Refugees who crossed from Sudan to Ethiopia wait in line to register at the International Organization for Migration at Metema on May 4, 2023.
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The number of refugees leaving Sudan is particularly high because Sudan was itself host to a million refugees.
Devastation: much of central Khartoum has been destroyed in heavy fighting.
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The role of the Wagner Group in the Sudan crisis is not yet clear, but its mercenaries are reported to be involved in a number of African countries.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes President of Chad’s Transitional Military Council Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, in Paris, in 2021.
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Expulsion of the German ambassador could be a way of warning other embassies, especially France, to steer clear of Chadian politics and support for the opposition.
Sudan army soldiers are fighting a rival paramilitary group.
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Violence in Sudan threatens to throw the troubled nation into chaos. A scholar of the region explains what is going on and what’s at stake.
The violence in north-east Nigeria has displaced thousands of people.
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The insecurity in the area has serious implications for development and the well-being of people, especially young people.
Local residents gather around the biggest mosque in the region for the evening prayer in Bahai, Chad.
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Chad fulfils all conditions to be affected by Islamist terrorism. But the threat so far comes from its neighbours, not from the inside.
Parents of students abducted from Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna State, north-west Nigeria, pray inside the school premises.
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To stem the tide of violent extremism across the Sahel region, especially northwest Nigeria, the vulnerabilities and grudges of border communities need to be properly addressed.
Opening ceremony of Chad’s national inclusive dialogue, in N'Djamena on August 20.
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Chad’s ongoing national inclusive dialogue appears great on paper but there are serious gaps and little hope for peace and democracy.
Artwork in the Djourab desert, Chad, gives a taste of how our oldest ancestors got around.
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Jean-Renaud Boisserie , Université de Poitiers ; Andossa Likius , Université de N'Djamena (Tchad) ; Clarisse Nekoulnang Djetounako , Université de N'Djamena (Tchad) ; Franck Guy , Université de Poitiers ; Guillaume Daver , Université de Poitiers ; Laurent Pallas , Kyoto University ; Mackaye Hassane Taisso , Université de N'Djamena (Tchad) , dan Patrick Vignaud , Université de Poitiers
New research shows our oldest ancestors were able to walk as well as evolve in trees.
Children queue for porridge in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe during the height of the COVID pandemic.
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A return to debt sustainability will create room for African policy makers to stave off risks to the post-pandemic recovery.
Chadian soldiers benefited from foreign aids and training.
International support for Déby and the dependence on Chad’s peacekeeping troops had a downside: it came at the expense of democracy and respect for human rights.
The coffin of Idriss Deby Itno during his funeral on April 23, 2021.
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Talks being facilitated by Qatar will determine whether Chad will be peaceful or once again be torn apart by armed conflicts.
Armed and Security Forces of Mali servicemen stand guard on a military vehicle.
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A new wave of military coups could put the dividends of democracy out of reach in a region troubled by the effects of jihadism.
Thousands of people have fled inter-ethnic clashes in northern Cameroon.
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The failures of nominally elected governments has denied leaders - as well as the democratic system - a vanguard popular constituency.
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Weather forecasting is complex and challenging. The process entails three steps: observation, analysis and communication.
Lydia Balidawa poses for a photo with a rehabilitated grey crowned crane at Uganda’s Pian Upe Game Reserve.
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The reduction of foreign tourism is an opportunity for Africans to experience many of the continent’s premier parks at a discount.
There’s been substantial progress in reducing child deaths.
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A child born in sub-Saharan Africa or Southern Asia is 10 times more likely to die in the first month of life than a child born in a rich country.
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kabore at the Elysee Palace, in Paris in November.
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Macron’s approach to Africa policy emulates the 1950’s strategies. Why? A big part of the answer can be found in the fact that today’s global circumstances are similar to those of post-World War II.
Relatives of the victims at Hissene Habre’s 2015 trial in Dakar, Senegal
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For Hissene Habre’s victims, the clock is ticking –many elderly ones have already died and will never see the compensation they were owed.
Mauritanian soldiers stand guard near the border with Mali in the fight against jihadists in Africa’s Sahel region.
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Jihadi groups take advantage of endemic poverty, inequality, high unemployment levels, illiteracy, ethnic divisions, and poor governance to spread their campaign of violence in the Sahel region.