Podcasts about Chadian

A Sudanese commander accuses Chad of allowing the United Arab Emirates to use Chadian airports to supply weapons to rebels in Sudan. But where's the evidence?Also in the programme: Eritrea kicked out USAID in 2005. Two decades on, what impact has it had?And the Kenyan woman who defied tradition and paid her own dowry.Presenter : Audrey Brown Producers: Frenny Jowi and Stefania Okreke Senior Producer : Sunita Nahar Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

In 1987, a decades-long war in Chad reached a dramatic turning point in what would come to be known as the Great Toyota War. Named after the rugged pick-up trucks that transformed modern desert warfare, this campaign saw the lightly armed Chadian forces out manoeuvre Libya's heavily fortified military. They achieved a string of astonishing victories, including the capture of the Libyan airbase at Ouadi Dum. Former Chadian officer Mahamat Saleh Bani recalls the speed, ingenuity, and bravery that defined this extraordinary chapter of African history. He speaks to Pearse Lynch. An African Digital Audio production.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.(Photo: Great Toyota War. Credit: AFP)

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has defended his decision to break military ties with France, saying at a news conference Sunday that their defense pact no longer meets Chad's security needs. The decision requires France to withdraw its troops from the central African nation and echoes growing anti-French sentiment with civil society groups who say it is long overdue. Moki Edwin Kindzeka reports from Yaoundé, Cameroon

Listen to the Tues. Nov. 12, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our PANW report with dispatches on the escalating war in Lebanon; the ruling party of Mauritius has loss its reelection bid to the opposition; human rights violations are being committed in the war in the Republic of Sudan;  and 17 Chadian soldiers have been killed in clashes with rebels. In the second hour we present an analysis of the situation in Lebanon. Finally, we look at the recent decision involving the Chagos Islands and the United States military penetration of the Indian Ocean basin off Africa's coast.

On Daybreak Africa: Chad's army says Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country's west. Plus, there's anxiety in Nigeria's Northern region as a new terror group begins the massive recruitment of youths. A prominent human rights group is calling for the deployment of peacekeepers in Sudan. At the United Nations climate summit, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, African scientists and activists are calling for more assistance to adapt to climate change. Observers ask if President-elect Trump will deliver on his campaign promises. For these and more tune in to Daybreak Africa!

Chad's President Mahamat Déby has ordered an army offensive against Islamist militants after 40 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base. But can the Chadian army defeat Boko Haram?A Congolese asylum seeker to the US shares his story and his message to the presidential candidates.And we hear how a TikTok game could be endangering social cohesion in Somalia.Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Amie Liebowitz and Kaine Pirie in London. Charles Gitonga in Nairobi Technical Producer: Nick Randell Senior Journalist: Patricia Whitehorne Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

The Vice President for Political Affairs and the Diaspora of Chad's opposition Transformers party says the Chadian government should postpone the country's December 29 parliamentary and municipal elections. Registration of candidates for those elections takes place between October 19 and 28. Ndolembai Njesada says 20 of the Chad's 23 regions are under water due to heavy rainfall that has caused the loss of life and cattle. Njesada tells VOA's James Butty, Transformers will boycott the election if the government does not agree to postpone them

TSC News TV host Fred Richani interviews Saving AlGeneina Initiative manager Sadeia Hamid about her grassroots organization helping Sudanese refugees and internally displaced peoples within Sudan and Chad, the Sudanese crisis encompassing war, genocide, famine, and occupation, the instability before/during/after former President Omar al-Bashir, as well as how YOU can help donate volunteer for this amazing cause.   ✅Donation: https://linktr.ee/SavingAlGeneina ✅Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/SadeiaAli ✅Saving AlGeneina IG: https://www.instagram.com/saving.algeneina ✅TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@savingalgeneina ✅Twitter/X: https://x.com/sadiea8 00:00 Introducing Sadeia Hamid and Saving AlGeneina Initiative 03:48 Sudan's instability, war since 2023 05:24 Evacuating Sudanese refugees, Chadian border, displacement 06:35 Sudan under illegal occupation, massacres 08:03 Sudanese famine, plagues 10:15 United Nations not helping Sudan, Doctors Without Borders 13:56 Sudan has no real government, shady nonprofit organizations 14:56 Saving AlGeneina's initiatives - medical clinics, food, sports 15:35 Partnering with Sudanese American Physicians Association, famine 17:24 Saving AlGeneina Initiative's sports programs for children, mental health 19:00 Sadeia Hamid on building mobile medical clinic for Sudanese refugees 20:38 Sudanese children's trauma, lack of schools, education 22:36 Challenges with getting aid into Sudan 23:41 Difficulty registering Saving AlGeneina Initiative in Sudan 25:34 Don't turn your back on Sudan, Keep Eyes on Sudan 26:25 Donate and volunteer to Saving AlGeneina Initiative  

On Daybreak Africa: A Uganda anti-corruption official is concerned about the lack of confidence in the country's fight against graft. Plus, South Africa's ANC to soon start closely watched coalition talks. Chadian women contest under-representation in governance. Zimbabwe authorities urge citizens to cycle to work. The son of former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf dies. And former president Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail after guilty verdicts. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

Chad's opposition Transformers party of Prime Minister Succes Masra is demanding the immediate release of party members and activists arrested over the weekend by Chadian security. The French News Agency (AFP) reports that 67 activists were arrested on allegations of forgery and using false documents during last week's presidential election. Military junta leader and interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was declared winner with 61.03 percent. Ndolembai Njesad, Transformers' Vice President for Political Affairs and the Diaspora, tells VOA's James Butty, the 179 arrested activists were carrying out their constitutional duty to observe the election

Today, Jamil, Jess, and Morgan discuss the United States' decision to begin pulling troops out of Chad and Niger after deteriorating relations with the couped states resulted in demands for U.S. troops to leave. Chad and Niger, have been key U.S. bases against terrorism in the region including Boko Haram, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, ISIS, and affiliated groups.Should the U.S. reprioritize Africa? Why does having bases in these countries matter for U.S. national security? Will the United States be able to negotiate with the Chadian government after their elections?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.Check out the sources that helped shape our expert's discussion!https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/us/politics/chad-us-troop-withdrawal.html https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/15/niger-us-africa-policy-sahel-coup-military-democracy/ https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4623555-us-troops-chad-niger/https://apnews.com/article/niger-chad-troops-coup-withdrawal-ebb05de095e3abbb08c8a1207e5cf014 Follow our experts on Twitter: @jamil_n_jaffer@NotTVJessJones@morganlroachLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube, and watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/2eNz37KRS6Y Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Horn, Alan Boswell speaks with Enrica Picco, Crisis Group's Central Africa Project Director, about Mahamat Déby's rule in Chad as the country heads for elections in May. They discuss Déby's ascendance to power after the death of his father in 2021 and his initial promises for democratic transition and national dialogue. They assess the fallout of the war in Sudan in Chad and how Déby's alleged support for the Rapid Support Forces has been received among his support base. They talk about the crackdowns on the Chadian opposition, the killing of Déby's main political rival Yaya Dillo in February and what to expect in the elections next month. They also discuss Déby's relations with other military leaders in the Sahel and his seeming turn to Moscow and other regional powers for security partnerships as relations with its traditional Western backers, notably France, are turning increasingly fraught.For more on the topics discussed in this episode, check out our Chad country page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Daybreak Africa: Central Sahel countries forge military alliances amid rising insecurity. Plus, Chadian opposition political parties hold talks on whether to participate in the May 6 presidential election. Ten months of fighting in Sudan has brought the country's health care system to near-collapse. Community leaders seek solutions to the conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria. Rwandan President Kagame visits Angola's President about the conflict in eastern DRC. Sweden officially joins NATO. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Wednesday, March 6, 2024.TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate her daily news digest and share it with our audience—tune in every morning on the TRNN podcast feed to hear about the latest important news stories from Canada and around the world.Find more headlines from Nora at Sandy & Nora Talk Politics podcast feed.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnewsReferenced articles:Story 1 - Massive investigation by Global News shows Residential school-like conditions that Indigenous youth are subjected to in private, for-profit youth homes.Story 2 - Mohawks of Kahawake have spent $100,000 trying to clean up a diesel spill coming from Châteauguay.Story 3 - Five dead after plane crashes in Nashville, all on board were Canadian.Story 4 - CBC's Catharine Cullen reports that the government will reverse its decision on UNRWA because it's seen an interim UN report, makes no mention of the social pressure to do this ... and the press conference was just cancelled.Story 5 - Underwater cables in the Red Sea have been severed, impacting 26% of all east-west communications. No word yet on whether it was sabotage or an accident.Story 6 - Yahya Dillo, the head of the Parti Socialiste sans frontières in Chad was killed as Chadian forces stormed their headquarters.

