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Sudanese military’s threat to target Chadian airports, a declaration of war, says Chad

Chad has issued a forceful condemnation of a senior Sudanese military official’s threat to target its airports, characterizing the statement as a “declaration of war” and promising to respond according to international law if its sovereignty faces violation. The diplomatic crisis erupted after Lieutenant General Yasir al-Atta, deputy commander of Sudan’s army, designated airports in […]

Rached Ghannouchi handed one-year jail sentence for promoting terrorism

Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia’s largest political movement Ennahdah, has been sentenced to one-year in prison in absentia for promoting terrorism, one of his lawyers said Monday. Ghannouchi has been in detention since late April and indicted for 19 offenses including terrorism. Monia Bouali, one of Ghannouchi’s lawyers, told Reuters that his client has […]

AfDB allocates €62M for rural electrification in Côte-d’Ivoire

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted a loan of €62.35 million to Côte d’Ivoire, the bank said in a statement. The funds are intended to finance the Project for the Strengthening of Electrical System Works and Access to Electricity (Proser). The AfDB grant will help finance the electrification of 1,388 rural localities in the […]