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Burkinabe junta leader prioritizes security over elections, plans constitutional changes

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, who came to power in a 2022 coup, has said that elections in the country are “not a priority” compared to “security,” despite the military leadership’s earlier pledges to return to democracy with presidential elections by July 2024. “It’s not a priority, I’ll tell you that clearly, it’s […]

Tunisia: Young Doctors to stage strike in protest against government inertia

The Tunisian Organization of Young Doctors has announced plans for stage a nationwide strike and protest march on May 2, in response to the breakdown of negotiations with the Ministry of Health. Talks held on Monday, April 28, reportedly failed to yield any meaningful outcomes, despite ministry officials acknowledging the legitimacy of the doctors’ grievances. […]

CAR: Ex-president Bozizé handed life sentence in absentia

Central African Republic’s (CAR) exiled former President François Bozizé, who became a rebel leader, has been sentenced in absentia to forced labor for life for conspiracy and rebellion, the country’s authorities said on Friday (22 September). A judgement from the CAR’s justice ministry said the ex-president was sentenced on Thursday (21 September). Two of Bozizé’s […]