Facts & Spins for March 1, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS agrees to hear Trump's immunity appeal, Trump is disqualified from the Illinois primary ballot, over 100 Palestinians are killed after Israeli troops open fire near aid trucks, a Chadian opposition leader is killed in a gun fight, the US will investigate Chinese-made 'smart cars' for national security risks, transportation staff strike in Greece on the anniversary of a tragic train crash, France's parliament votes to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, Ghana's parliament passes an anti-LGBTQ bill, wildfires rage through the Texas Panhandle, and the South Korean government threatens legal action over a doctor strike. Sources: https://www.verity.news/

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Dan and Ryan interview newly engaged couple Ellie and Matthias who will soon be heading into the Chadian mission field. 

For centuries, indigenous peoples around the world have been the guardians of the world's bio and cultural diversity with their wisdom and unique knowledge. Today, they care for more than 20% of the planet's land and 80% of its biodiversity. In her address to the IIEA, United Nations SDG Advocate and Environment and Indigenous Peoples' Rights Activist, Hindou Ibrahim, will discuss the indispensable role that indigenous communities play in protecting the environment and fostering a diverse range of ecosystems. She addresses the enormous challenges posed by climate change and by drawing on her experience as an SDG Advocate and her extensive knowledge of indigenous peoples' practices she shares her valuable insights into how a just transition can be achieved; one in which everyone's voice matters and to ensure no one is left behind. About the Speaker: Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is a Chadian environmentalist and geographer, and an expert in Indigenous Peoples' adaption to climate change. As an indigenous woman from the Mbororo pastoralist people in Chad, Ms Ibrahim founded the Association of Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) and has worked on a 2D and 3D participatory mapping initiative in Chad's Sahel region. In 2019, Ms Ibrahim became one of the 17 people to be appointed as an advocate of Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations Secretary General. She is the Coordinator of the AFPAT and has served as the co-director of the pavilion of the World Indigenous Peoples' Initiative and Pavilion at COP21, COP22, COP23 and COP27, and now co-chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change.

Wongel Zelalem reports on a circulating video on social media showing Chadian soldiers lining up and disarming five French soldiers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

Become a Patreon for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee * In this episode, I speak with Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, an expert in the adaptation and mitigation of Indigenous peoples to climate change. A member of the Mbororo pastoralist people in Chad, Hindou is the Founder and President of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), an organisation she started when she was nine years old. (No, that's not a typo!) Indigenous people make up only 5% of the world's population, yet they are protecting 80% of the remaining biodiversity. In our conversation today, Hindou makes the case for why Indigenous people should not only be included in the global climate movement, but why they should be leading the charge. Some topics we cover include: What life is like inside a nomadic community (that has been around for millennia!) The impacts of climate change Hindou has seen in her own lifetime How climate change is destroying homes and communities like hers around the world Indigenous knowledge and solutions that are essential for addressing the climate crisis The current status of global Indigenous rights, recognition, and inclusion Why women are best positioned to lead the efforts against climate change Hindou's organisation - Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) And more! Transcription is available here Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) Changemakers: How women make change happen This is the first episode of the new Changemakers series which explores how women make change happen from those at the top helping to drive it. Each episode, we look at where we are on this long march to equality, what lies ahead, and how important you are in the fight. In this 14-episode series, we'll hear from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman, Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani, Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, and Afghanistan's youngest ever female mayor Zarifa Ghafari, among others. Guest host Asha Dahya speaks with co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement Alicia Garza. — Become a Patron for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee Follow us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Tik Tok | Youtube | LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly dose of all things WOMAN We need more women's stories in the world! If you've enjoyed this episode, please share, subscribe, rate and review on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts Explore The Story of Woman book recommendations in the US and the UK - purchases support the podcast AND local bookstores

Today, Les, Jess, and Jamil discuss reports stemming from recent intelligence leaks which point to the threats Chad, an important security partner to the U.S., is facing. Documents describe efforts by Russia's Wagner Group to recruit rebels from Chad and establish a training site for fighters in the neighboring Central African Republic as part of an evolving plot to topple the Chadian government.How widespread and dangerous is the Wagner Group's presence on the African continent? How can the U.S. counter Wagner activity on the African continent? Does the Fault Lines crew foresee strikes on Wagner?Hear our experts debate these issues and more in less than 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/23/wagner-russia-africa-leaked-documents/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-intelligence-points-to-wagner-plot-against-key-western-ally-in-africa-29867547 Follow our experts on Twitter:@NotTVJessJones@lestermunson@jamil_n_jafferLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.And don't forget to follow @masonnatsec on Twitter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wongel Zelalem reports on a 23-year-old Chadian student who revealed an audio recording of racist comments by French police officers getting arrested again. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

