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Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll since coups
Reuters· 1 day agoN'DJAMENA, May 6 (Reuters) - Chad deployed dozens of security forces in the capital amid rising...
France’s Le Pen urges ‘crushing’ defeat of Macron in EU vote
Courthouse News Service· 6 days agoFormer far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Wednesday urged voters to inflict...
Putin inaugurated as president for fifth term with Russia under tight grip
CNN via AOL· 15 hours agoVladimir Putin has formally begun his fifth term as Russia’s president in a carefully choreographed...
Mali: The Good, The Bad And The Deadly
Strategy Page· 7 days agoJanuary 18, 2021: The five-month-old interim government has a new problem; the recent loss of Soumaila Cissé, the popular and long-time opposition politician favored to win the next
How Georgia Sided With Its Enemy
Foreign Policy Magazine· 9 hours agoIn Tbilisi, on a cobblestoned street next to the Georgian Parliament, a robotic female voice warned protesters to disperse or face legal action. The...
Chad’s Great-Power Balancing Act
Foreign Policy Magazine· 7 days agoIf you would like to receive Africa Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here. As Chadians prepare for presidential elections on May 6,...
Putin Sworn In for New Term Amid Growing Conflict With West
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 18 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- Vladimir Putin, who’s ruled Russia for the whole of the 21st century so far, was...
Far-right Le Pen urges French to inflict 'crushing electoral sanction' on Macron
RFI via Yahoo News· 6 days ago"We must counter them, we must sanction them, we must dismiss them," Le Pen told some 2,000...
Chad Ruler's Charge To Vote Triumph Faces Surprise Rival
International Business Times· 6 days agoGeneral Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, proclaimed head of state by Chad's army three years ago, is the...
Chad prepares to vote in a coup-hit region, wary allies look on
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 days agoN'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a...