad, does Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno still control the South? While a new electoral campaign and the civil war in Sudan preoccupy President Mahamat Itno, increasing attacks by armed bands prompt critics to accuse...
At the head of the Transformers movement, Succès Masra intends to assert his status as an opponent of Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno.

Picking sides

Premium badgeChad opposition leader hires lobbyist for US pressure campaign on Déby Months after fleeing to the US in fear of his life, the leader of Chad’s pro-democracy opposition has launched a lobbying campaign to urge Washington ...