Hello, is this Pizza Hut? Excellent. My name is Ben Shapiro. Conservative thought leader. Prominent white YouTuber. The Muggsy Bogues of the intellectual dark Web. And—look, it's just a fact—I would like to order some pizza pie. If you are triggered by that request, I do not care. I truly do not. Now let's discuss conditions. First, thank you for agreeing to debate me. Typically, in fora such as this, I am met with ad-hominem mudslinging, anything from “You racist creep” or “Is that your real voice?” to raucous schoolyard laughter and threats of the dreaded “toilet swirly.” However, your willingness to engage with me over the phone on the subject of pizza shows an intellectual fortitude and openness to dangerous ideas which reflects highly on your character. Huzzah, good sir. Huzzah. Second, any pizza I order will be male. None of this “Our pizza identifies as trans-fluid-pan-poly”—no. Pizza is a boy. With a penis. It's that simple. It's been true for all of human history, from Plato to Socrates to Mr. Mistoffelees, and any attempt to rewrite the pillars of Western thought will be met with a hearty “Fuh!” by yours truly. And, trust me, that is not a fate you wish to meet. Now. With regard to my topping preference. I have eaten from your pizzeria in times past, and it must be said: your pepperoni is embarrassingly spicy. Frankly, it boggles the mind. I mean, what kind of drugs are you inhaling over there? Pot?! One bite of that stuff and I had to take a shower. So tread lightly when it comes to spice, my good man. You do not want to see me at my most epic. Like the great white hero of Zack Snyder's classic film “300,” I will kick you. Onions, peppers—no, thank you. If I wanted veggies, I'd go to a salad bar. I'm not some sort of vegan, Cory Booker weirdo. And your efforts to Michelle Obama-ize the great American pizza pie are, frankly, hilarious. Though not as funny as the impressively named P'Zone—when I finally figured out that genuinely creative pun, I laughed until I cried and peed. A true Spartan admits defeat, and I must admit that, in this instance, your Hut humor slayed me, Dennis Miller style. And, with that, you have earned my order. Congratulations. Ahem. Without further ado, I would like your smallest child pizza, no sauce, extra cheese. Hello? Aha. A hang-up. Another triggered lib, bested by logic. Damn it. I'm fucking starving.   I think that it's ok to be sexually aroused by Pokemon. More so, I think it should be encouraged in the games and anime, and GameFreak should lean into it. Firstly, some Pokemon are shown to be much smarter then humans. Kadabra has been said to have an IQ over 5000, which is gigantically more than the definition of an animal, which have an IQ between 0 (Worms and Fish) and 65 (Apes and Octopus). Thus, they are smarter then needed to be able to give consent. Secondly, the argument could be made they are not as empathetic as humans, and thus can't give consent. This is proven not to be true numerous times in the anime, by watching Meowth. In Season 2, Episode 16 of the Pokemon show, it is established that he is no smarter or different then regular Pokemon, he simply learnt to walk by watching a dance rehearsal and later learnt English through a picture book. Throughout the following seasons, it's shown how he schemes, laughs, cries and even at points, deceives people into thinking he is a human (in order to steal Ash's Pikachu of course). And the last piece of damning evidence - a folk tale in the Canalave Library (Pokémon Diamond and Pearl) literally STATES that humans used to marry Pokémon. This was removed in the English translation. Gamefreak, if you wanted us to fuck Pokémon, just say it. Conclusively, Pokemon aren't animals. They are intelligent, with empathy and kindness, and should be treated as equals. Denying them the right to have sex with humans removes their freedom, which is racist, and frankly, unamerican.   An Afghan, an Albanian, an Algerian, an American, an Andorran, an Angolan, an Antiguans, an Argentine, an Armenian, an Australian, an Austrian, an Azerbaijani, a Bahamian, a Bahraini, a Bangladeshi, a Barbadian, a Barbudans, a Batswanan, a Belarusian, a Belgian, a Belizean, a Beninese, a Bhutanese, a Bolivian, a Bosnian, a Brazilian, a Brit, a Bruneian, a Bulgarian, a Burkinabe, a Burmese, a Burundian, a Cambodian, a Cameroonian, a Canadian, a Cape Verdean, a Central African, a Chadian, a Chilean, a Chinese, a Colombian, a Comoran, a Congolese, a Costa Rican, a Croatian, a Cuban, a Cypriot, a Czech, a Dane, a Djibouti, a Dominican, a Dutchman, an East Timorese, an Ecuadorean, an Egyptian, an Emirian, an Equatorial Guinean, an Eritrean, an Estonian, an Ethiopian, a Fijian, a Filipino, a Finn, a Frenchman, a Gabonese, a Gambian, a Georgian, a German, a Ghanaian, a Greek, a Grenadian, a Guatemalan, a Guinea-Bissauan, a Guinean, a Guyanese, a Haitian, a Herzegovinian, a Honduran, a Hungarian, an I-Kiribati, an Icelander, an Indian, an Indonesian, an Iranian, an Iraqi, an Irishman, an Israeli, an Italian, an Ivorian, a Jamaican, a Japanese, a Jordanian, a Kazakhstani, a Kenyan, a Kittian and Nevisian, a Kuwaiti, a Kyrgyz, a Laotian, a Latvian, a Lebanese, a Liberian, a Libyan, a Liechtensteiner, a Lithuanian, a Luxembourger, a Macedonian, a Malagasy, a Malawian, a Malaysian, a Maldivan, a Malian, a Maltese, a Marshallese, a Mauritanian, a Mauritian, a Mexican, a Micronesian, a Moldovan, a Monacan, a Mongolian, a Moroccan, a Mosotho, a Motswana, a Mozambican, a Namibian, a Nauruan, a Nepalese, a New Zealander, a Nicaraguan, a Nigerian, a Nigerien, a North Korean, a Northern Irishman, a Norwegian, an Omani, a Pakistani, a Palauan, a Palestinian, a Panamanian, a Papua New Guinean, a Paraguayan, a Peruvian, a Pole, a Portuguese, a Qatari, a Romanian, a Russian, a Rwandan, a Saint Lucian, a Salvadoran, a Samoan, a San Marinese, a Sao Tomean, a Saudi, a Scottish, a Senegalese, a Serbian, a Seychellois, a Sierra Leonean, a Singaporean, a Slovakian, a Slovenian, a Solomon Islander, a Somali, a South African, a South Korean, a Spaniard, a Sri Lankan, a Sudanese, a Surinamer, a Swazi, a Swede, a Swiss, a Syrian, a Tajik, a Tanzanian, a Togolese, a Tongan, a Trinidadian or Tobagonian, a Tunisian, a Turk, a Tuvaluan, a Ugandan, a Ukrainian, a Uruguayan, a Uzbekistani, a Venezuelan, a Vietnamese, a Welshman, a Yemenite, a Zambian and a Zimbabwean all go to a bar.. The doorman stops them and says "Sorry, I can't let you in without a Thai." also i'm gay

Mvemba is joined by Succès Masra, a leading Chadian opposition figure and the president of Les Transformateurs, the major opposition party in Chad. They discuss the deadly crackdown on protestors in October 2022, the state of the transition talks, the power of social media for organizing political movements, and Chad's uncertain future.

A number of students from Chad are studying in China as they seek to acquire critical skills that will ensure they contribute to the central African nation's development. As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the China-Chad diplomatic relations, this week's episode looks at the two countries' cooperation from the perspective of a Chadian student.

On 20 October, Chadian security forces killed more than 50 protesters on the streets of Chad's capital N'Djamena and other cities and towns. Demonstrators had taken to the streets in anger at an extension of the country's transitional period that allows President Mahamat Déby to hold power for another two years and then possibly contest elections, despite his previous pledges to stand down. Mahamat Déby assumed power at the head of a transitional military council after his father, Idriss Déby, who had ruled Chad for 30 years, died when Chadian forces were fighting rebels in the country's north. Initially, Mahamat Déby seemed to mark a break from the past: space for political debate opened up, some exiled opposition leaders returned to Chad, and talks with rebels got under way. Over the past few months, though, the most powerful rebel groups have rejected the deal that emerged from those talks and, when a national dialogue started in N'Djamena, the main opposition party and civil society organisations chose not to participate. Then came the announcement that junta members, including Déby, could run for elections, which triggered protests and the crackdown. In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood speaks with Enrica Picco, Crisis Group's Central Africa director, about where Chad's transition is headed. They look at the violence against protesters and what options remain for the country's political opposition. They also talk about the various Chadian rebel groups, many based in Libya and some of whose leaders are part of Deby's family, that arguably pose a graver threat to Deby's rule than his civilian opponents. They discuss Mahamat Déby's ascendancy to power after the death of his father, the influence of Chad's powerful military in backing him and how Déby has shaped politics in the country thus far. They also look at how regional actors, including the African Union, and other foreign powers, notably France, which traditionally enjoys close ties to the Chadian government, have responded to the violence. They discuss what people should be watching in the months ahead. For more on the situation in Chad, check out Crisis Group's extensive analysis on our Chad country page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jake and Mandi twice set out to serve in one of AIM's most difficult fields: Chad; and each time found themselves beyond their own sufficiency and outside of the plans they had in mind for ministry. God provided much needed family in teammates and new-found Chadian friends. God even provided a miracle for their son. But His path for Jake and Mandi was still a redirection. Learn about the power of community and prayer in the face of formidable odds and unexpected turns, where learning to abide – even in our sorrows and disappointments – is one of the greatest lessons the mission field can teach us. Learn more about our training teams here. Inlander is a podcast of Africa Inland Mission. To learn more about our ministry and how you can be involved, go to aimus.org For stories, videos, featured opportunities and more, follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Join us as we pray for Africa's unreached peoples at prayafrica.org

