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With Africa’s ‘France Out’ campaign gaining momentum, Paris’s influence set to erode further — experts

France faces a significant challenge to its influence in West and Central Africa as Chad, Senegal and most recently also Ivory Coast have announced the end to traditional military cooperation with their former colonial master, experts say, adding that this would unravel France’s remaining logistics and military footprint in the region. In recent months, six […]

Chad: Creation of the position of vice president as main conclusion of the national inclusive forum

The second National Inclusive Forum, organized by the government and tasked with reviewing the new constitution, in place since 2018, ended on Sunday, November 1. The main conclusion of the forum was the creation of the position of vice president. The meeting was boycotted by part of the opposition, the main trade unions and human […]

Mounting Anger Against Ruto as Kenyans Decry Broken Promises, Corruption and Repression

Kenyan President William Ruto is facing intensifying public outrage as citizens rally under the slogan “WANTAM” — a campaign demanding he ‘be a one-term President’’. Discontent began shortly after his 2022 election victory, fuelled by tax hikes seen as a betrayal of promises to support the working class. Protests erupted last year, culminating in violent […]