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Two French soldiers wounded in “accidental” shooting in N’Djamena

The presidential guard of Chad has shot at a vehicle with two French soldiers in plain clothes near the presidential palace on June 9. According to the Chadian military, the presidential guard fired because the unmarked vehicle was in a prohibited zone and because they did not know who the passengers were. The French military […]

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Has the Meeting with Hollande Spared Mauritanian President a Coup?

After President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was wounded by gunshot last October 13 in what was officially described as a “an accidental shooting”, he appeared on his country’s State TV to reassure its countrymen that he was in good condition before being airlifted to Paris for further treatment. From that time, there were […]