Each morning, Daybreak Africa looks at the latest developments on the continent, starting with headline news and providing in-depth interviews, reports from VOA correspondents, sports news as well as listener comments.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 15-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 12,931 on turnover of $1.9-billion NT. The Tai-Ex followed other regional markets and lost ground on Thursday, after Wall Street fell, reversing course after two days of gains. **CEC Defends Voting Ban on People in Coronavirus Quarantine ** The Central Election Commission is defending its decision not to allow people with the coronavirus and their close contacts from casting ballots in next month's local elections. Speaking at a legislative hearing, commission chairman Lee Jin-yong said the bans are not unconstitutional, as restrictions on the movement of positive cases and their contacts are in accordance with the Communicable Disease Control Act. According to Lee, the Council of Grand Justices has previously ruled that such restrictions do not violate the Constitution. The statements comes as lawmakers have been debating whether the ban infringes (侵權) on voter's rights and contravenes Article 23 of the Constitution on protecting individual's rights and freedoms. **US Military Has Proof of Iranian Forces in Crimea ** The U.S. military says it has proof that Iranian forces are on the ground in Crimea, supporting the Russian military attacks against Ukrainian targets. AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports. **Chad Protesters Clash With Security Forces ** Chadian security forces have opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the country's two largest cities killing at least 60 people. Authorities imposed a curfew after Thursday's violence, which came amid protests in the central African nation against interim leader Mahamat Idriss Deby's two-year extension of power. France, the African Union and others swiftly condemned (譴責) the security crackdown on the demonstrators. A Chadian government spokesperson says 30 people were dead in the capital. Organizers of the march, though, placed the toll higher, at 40, with many wounded by bullets as well. There was no independent corroboration of the figures given by the two sides.. Another 32 protesters were killed in Chad's second-largest city, Moundou, according to an official in the city's morgue. **WHO Investigating Complaints Against Syrian Office ** Staffers at the World Health Organization's Syrian office have alleged that their boss mismanaged millions of dollars, plied government officials with gifts, and acted frivolously as COVID-19 swept the country. More than 100 confidential documents, messages and other materials obtained by The Associated Press show WHO officials told investigators that the agency's Syria representative engaged in abusive behavior, and consistently (一貫的) misspent taxpayer funds. Some of the allegations include the representative throwing a party that cost more than $10-thousand US dollars of WHO funds, mostly to honor her own achievements, as well as hiring underqualified relatives of government officials, and meeting with Russian military officials, which would violate the W-H-O's neutrality as a UN organization. Complaints from at least a dozen personnel have triggered one of the biggest internal WHO probes in years, at times involving more than 20 investigators. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 24, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the speech delivered by the Chadian foreign minister to the United Nations General Assembly 77th Session where she called for a permanent seat for African Union (AU) member-states on the Security Council; Mali's prime minister in his address condemned France and called for a new world security and economic order; the memoirs of one of the early figures in the Kenyan independence movement have been recently released; and the East African state of Uganda has enhanced monitoring on its borders in light of an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). In the second and third hours we listen to the speeches of several leaders at the United Nations General Assembly being held this week in New York City. Addresses by Mali, Barbados, South Africa and Kenya will be reviewed.

The Chadian leader of the opposition “Transformers” party says his party has always been interested in dialogue but under two conditions. One of which is that the military government, led by Mahamat Idris Deby, should not run for any political office. VOA's James Butty has the details.

Ghanaian health authorities confirm there's been an outbreak of Marburg virus with two deaths. The Director General of Ghana's health service tells us how they are trying to contain the disease and spread awareness in the country. Also, in Zimbabwe officials are investigating how indigenous grains can help stave off food insecurity. Plus, Chadian rebel groups are outraged by the latest announcement by transitional President Mahamat Idris Deby. And we hear from the rising Kenyan RnB and neo soul star, Karun.

In episode 144, Neil and Dario discuss a few recent films viewed with a critical eye with regards to how they fit into film culture and more broadly how they reflect (or don't) current political attitudes.  Dario wrote in detail about the star persona of Tom Cruise in the most recent Patreon newsletter, and both Neil and Dario reflect on the experiential pleasures and reductive nostalgia of Tom Gun: Maverick along with the obvious ideological criticism around its propagandistic militarism. Sports movies are a recurring focus of the podcast and the recent Netflix production Hustle starring Adam Sandler and half the roster of the NBA is under discussion.  Lastly, we focus on Lingui, The Sacred Bonds by Chadian filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, a lyrical, gripping story of a mother trying to arrange an abortion for her daughter in the face of patriarchal theocracy.    This is our penultimate episode. For our end-of-season finale, we are recording a live podcast at The Garden Cinema in Covent Garden, London, on the 5th of July, 6pm. Tickets are available from The Garden Cinema Website. We are really looking forward to catching up with an audience IRL. ——— You can listen to The Cinematologists for free, wherever you listen to podcasts: click here to follow. We also produce an extensive monthly newsletter and bonus/extended content that is available on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cinematologists. You can become a member for only £2. We really appreciate any reviews you might write (please send us what you have written and we'll mention it) and sharing on Social Media is the lifeblood of the podcast so please do that if you enjoy the show. _____ Music Credits: ‘Theme from The Cinematologists' Written and produced by Gwenno Saunders. Mixed by Rhys Edwards. Drums, bass & guitar by Rhys Edwards. All synths by Gwenno Saunders. Published by Downtown Music Publishing

Lagos moves to crush over 2000 motorbikes seized during the enforcement of a ban on motorcycle taxis; we look at the environmental impact of this operation. Also in the pod: An increase in suicide cases among Kenyan police forces triggers fresh awareness around the importance of mental health; Chadian leaders ask for international help in dealing with a growing food insecurity in the country; And we talk to a Nigerian entrepreneur who's recently travelled from London to Lagos by motorbike.

In this episode, fellow Samah Fawzi reflects on the history of colonialism and African borders on shaping the Sudanese. Fawzi interviews Ismail Bishr, a Chadian student at the International University of Africa Faculty of Medicine, in Khartoum, Sudan, and Mohamed Babiker, a researcher and social activist, on their thoughts, insights, and real life experiences.Books, Links, & ArticlesSamah Fawzi, Non-Resident FellowBorders and Borderlands as Resources in The Horn of Africa by Dereje Feyissa (editor, contributor), Markus Vigil Hoehne (editor), Markus Virgil Hoehne  (editor), Cedric Barnes (contributor), Christopher Clapham (contributor)The Roots of Violence: A History of War in Chad (War and Society) by M. J. Azevedo"Protest Against Inflation Lands Uganda Opposition Leader in Jail" by Fred OjamboYouth and Revolution in Tunisia by Alcinda Honwana"South Africa's Resilient Democracy" by Evan Lieberman and Rorisang Lekalake"How Autocrats Weaponize Women's Rights" by Elin Bjarnegård and Pär ZetterbergThis Week in Africa Newsletter

How do you use technology to get citizens involved in issues of governance? Hamid Khayar Defallah talks to Nathi Mcetywa about how Chad Innovation is contributing toward a more involved citizenry. Hamid Khayar Defallah is the CEO & Founder of Chad Innovation. Chad Innovation represents a community of young volunteers, Chadians and foreigners, entrepreneurs, executives, and students whose objective is to raise awareness, mobilize, engage and equip young Chadians to learn and explore careers in entrepreneurship to build a resilient generation of young Chadian leaders. Get in touch: Visit https://civictech.africa/ Follow @CivicTechAfrica on Twitter Follow Civic Tech Innovation Network on Facebook Follow Civic Tech Innovation Network on LinkedIn Share your civic tech initiative with us Chad Innovation Website · Chad Innovation on Facebook · Chad Innovation on Twitter · Chad Innovation on LinkedIn

