Senegal faces an election crisis as support for President Macky Sall's coalition wanes. In Chad, interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby plans to run in the upcoming presidential race. International pressure mounts over human rights violations in Senegal. The postponement of Senegal's elections sparks a serious political crisis. Chad experiences political turmoil as the junta leader announces a presidential run.
Head of Military Junta In Chad Announces Presidential Run Days After Opposition Leader Killed https://t.co/AUs6a4WKM0
As Mali’s junta pokes at Algeria, what’s at stake for North Africa and Sahel? https://t.co/L5FaIsNlA2 @RinaBassist
A country renowned for stability and peaceful transitions has been plunged into uncertainty, Elodie Toto writes. https://t.co/d79lctQc8k
Chad: Head of Military Junta Announces Presidential Run Days After Killing of Opposition Leader https://t.co/AUs6a4WKM0
Like the past string of coups in Western and Central Africa, the latest one in Chad tests Western commitments and values, writes Wesley Alexander Hill. https://t.co/9s51fPx5F7
In assessing Chad’s upcoming elections, the junta’s actions should speak louder than their words, writes Michelle Gavin. https://t.co/bjw97YiCRc
With Myanmar's future at a tipping point, the health and well-being of Myanmar's people remains in limbo, writes Allison Krugman for @ThinkGlobalHlth. https://t.co/RoieaNfM9Z
Senegal President Macky Sall's attempt at a constitutional putsch was doomed from the start, @justicemalala writes https://t.co/Y4jlMFmdhm via @opinion
Senegal President Macky Sall's attempt at a constitutional putsch was doomed from the start, @justicemalala writes https://t.co/VTWCRDhbXd
Chad may well be “transitioning” back to its regular order, in which a Déby and his inner circle wield power to sustain themselves in the country’s turbulent landscape, but that has little to do with democracy, writes Michelle Gavin. https://t.co/CPqOXCkYB8
The postponement of Senegal’s elections has provoked one of the most serious political crises to hit the country in decades, Elodie Toto writes. https://t.co/d79lctQc8k
Three years after a military coup, attacks against health care in Myanmar have reached a tipping point, writes Allison Krugman for @ThinkGlobalHlth. https://t.co/1M4koLmqVf
At the end of a chaotic week in Chadian politics, interim leader Mahamat Idriss Deby, who seized power following his father's death in 2021, announced his plan to run for the presidency in elections later this year https://t.co/tmwDQQl8ox https://t.co/EW1dHctFW8
Senegalese mechanic Ousmane Sene says he won't vote for the country's ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar anymore, reflecting how an unresolved democratic crisis in the country may have shaken support for President Macky Sall's coalition https://t.co/FJ6rrOjd3Z https://t.co/i2pKiKAqqL
African military ruler announces presidential run Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has ruled Chad since 2021, when his father was killed fighting rebels https://t.co/zd0z7nHgeV https://t.co/aLH5tC4FEM
Previous supporters of President Macky Sall have been expressing their disenchantment with the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition amid Senegal's ongoing electoral crisis https://t.co/FJ6rrOjd3Z https://t.co/uEX2Gv4xvt
Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby said he plans to run in this year's long-awaited presidential race https://t.co/tmwDQQl8ox https://t.co/rK2x6NVw7r
For all of Mamady Doumbouya’s Pan-African posturing in international fora, he has been unable to perform any heroics for the population he supposedly serves, writes Michelle Gavin. https://t.co/HfEGwEawwF
🇸🇳🔥🔥BIG NEW🔥🔥🇸🇳 Last week an Early Day Motion (EDM) was tabled by UK Member of Parliament @BellRibeiroAddy to the House of Commons regarding human rights and democracy violations in Senegal by @MackySall. Intern. pressure is mounting. https://t.co/H51wG8gfIA #FreeSenegal
Like the past string of coups in Western and Central Africa, Wesley Alexander Hill writes the latest one in #Chad tests Western commitments and values. https://t.co/06j8CcvCd5
Senegal election crisis shakes support for Macky Sall’s coalition https://t.co/2Uh1pjSIjr https://t.co/FdHqBV0sHV