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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Chad

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Africa

Chad’s election agency sets dates for presidential polls

  Chad's election agency has announced the dates for the upcoming presidential election, affirming its commitment to transitioning the country back to democracy from junta rule. The election will consist of two rounds, with provisional results expected by July 7. Initially, the military authorities, who seized power in 2021, proposed holding elections within 18 months. However, they later extended the transition period to October 10, 2024. The election agency emphasized […]

todayFebruary 28, 2024 22

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Opinion Pieces

Wagner Group is now Africa Corps. What this means for Russia’s operations on the continent

    By Alessandro Arduino, King's College London   In August 2023, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died after his private jet crashed about an hour after taking off in Moscow. He had been Russia’s pointman in Africa since the Wagner Group began operating on the continent in 2017. The group is known for deploying paramilitary forces, running disinformation campaigns and propping up influential political leaders. It has had a […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024 9

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Chad: promises of a new chapter fade as junta strengthens its hold ahead of elections

    By Helga Dickow, University of Freiburg It’s been three years since Chad’s former president Idriss Déby Itno died. A transitional authority took over after his death. Yet the transition to democracy that was on the cards following his 31 years in power has failed to materialise. What Chadians hoped for was: a referendum on whether they wanted to be a unitary or federal state a return to constitutional […]

todayFebruary 5, 2024 4

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Fintech and energy illuminate DR Congo’s nascent startup ecosystem

  By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, is carving out a new prosperity niche as it emerges on the global tech scene. Known for its green metals, cobalt and copper, and the world's second-largest rainforest, the newest member of the East African Community is having a moment in the startup ecosystem. In 2023 the country raised […]

todayJanuary 23, 2024 24

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Iikonga yo referendum mo Chad okwa tegelelewa yiye pehulilo nena.

Mosondaha,aa Chad otaaka hogolola mo Referendum ndjoka ya talikako onga etokolo oku nkondopeka oonkondo komuleli  Gen Mahamat Deby . Okweetapo ekotampango epe osha simana melundululo lyepangelo okuza kepangelo lyopakwiita okuya kepangelo lyoshigwana momahogololo gopashigwana ga thanekwa omumvo taguya. Aa Chad ya konda poomilion 8 oyiishangitha ya hogolole oku lundulula ekotampango.

todayDecember 15, 2023 7

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Africa

There are too few toilets in Africa and it’s a public health hazard – how to fix the problem

Omololu Fagunwa, Queen's University Belfast and Helen Onyeaka, University of Birmingham Imagine you are miles from the nearest restroom, and nature’s call is urgent – a situation that might raise a mild panic during a hike or at a music festival. Now, picture that same scenario, not as a one-off inconvenience, but as a daily reality. This is the case for about half a billion people globally. In African countries, […]

todayNovember 17, 2023 28

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