How do you use technology to get citizens involved in issues of governance? Hamid Khayar Defallah talks to Nathi Mcetywa about how Chad Innovation is contributing toward a more involved citizenry. Hamid Khayar Defallah is the CEO & Founder of Chad Innovation. Chad Innovation represents a community of young volunteers, Chadians and foreigners, entrepreneurs, executives, and students whose objective is to raise awareness, mobilize, engage and equip young Chadians to learn and explore careers in entrepreneurship to build a resilient generation of young Chadian leaders. Get in touch: Visit https://civictech.africa/ Follow @CivicTechAfrica on Twitter Follow Civic Tech Innovation Network on Facebook Follow Civic Tech Innovation Network on LinkedIn Share your civic tech initiative with us Chad Innovation Website · Chad Innovation on Facebook · Chad Innovation on Twitter · Chad Innovation on LinkedIn

Kenyan police have launched a manhunt after the body of a female athlete was found with stab wounds in the town of Iten, famous for its centre for long-distance runners. We hear from two activists on their anger and frustration over the lack of effective action to stop gender-based violence. Politicians are under fire in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa over their handling of the flooding disaster. And a year ago today, Chad's long-serving ruler Idriss Deby died on the battlefield. How much has changed since his death? We have a report from the Chadian capital N'Djamena.

On 17 February, President Emmanuel Macron announced he would withdraw all French troops from Mali after a deployment in the country of almost ten years. In early 2013, French forces together with Chadian troops ousted jihadists from cities and towns in northern Mali, which created space for a peace deal between Bamako and other, non-jihadist rebels. Since then, however, the French-led campaign against militants in the Sahel has struggled against local al-Qaeda and Islamic State branches. French operations have killed jihadist leaders, but militants have extended their reach from northern Mali to its centre and to parts of Niger, Burkina Faso and even Gulf of Guinea countries. Inter-ethnic violence has ballooned. Mali has also suffered two coups over the past couple of years. Relations between Paris and the junta currently holding power have deteriorated sharply, partly because Mali's military leaders had agreed, mid-2021, to the deployment of Russian private military contractors to help fight jihadists. Popular anger toward France's deployment has also mounted, seemingly partly fuelled by disinformation. This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood and Naz Modirzadeh talk with Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim and Richard Moncrieff, respectively Crisis Group's senior Sahel analyst and interim Sahel director, about the French decision, its causes and its implications. They look at the collapse in relations between Bamako and Paris, the direction the junta is currently taking Mali and how other countries in the region have responded. They talk through what the French departure might mean for other forces, including the UN force in Mali and the G5 Sahel regional force. They also examine the repercussions for the balance of force between jihadists and their enemies in the Sahel and ask what a future French presence in the region might look like after the withdrawal from Mali. N.B. This episode was recorded before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. For more information, explore Crisis Group's analysis on our Sahel regional page. For our analysis of African perspectives of the Ukraine War, check out our commentary ‘The Ukraine War: A Global Crisis'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Achta Mahamat Saleh is a business lawyer and sports law practitioner living in Egypt. Achta is Chadian, the eldest of 10 children, and the mother of two boys.  In this episode, Achta discusses being a lawyer and seeing the world and rules through a different lens… falling in love with sports law… at 12 years old, being sent from her home in Chad to France to avoid child marriage… missing her mother and her family… running away to get back home to Chad… work as a passion… the challenges of being a working mother… gender inequality in families and in the workforce… overcoming unrealistic expectations… the importance of speaking out, being organized, and delegating… knowing that we matter and that we deserve to be heard and deserve to be powerful… encouraging, defending and being there for each other. (Chad)

Chad has been readmitted to international football after Fifa ended a suspension, originally handed out for governmental interference in football, that had lasted six months.Fifa in a statement says the Bureau of the Fifa Council has decided to lift the suspension of the FTFA with immediate effect.Fifa added that following the lifting of the suspension, a joint Fifa-Caf mission will be deployed to N'Djamena without delay to follow up on discussions with the FTFA and the Chadian government.

Chad has been readmitted to international football after Fifa ended a suspension, originally handed out for governmental interference in football, that had lasted six months.Fifa in a statement says the Bureau of the Fifa Council has decided to lift the suspension of the FTFA with immediate effect.Fifa added that following the lifting of the suspension, a joint Fifa-Caf mission will be deployed to N'Djamena without delay to follow up on discussions with the FTFA and the Chadian government.

Chad has been readmitted to international football after Fifa ended a suspension, originally handed out for governmental interference in football, that had lasted six months.Fifa in a statement says the Bureau of the Fifa Council has decided to lift the suspension of the FTFA with immediate effect.Fifa added that following the lifting of the suspension, a joint Fifa-Caf mission will be deployed to N'Djamena without delay to follow up on discussions with the FTFA and the Chadian government.

"Arlo Parks" is a British singer-songwriter and poet from West London.A relatively new artist on the scene, her debut album "Collapsed in Sunbeams" was only released in 2021, but since 2018 she has dropped sporadic singles as well as a well received EP. Arlo's music has been described as R&B, Neo Soul and even Indie Folk, due to her poetic/thoughtful lyrics and soothing voice. One of her big breakthroughs came in 2018 when upon uploading her music to BBC's "Introducing" initiative, a radio DJ passed on her tracks to the management firm "Beatnick Creative", who have since become her managers. There is a lot more to know about this rising artist. Jay and Jesse discuss her multi-ethnic background, the effect her songs have had on the public at large, and the guys spin some of their favorite tracks from Arlo's repertoire.To listen to the full episode, including the featured music, visit... signlradio.com"Roots to Grooves" is a production of SIGNL.https://www.signlradio.comhttps://www.instagram.com/signlradiohttps://www.twitter.com/signlradiohttps://www.facebook.com/signlradiohttps://www.mixcloud.com/signlhttps://open.spotify.com/user/96mhz6qfjoztxbl2dpm0uj903?si=aAZpsoEnRAKdx85kr1QWhg

The Nigerian Navy has called for concerted efforts to end the proliferation of small and medium arms in Nigeria.The Director of Legal Services, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Jemila Malafa, says Chadian soldiers sell guns for as low as $20 and this endangers Nigeria's security.She says the developed countries in the name of assisting them fight are compounding the problems in Nigeria.She says they should either enact laws to govern the handling of these arms and ammunition or build an armoury for these countries.

The Nigerian Navy has called for concerted efforts to end the proliferation of small and medium arms in Nigeria.The Director of Legal Services, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Jemila Malafa, says Chadian soldiers sell guns for as low as $20 and this endangers Nigeria's security.She says the developed countries in the name of assisting them fight are compounding the problems in Nigeria.She says they should either enact laws to govern the handling of these arms and ammunition or build an armoury for these countries.

The Nigerian Navy has called for concerted efforts to end the proliferation of small and medium arms in Nigeria.The Director of Legal Services, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Jemila Malafa, says Chadian soldiers sell guns for as low as $20 and this endangers Nigeria's security.She says the developed countries in the name of assisting them fight are compounding the problems in Nigeria.She says they should either enact laws to govern the handling of these arms and ammunition or build an armoury for these countries.

