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Tunisian lawyers call for strike over colleague’s arrest for sarcastic TV quip
12 mai, par FRANCE 24A Tunisian lawyers association on Sunday called for a nationwide strike after hooded police raided Tunisia’s bar association headquarters and arrested a prominent lawyer as authorities escalated a broad government crackdown that has ensnared political dissidents, non-governmental organizations (...) -
Mahamat Idriss Déby wins Chadian presidential election
11 mai, par Clarisse FORTUNÉMahamat Idriss Deby says he will serve all Chadians after winning this week's presidential election, but top rival Succès Masra is contesting the result and says he's the winner. Meanwhile in Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo's return is confirmed with his nomination his PPA-CI party as a candidate (...) -
Mali national dialogue recommends extending junta rule for several more years
10 mai, par NEWS WIRESHundreds of participants in a Malian national dialogue mainly boycotted by the opposition on Friday recommended that military rulers, who took power in 2020, keep power for several more years. -
Chad army deploys in force after junta leader Déby is elected president
10 mai, par NEWS WIRESChadian soldiers deployed on Friday in large numbers across several districts of the capital after late-night celebrations marked the presidential election victory of junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. -
’The Cursed’ : Former migrants rejected by society on return to Ivory Coast
10 mai, par Guillaume COLLANGESIn Ivory Coast, would-be migrants who return home are known locally as "the cursed". With their dream of a better life abroad in tatters, they also face stigma and rejection from their families and communities. Yassin Ciyow and Guillaume Collanges went to meet them.