Essay: Military rule is on the rise in Africa – nothing good came from it in the past
Military historian SAMUEL FURY CHILDS DALY, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the troubling trend for military rule among a growing number of African nations…
Chad interim president Deby kicks off campaign for vote set to end junta rule
N’Djamena, Chad Reuters Chad’s interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby kicked off his presidential campaign on Sunday for an election next month meant to end three years of military rule on a promise to strengthen security and boost the economy. Deby’s government is one of several juntas that seized power in West and Central Africa since […]
Mali counts votes from referendum expected pave the way to elections
Bamako, Mali Reuters Mali started counting votes on Sunday from a constitutional referendum that the ruling military junta and regional powers have said will pave the way to elections and a return to civilian rule. The junta, which seized power in coups in 2020 and 2021, promised to hold the plebiscite as part of a […]
Sudan protesters face tear gas, stun grenades on uprising anniversary
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Sudanese security forces used stun grenades and tear gas on Monday to disperse crowds of protesters rallying in Khartoum on the fourth anniversary of the uprising that toppled former leader Omar al-Bashir, a Reuters reporter said. The protests in the capital come two weeks after the military leaders who staged a coup […]
Sudan protesters decry violence in southern state
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Security forces fired tear gas as Sudanese protesters marched in the capital Khartoum on Sunday against the country’s military leadership, holding it responsible for an outbreak of violence in Blue Nile State. More than 30 people were killed and 100 injured in tribal clashes that started last week between the Hausa and […]
Mass protests held in Sudan against prospect of military rule
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Huge crowds of people marched in several parts of the Sudanese capital and other cities on Thursday in demonstrations against the prospect of military rule, as the crisis in the country’s troubled transition from authoritarian rule deepened. The military has shared power with civilian parties in a transitional authority since the removal […]
The real threat to Chad’s military rulers: unemployed youth
N’djamena, Chad Reuters When Neldjibaye Madjissem graduated with a mathematics degree in 2015, he began searching for work as a school teacher. Six years on, he is still looking – and is angry. The 31-year-old blames Chad’s government for lack of work, mismanagement of oil revenues and corruption. No wonder people are protesting on the […]