Chad's former President Hissène Habré has died at the age of 79 while serving a life sentence in Senegal for crimes against humanity. Plus Zambia's new President Hakainde Hichilema is sworn in amid high hopes for change, but can he deliver? And we hear from the South African wheelchair tennis star who has her sights set on bringing home a medal from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

*) Israel launches air strikes on besieged Gaza Israel has launched air strikes on besieged Gaza, the first such strike in the Palestinian enclave since a May ceasefire ended 11 days of war. The strikes were the first under the new coalition government headed by Naftali Bennett, who took over after ousting former PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Earlier, more than a thousand ultranationalist Israelis marched in Jerusalem's flashpoint Old City, triggering counterprotests and incendiary balloons launched from Gaza. *) Fresh farmer-herder clashes in CAR claim more than a dozen lives At least 14 people have been killed in a revenge attack by Chadian herders after a farmer killed a herder in the far north of the Central African Republic. A Central African Republic prefect said Chadian herders went on a rampage, killing women and children and torching 66 homes as well as granaries. The two groups have a long and troubled history in the northern region, where weapons abound and violence often flares after cattle destroy crops. *) Dozens wounded in car bomb explosion in Colombia A car bomb has exploded inside a military base used by the 30th Army Brigade in Colombia's border town of Cucuta, leaving 36 people wounded. Colombia's defence minister said the country's last recognised guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army, is suspected to be behind the attack. Cucuta is the capital of North Santander state, where criminal groups fight over drug trafficking routes and use the loosely patrolled border with Venezuela to smuggle fuel and weapons. *) Oldest party wins most seats in Algeria voting Algeria's oldest party has won the most seats in weekend legislative elections, with a dismal turnout of 23 percent. The National Liberation Front, or FLN, secured 105 of 407 parliamentary seats, according to the provisional results. Independent candidates, including young people new to politics and many others who broke away from the FLN, placed second, winning a total of 78 seats. And finally ... *) France 1-0 win over Germany at Euro 2020 Title favourites France launched their Euro 2020 Group F campaign with a 1-0 victory over Germany. The World champions had German defender Mats Hummels to thank for their win after he scored an own goal in the Group F match. French fans flooded the streets in Munich and celebrated their win against Germany in the European Championship.

On COI #106, Danny Sjursen returns to the show to discuss the death of Chadian President Idriss Deby, who was killed in fighting with rebels in late April. While Chad is a key player in US and French 'counter-terrorism' operations across Africa's Sahel region, Danny explains how the country has overextended its forces on multiple fronts and faces increasing instability, all compounded by Deby's demise. Washington and Paris, who propped up the late president for decades despite credible allegations of election-rigging and severe political repression, are likely to continue their support for the Chadian state. Danny is a retired US Army Major, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy (CIP), contributing editor at Antiwar.com and director of the new Eisenhower Media Network (EMN). His work has appeared in the New York Times, the LA Times, the Nation, Huff Post, the Hill, Salon, the American Conservative, Mother Jones, Scheer Post and Tom Dispatch, among other publications. He served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point. He is the author of a memoir and critical analysis of the Iraq War, 'Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge.'     LBRY Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Subscribe Star – Conflicts of Interest  YouTube – Conflicts of Interest Facebook – Conflicts of Interest Twitter – Conflicts of Interest Apple Podcast – Conflicts of Interest Support Our Sponsor Visit Paloma Verde and use code PEACE for 25% off our CBD

On COI #106, Danny Sjursen returns to the show to discuss the death of Chadian President Idriss Deby, who was killed in fighting with rebels in late April. While Chad is a key player in US and French 'counter-terrorism' operations across Africa's Sahel region, Danny explains how the country has overextended its forces on multiple fronts and faces increasing instability, all compounded by Deby's demise. Washington and Paris, who propped up the late president for decades despite credible allegations of election-rigging and severe political repression, are likely to continue their support for the Chadian state. Danny is a retired US Army Major, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy (CIP), contributing editor at Antiwar.com and director of the new Eisenhower Media Network (EMN). His work has appeared in the New York Times, the LA Times, the Nation, Huff Post, the Hill, Salon, the American Conservative, Mother Jones, Scheer Post and Tom Dispatch, among other publications. He served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point. He is the author of a memoir and critical analysis of the Iraq War, 'Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge.' LBRY Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Subscribe Star – Conflicts of Interest  YouTube – Conflicts of Interest Facebook – Conflicts of Interest Twitter – Conflicts of Interest Apple Podcast – Conflicts of Interest Support Our Sponsor Visit Paloma Verde and use code PEACE for 25% off our CBD

Is France backtracking on its support for the Chadian military takeover? Can India stop COVID-19's resurgence? How well is Insider Lending regulated in Nigeria? It's the Big 3, Global Edition. Let's get into the stories. #NigeriainfoHF @SEzekwesili

We ask our Health Correspondent what we know about the new Indian variant of the Covid virus that has been detected in Uganda; We discuss the unexpected death of the recently appointed Queen regent of the Zulu people of South Africa; After days of street protests that have turned deadly for some demonstrators, Chadian opposition parties call for a 'dead city protest' - We ask Succes Masra, the leader of Transformers of Chad Party, what it is and how it went.

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood and Naz Modirzadeh talk to Crisis Group’s Project Director for Central Africa Richard Moncrieff and Crisis Group’s Libya expert Claudia Gazzini about what the death of Chadian President Idriss Déby means for the country and for the Sahel region and the connection between Chadian rebel groups and Libya. They unpack possible scenarios now that Déby’s son, Mahamat Déby, has assumed power and formed a transitional military council, provoking popular protests in response. They look at what drove the Front for Change and Concord’s (FACT) recent rebel incursion from Libya into Chad that led to Déby’s death. They also discuss Chad’s military engagement against jihadist groups in the Lake Chad basin and the Sahel, and what the future might hold for those operations.  For more information, explore Crisis Group’s analysis on our Chad page.

Week 17 2021 | 19 April - 25 April Host: David Kennedy This episode will cover three key selected geopolitical events. 1. Diplomatic row erupts after US President Biden's recognition of Armenian genocide. 2. ASEAN emergency summit over ongoing Myanmar crisis. 3. Chadian President Deby's death sparks concerns for both domestic and regional security. Find us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter | @varemeng #Informationmatters

Chad's president of three decades dies of wounds on the frontlines of a battle with rebels. Idriss Deby had just been re-elected to a sixth term. Also, the Mozambican town of Palma has been retaken by the army but militants remain a threat and locals' flight southwards continues. We bring you an exclusive report. And in a major step forward for the protection of women and children in Gabon, customary marriages are finally recognised by the state, as our team on the ground reports.

France defends Chad military takeover to first ensure stability+++Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu delivers first speech to parliament+++Nigeria beefs up the border security to avoid Chadian influx

The Chadian army says a military council led by the late president's 37-year-old son Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, a four-star general, will replace him as leader of Chad. The army has also suspended the government, the Constitution and Parliament. Freshly re-elected for a sixth term, Idris Deby succumbed to injuries while leading army operations in the face of a rebellion from Libya. His son Mahamat Deby will rule the country for the next18 months. Nhlanhla Mahlangu reports.

Hello and welcome back to Women in Music, the podcast sharing the tales and careers of modern singular voices in music, they all just happen to be female. For this week’s episode Millie spoke to singer/songwriter and poet Arlo Parks.Growing up in South West London, half Nigerian, a quarter Chadian and a quarter French, Arlo Parks learned to speak French before English. She has always been introspective; as a child she’d write short stories and create fantasy worlds, later journaling and then obsessing over spoken word poetry, reading American poets such as Ginsberg and Jim Morrison and watching old Chet Baker performances on YouTube. Fast forward to 2020 and Arlo Parks has announced the release of her debut album - Collapsed in Sunbeams, which is to be released on transgressive records on 29th jan 2021. She has graced the cover of Evening Standard Magazine, NME and Dork Magazine as well as being included on the 2020 Dazed 100 List. Arlo Parks has performed stand-out shows for COLORS and NPR's Tiny Desk series and was one of only three artists to perform at Glastonbury this year. She was recently asked by Phoebe Bridgers to accompany her for a Radio 1 Piano Session, where the pair performed a cover of Radiohead's 'Fake Plastic Trees' Arlo Parks is, without a doubt one, of the most exciting new artists at the moment and it is such a privilege to have her on the podcast.I hope you enjoy the episode and thanks for listening! Find Arlo Parks @arlo.parks, the podcast @womeninmusicpodcast and Millie Cotton @millie_cottonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/women-in-music-with-millie-cotton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rebels of the National Salvation Front (NAS) say their forces killed six bodyguards assigned to South Sudan’s Vice President James Wani Igga during an attack at Lo’bonok village nearly 90 kilometers from the capital, Juba; Sudanese and Chadian authorities have agreed to fight terrorism along the two countries’ border; hundreds of secondary school teachers in Jonglei state have gone on strike to protest the state government’s failure to pay monthly incentives for the past 14 months.

