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Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll since coups
Reuters· 3 days agoN'DJAMENA, May 6 (Reuters) - Chad deployed dozens of security forces in the capital amid rising...
The Great Green Wall: Africa’s Ambitious Attempt To Fight Desertification
Hackaday· 7 hours agoAs our climate changes, we fear that warmer temperatures and drier conditions could make life hard for us. Take the Sahara desert, for example, and the degraded landscapes to the south in the ...
Heatwaves and outages test support for juntas in Chad and Mali
Colorado Springs Gazette· 7 days agoBelrangar's plight is echoed elsewhere in the semi-arid Sahel, whose worst heatwave in recent memory...
Niger is telling US troops to leave as it ushers in Russian soldiers. Here’s why.
The Christian Science Monitor· 6 days agoRussian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior...
Harry and Meghan’s ‘Heart of Darkness’
The Hill· 10 hours agoIt should have been a simple trip to London. Prince Harry arrived on Tuesday to attend a worthy cause. Yesterday, he celebrated the 10th anniversary of...
Armed groups committing atrocities in Mali: HRW
Al Jazeera· 1 day agoAl-Qaeda-linked and warring ethnically-based armed groups are committing atrocities in Mali, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports. The watchdog said in a...
Oil-rich Chad’s junta leader set to win vote as US ties fray
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoChad’s decision last month to ask the U.S. to withdraw its troops from an army base in the capital,...
U.K. Begins Rwanda Deportations
Foreign Policy Magazine· 1 day agoThe highlights this week: A rare cyclone hits Kenya and Tanzania, Togo accused of election-rigging, and Congo’s country music cowboys. If you would like...
What Is Wagner Doing in Africa?
The Atlantic· 6 days agoThe troops belonged to the Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary outfit founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin a decade ago and best known for its role in Vladimir...
Chad Vote Counting Begins After Tense First Sahel Presidential Poll Since Coups
US News & World Report· 4 days agoN'DJAMENA (Reuters) -Chad deployed dozens of security forces in the capital amid rising tensions on Monday as polls closed and vote counting began in the first presidential election in Africa's Sahel region since a wave of coups.
