insert_link Africa Chad’s Mahamat Deby doubles down on authoritarian rule in wake of election victory By Helga Dickow, University of Freiburg The official results of Chad’s presidential elections in May 2024 confirmed the long-term consolidation of power by Mahamat Déby. He came to power after the sudden death of his father, then president Idriss Déby Itno, in April 2021. Chadians are bracing themselves for another round of authoritarian rule. The west, for its part – especially France […] todayJune 4, 2024 15
insert_link World Russia FM in Guinea amid Africa influence boost Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived on Monday in Guinea, his ministry said, the first trip by Moscow's top diplomat to the West African country since 2013. Russia, which has seen its relations with the West plummet after it sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, has sought to boost its influence in Africa in recent years. Russia's foreign ministry announced the visit on the Telegram social media […] todayJune 3, 2024 13
insert_link Oshiwambo Ongudu yo milameno mo Chada, ota ipula oidjemo yo mahoololo ita lululwe. Omuwiliki wongudu yo milameno mo Chad, Succès Masra, okwa pula opo elelo le kotamango lo shilongo li talulule oidjemo yo mahoololo moshilongo. Oshilongo sho ndinga ndinga ya Africa ota ku lopotwa shali sha kufa ombinga momahoololo oku hoolola omupresident mupe mo 06 May. Olutu lopapangelo olo hali kwatele komesho oshikondo sho mahoololo mo shilongo ola ya ndja eshiivifo kutya, omupresident, Mahamat Idriss Deby aka la akwatela komesho oshilongo pakafimbo, oye […] todayMay 15, 2024 38
insert_link Oshiwambo Omukwateli komesho we tanga lo pakwaita mo Chad’ Mahamat Déby afindana oma hoololo. , oye aulikwa onga omufindani womahoolo oupresident moshilongo. Gen Déby ota ku lopotwa afindana nee 61.3% do mawi ova hoololi ngaashi shili pa lombwelo la ya ndjwa kolutu lomahoololo moshilongo osho, omaga omukondjifi waye akula kwa li mo mahoololo , Prime Minister Succes Masra, eedjamo nefindano lee 18.53%. Mr Masra ku yele ota ku lopotwa ali ayadja eingido kutya, okwa findana omahoololo me dingonoko lotete loku hoolola nota popi paife […] todayMay 10, 2024 23
insert_link Oshiwambo Aa Chad otaya hogolola omuleli omupe Aa Chad otaya hogolola nena momahogololo guupresitend,onkatu ya simana okuhulithapo epangelo lyopakathimbo lyuule woomvula 3. Omupresitend gopakathimbo Mahamat Deby pethimbo a hogolola okwati okuuvite etumba okugwanithapo euvaneko lye okusimaneka esiku lyomahogololo ngoka taga ka shuna oshilongo kepangelo lyopakotampango. Aantu oomilion 8 otaya hogoholola omupresitend okuza maaulikwahogololwa yeli 10,mwa kwatelwa omuleli gopakwiita Deby na Prime minister Succes Masra. Iizemo yopetameko okwa tegelelwa yi zemo mo 21 May,,ashike edhingoloko etiyali otali ka […] todayMay 6, 2024 6
insert_link South Africa Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility By Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, University of Adelaide Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburg’s literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers to escort them through dark and perilous streets. “In Paris,” he observes, “these linkmen were often police spies or informers, while in London they were […] todayApril 24, 2024 21
insert_link Africa Chad’s election outcome already seems set: 4 things Mahamat Déby has done to stay in power By Helga Dickow, University of Freiburg Chad’s presidential election campaigns officially kicked off on Sunday 14 April 2024 in the capital city, N'Djamena. Transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby held a large meeting on the Place de la Nation directly in front of the presidential palace. In attendance were members of the government, the military and various political parties, identifiable, in the blistering heat, by their different […] todayApril 24, 2024 10
insert_link Africa Chad presidential election: assassination of main opposition figure casts doubt on country’s return to democracy By Helga Dickow, University of Freiburg The assassination of Chad’s main opposition leader, Yaya Dillo, is hanging heavy over presidential elections due in early May. Dillo was killed on 28 February when the headquarters of the opposition Party Socialiste sans Frontières (Party of Socialists without Borders) in the Chadian capital N'Djamena was besieged by the newly formed Rapid Reaction Force. It’s not the first violence meted out […] todayMarch 22, 2024 8
insert_link Africa Chad households get free water and electricity Chad's government has declared free water and electricity for households until year-end, capping monthly consumption at 15,000 litres of water and 300 kWh of electricity. According to the BBC, Chad's junta leader and interim President Mahamat Déby sanctioned the policy "to assist households", but Chadians perceive the move as Déby's attempt to endear to voters. The government on Monday said it would also clear water and electricity bills for residents […] todayMarch 12, 2024 182