Episode 26 (Part 1) - Bringing Down the Dictators - Starting with Pinochet If you've ever wondered how much can one person do to bring about international justice against the world's dictators, Episode 26 will provide some amazing answers. Tonight we talk with a very special guest international human rights lawyer and 'dictator hunter' Reed Brody of Human Rights Watch. Reed has dedicated his entire working life to the pursuit of human rights, with the past two decades or so focused on bringing former heads of state and political leaders to justice for crimes committed while they were in power. In tonight's episode 26 Reed outlines the effort to hold former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet to justice when Pinochet was arrested in London in 1998 for crimes committed during his vicious reign that lasted from 1973-1990. With strong backing by the United States, Pinochet led a violent coup d’état against the democratically-elected government of Salvador Allende on 11 September 1973. Reed played an instrumental role in holding Pinochet accountable for the thousands of murders and disappearances that occurred during his regime, and in this episode he discusses the details of what it took to bring the dictator to justice. Reed has been involved in many other cases concerning crimes committed by political leaders, and in Parts 2 and 3 we will discuss his work in bringing former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to justice, as well as his ongoing efforts to hold dictators to account wherever they may be. Jointly Venturing would again like to thank Reed for joining us in Episode 26 and look forward to Parts 2 and 3 in the coming weeks.

When N'Djamena-based electro band Pulo NDJ found themselves stranded in Abuja with no chance of returning to Chad because of the coronavirus, they made their way to Lomé, set up a home studio and recorded a song about living in lockdown. Their story is one of friendship and remaining creative through the crisis.   Since the release of their acclaimed debut album Desert to Douala in March 2019, Pulo NDJ has spread its inventive blend of traditional Chadian rhythms with an electro beat around West Africa. In March they were invited by the Institut Français in Abuja to head up DJ-ing workshops and give concerts in Nigeria. But the coronavirus stopped them in their tracks. With borders shut, they found themselves stranded in Abuja, unable to return to N'Djamena.  “The concert was cancelled and we had to return to Chad but Chad closed its border," said guitarist Stingo. "We got help from friends." The band headed to his home country of Togo and found shelter at Luc's (aka Lord Kossivi), a member of the HAPE Collective which produced the Desert to Doula album. They were introduced to the French filmmaker, Marion Poizeau, who was also locked down in Lomé. Together they turned to music as a way of pushing back the walls. “Luc lent them his home studio, Walid (the keyboard player) had his computer, Stingo his guitar and I lent them a mike,” said Poizeau. “We made do with what we had.” They began writing and one song - Confinement - talks of what it feels like to be in lockdown. It's a pensive cream-pop song with a universal message: ‘We're all here together, we're stuck, we're in lockdown,' Poizeau sings. “The idea was to express what we were feeling being stuck together in a house,” said the filmmaker turned backing vocalist. “Making music was also a big help during this time, to make the time go faster and more enjoyable," she added. Poizeau made a video for the song showing the five of them trapped inside the house, set against backgrounds of the ocean, grasslands, and an array of untrammelled wild animals. Making music has allowed them to remain positive and break the feeling of social distancing. “We did this to share what's happening here and to share the way we met and created together," Poizeau said. "So even if it's a crisis we can still be creative and produce something positive. I hope we can share our positive idea of keeping making music with the rest of the world.” Lockdown is having a devastating impact on musicians, not least in Lomé where the night-time curfew has deprived them of the bars and music venues they would usually play in. “It's tough, there's no more work, bars are closed and people can't gather more than 10 at a time, so weddings and everything is stopped,” said Poizeau. "And what's difficult is not knowing for how long it will last. We're all victims of the situation but for artists it is definitely a hard time.” The band hopes to earn something from digital sales of the song Confinement, but the toll of lockdown goes beyond money. “It's logical that when you don't work you don't earn money,” said lead singer Samy aka Gari Boy. “But over and above that, your spirit feels empty when you're not able to give pleasure, to share and have exchanges with others. “Music is the only thing we know how to do. Not having the means to make other people happy leaves you feeling diminished. It's disturbing.”   While they wait to be able to perform in public again, the band's makeshift studio in Lomé is where it's at. “We set out to record one song, Confinement, but it's turned into an album,” said Poizeau. "It'll be the lockdown album." Songs include the up-tempo Mushendo - an ode to the fuller-figured woman - sung in the colloquial Aoussa language from Cameroon. And Woezon meaning “welcome” in the Mina language from Togo. “It's about welcoming a newborn but could also symbolise the birth of our album,” Poizeau explained.  “We don't know when or how we'll be able to produce and promote the album,” said Gari Boy philosophically. “But we now have a box full of songs!” Follow Pulo NDJ on facebook Buy the song Confinement  here      

When N'Djamena-based electro band Pulo NDJ found themselves stranded in Abuja with no chance of returning to Chad because of the coronavirus, they made their way to Lomé, set up a home studio and recorded a song about living in lockdown. Their story is one of friendship and remaining creative through the crisis.   Since the release of their acclaimed debut album Desert to Douala in March 2019, Pulo NDJ has spread its inventive blend of traditional Chadian rhythms with an electro beat around West Africa. In March they were invited by the Institut Français in Abuja to head up DJ-ing workshops and give concerts in Nigeria. But the coronavirus stopped them in their tracks. With borders shut, they found themselves stranded in Abuja, unable to return to N’Djamena.  “The concert was cancelled and we had to return to Chad but Chad closed its border," said guitarist Stingo. "We got help from friends." The band headed to his home country of Togo and found shelter at Luc’s (aka Lord Kossivi), a member of the HAPE Collective which produced the Desert to Doula album. They were introduced to the French filmmaker, Marion Poizeau, who was also locked down in Lomé. Together they turned to music as a way of pushing back the walls. “Luc lent them his home studio, Walid (the keyboard player) had his computer, Stingo his guitar and I lent them a mike,” said Poizeau. “We made do with what we had.” They began writing and one song - Confinement - talks of what it feels like to be in lockdown. It’s a pensive cream-pop song with a universal message: ‘We’re all here together, we’re stuck, we’re in lockdown,’ Poizeau sings. “The idea was to express what we were feeling being stuck together in a house,” said the filmmaker turned backing vocalist. “Making music was also a big help during this time, to make the time go faster and more enjoyable," she added. Poizeau made a video for the song showing the five of them trapped inside the house, set against backgrounds of the ocean, grasslands, and an array of untrammelled wild animals. Making music has allowed them to remain positive and break the feeling of social distancing. “We did this to share what’s happening here and to share the way we met and created together," Poizeau said. "So even if it’s a crisis we can still be creative and produce something positive. I hope we can share our positive idea of keeping making music with the rest of the world.” Lockdown is having a devastating impact on musicians, not least in Lomé where the night-time curfew has deprived them of the bars and music venues they would usually play in. “It’s tough, there’s no more work, bars are closed and people can't gather more than 10 at a time, so weddings and everything is stopped,” said Poizeau. "And what’s difficult is not knowing for how long it will last. We’re all victims of the situation but for artists it is definitely a hard time.” The band hopes to earn something from digital sales of the song Confinement, but the toll of lockdown goes beyond money. “It’s logical that when you don’t work you don’t earn money,” said lead singer Samy aka Gari Boy. “But over and above that, your spirit feels empty when you’re not able to give pleasure, to share and have exchanges with others. “Music is the only thing we know how to do. Not having the means to make other people happy leaves you feeling diminished. It’s disturbing.”   While they wait to be able to perform in public again, the band's makeshift studio in Lomé is where it's at. “We set out to record one song, Confinement, but it's turned into an album,” said Poizeau. "It'll be the lockdown album." Songs include the up-tempo Mushendo - an ode to the fuller-figured woman - sung in the colloquial Aoussa language from Cameroon. And Woezon meaning “welcome” in the Mina language from Togo. “It’s about welcoming a newborn but could also symbolise the birth of our album,” Poizeau explained.  “We don’t know when or how we’ll be able to produce and promote the album,” said Gari Boy philosophically. “But we now have a box full of songs!” Follow Pulo NDJ on facebook Buy the song Confinement  here      

How will the Covid-19 pandemic affect African governments’ ability to respond to violent extremism in the region? Will groups exploit the health, economic, and political crisis brought on by the pandemic? In this security-focused episode, host Judd Devermont is joined by Bulama Bukarti (Tony Blair Institute), Emilia Columbo (CSIS), and Will Brown (The Telegraph, CSIS) to discuss the violence in northern Mozambique, Boko Haram’s attack on Chadian soldiers in late March, and Covid'19's implications for the security landscape. Background Reading: Extremist Groups Stepping up Operations during the Covid-19 Outbreak in Sub-Saharan Africa – Emilia Columbo and Marielle Harris Supporting Mozambique’s Response to the Growing Insurgent Threat in Cabo Delgado – Emilia Columbo How Jihadi Groups in Africa Will Exploit COVID-19 – Bulama Bukarti As the World Is Distracted, Boko Haram Terrorists Strike a Key Western Ally – Will Brown

Anthony is now an honorary Chadian. Carla Marie is trying out new names. Alabama is all in her feels because of her poor kitty cat and English Evan is not a fan of the influencer lifestyle.

Catalysta Aviva Stein sat down with Ms. Safia Youssouf, a major influencer in the Chadian entrepreneurship scene, while on mission in Chad's capital, N'Djamena. Catalystas spoke with Safia about her experiences working in the private sector, the NGO sphere, and the Chadian government, and discussed where her new projects on women, agriculture, technology, and business are headed. 

We discuss the trial of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre with journalist Celeste Hicks

A Screaming Man is a Chadian film about a family being ripped apart from the inside and outside, during a civil war. What makes you do consciously the wrong choices? The lab investigates. / A Screaming Man (Un homme qui crie) (2010). Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. Starring Youssouf Djaoro, Diouc Koma, Emile Abossolo M'bo, Djénéba Koné.

Martin is joined by returning guest Spencer Seams to follow-up their conversation on Daratt. On this episode they discuss two more of Mahamat Saleh Haroun's films; a French comedy Sex, Okra and Salted Butter, and a Chadian tragedy A Screaming Man. They compare and contrast the two films, and further explore Haroun's approach to political subjects, and father/son relationships. Also there's plenty of yelping.

Chadians living in France and Germany have been demonstrating against French air strikes supporting Chad's longtime autocratic ruler, Idriss Deby. The strikes on 3 February were intended to prevent an armed group from Libya from toppling the president. Instead, they have sparked familiar accusations of French interference in African politics. French authorities have defended the strikes against Chadian rebels, insisting that it was Deby himself who invited them in. But is Paris overstepping the mark? And, is President Emmanuel Macron's hopes of resetting France's fraught relationship with Africa now in tatters? Click 'Play' above to listen to this week's Spotlight on Africa.

Chadians living in France and Germany have been demonstrating against French air strikes supporting Chad’s longtime autocratic ruler, Idriss Deby. The strikes on 3 February were intended to prevent an armed group from Libya from toppling the president. Instead, they have sparked familiar accusations of French interference in African politics. French authorities have defended the strikes against Chadian rebels, insisting that it was Deby himself who invited them in. But is Paris overstepping the mark? And, is President Emmanuel Macron's hopes of resetting France's fraught relationship with Africa now in tatters? Click 'Play' above to listen to this week's Spotlight on Africa.

Adam Barka University in Abéché, the fourth largest city in Chad, is teeming with students, including a few non-Chadian undergraduates. These are refugees from Darfur, Sudan, and from the Central African Republic, who have been given scholarships by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with contributions by the German government. RFI's Laura Angela Bagnetto sat down with three students to find out about their lives as refugees, and university students. "My father said, 'you have to study because things are bad in this country, the Central African Republic, you can't stay here. We can't all die together.'" -- MKader Sihannasou, third year university student, studying economics, refugee from Bangui, CAR "The most difficult challenge we face is that the communities we are living in are not the same as the communities we were raised in. We don't have family and relatives if we are in need, so because of this there is great difficulty in renting a house...and sometimes the community will not accept you."-- Mohamat Usman Ali, student and president of refugee students association "My ultimate ambition since I was seven years old is that I want to be a president of Sudan. As people say, 'I have a dream'. Before that, I have to work hard so as to achieve my goal."-- Rahman Mohamed Yebet, law student  

“This view of the world, from this country where there aren't filmmakers, is very important I think. So, I do it through solidarity and because I feel a responsibility not to leave this country invisible.”– Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, on his responsibility as a Chadian filmmaker. It was with extreme delight that… The post Episode 077 – Daratt appeared first on The Magic Lantern.

Martin is joined by Spencer Seams of the High and Low podcast to discuss Chadian filmmaker Mahamat Saleh Haroun's story of revenge and compassion, Daratt. They discuss the film's characters, themes, politics, and Martin manages to shoehorn Star Wars into the conversation. They examine the film's striking colour palette, its subtle soundscape, and the role of bread.

Listen to the Sun. May 20, 2018 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the Egyptian role in the foreign minister's meeting in Algeria to discuss the current security situation in Libya; Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has met with his Chadian counterpart Idriss Deby to work on the development of a free trade zone; South Sudan has put forward the terms for unity talks among the various SPLM factions; and international health organizations are continuing to monitor the new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the second and third hours we present the next chapter in our monthlong commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of the African Union (AU). We look back at the imperialist plot surrounding the political assassination of Congolese Pan-Africanist leader Patrice Lumumba. Finally we review the intervention of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) and the-then newly formed Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) in the Congo crisis during 1964.

African Union leaders have chosen Chad's candidate as the next head of the AU commission. Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat beat Kenya's top diplomat Amina Mohamed. Outgoing commissioner, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, stayed in the job an extra six months after leaders failed to agree a candidate in July. We spoke to Professor at the Department of Political Science , University of Pretoria Dr Siphamandla Zondi

Chadian director Mahamet-Saleh Haroun talks about what he calls 'film de quartier,' films of the neighborhood.

The Chadian government shut most or all oil operations run by China National Petroleum Corporation, or CNPC, over allegations of an oil spill, poor worker safety and violations of other environmental regulations. CNPC, not surprisingly, denied the allegations and said it was working with the government to solve the problems. The dispute brings in to focus the controversial issue over Chinese companies and their commitment to corporate social responsibility.

Global Crisis Watch gauges the significance of Osama bin Laden's latest message and the latest terror risks in Europe, reviews the situation in Sudan in context of the Gibbons fallout, and covers the deteriorating situation in Eastern Chad amidst the rising influence of Wahhabis. Guests: Olivier Guitta, editor of The Crossaint in Washington, and Ramadji Doumnande, leading Chadian political activist and editor of Ramadji.com in Rochester, NY.