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Idriss Deby: Warlord In Chad’s Elusive Peace, By Owei Lakemfa The reasons why the Deby troops intervened in the CAR remains unclear: was it altruistic, based on religious considerations, as dictated by Deby’s bosses in Paris or some private agenda. by Owei Lakemfa Apr 23, 2021 The last time I was in Chad was in 2014. In its capital, N’Djamena, I couldn’t resist the feeling that I was in a big rural village. Many of the side streets I went, were either un-tarred or in need of some repair...

Vanguard News Idriss Deby: Warlord in Chad’s elusive peace On By Owei Lakemfa THE last time I was in Chad was in 2014. In its capital, N’Djamena, I couldn’t resist the feeling that I was in a big rural village. Many of the side streets I went, were either un-tarred or in need of some repair and in some cases, water logged. Desperation was written on many faces as poverty played widely popular football marches on the streets. One day, one of my hosts came to pick me. Not far from  the ho...

Climate change will not be fixed without Africa World leaders appear on a video screen during a virtual Climate Summit with world leaders in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., on April 23, 2021. Photo credit: Reuters/Tom Brenner. When Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi spoke at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate this week, he had the force of the continent behind him, as president of the African Union. And he made clear that all the new emissions-cutting pledges from ri...

1 hr 6 min ago US President Biden calls on world leaders to take action on climate: "The signs are unmistakable" From CNNs Betsy Klein President Biden kicked off the Leaders Summit on Climate Thursday with welcoming remarks, calling on the world leaders to take action to combat climate change collectively as he announced an aggressive new goal for greenhouse gas emissions. The first moments of Biden’s remarks, including the entirety of introductory remarks by Vice President Kamala Harris, wer...

By Victoria Ojeme Tuesday’s death announcement of Idriss Déby, the president of Chad just after news came that he had won a sixth term, by 79.3%, in the latest provisional results on Monday sent shock waves around the world. According to the army spokesperson, Général Azem Bemrandoua Agouna, the military had been pushed back by insurgents who were advancing on the capital, N’Djamena. Déby, was expected to give a victory speech after receiving the provisional results, but opted instead t...

By Victoria Ojeme Tuesday’s death announcement of Idriss Déby, the president of Chad just after news came that he had won a sixth term, by 79.3%, in the latest provisional results on Monday sent shock waves around the world. According to the army spokesperson, Général Azem Bemrandoua Agouna, the military had been pushed back by insurgents who were advancing on the capital, N’Djamena. Déby, was expected to give a victory speech after receiving the provisional results, but opted instead t...

But with the coronavirus pandemic hitting economies and development budgets around the world, raising money for climate action has become harder over the last year, even as climate change-related risks surge, African leaders admitted. "We are soon going to need at least this much ($25 billion) every year if we do not effectively mitigate and reverse climate change," warned Gabons President Ali Bongo. "Every day the thunderstorms seem more violent. Flooding is more frequent and droughts are more...

By Laurie Goering LONDON, April 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From heat-resistant crops to insurance that helps nations rebuild after a disaster, efforts to adapt to growing climate risks are taking root in Africa – but the work is too slow and is now threatened by COVID-19, African leaders warned Tuesday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or African leaders warn COVID-19 crisis harming climate adaptation push Back to video Just 3% of interna...

The President Is A Sick Man is the title of a book written by Philadelphia-born award-winning American journalist, Matthew Algeo. It is a chronology of the medical travails of President Grover Cleveland, lawyer, statesman, and one of the most famous public speakers of his time. Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States of America, from 1885 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897. The book chronicles how inexorably linked the health of a president and the health of the nation are. Advert...

Samia Suluhu Hassan, president of the United Republic of Tanzania Thursday April 01 2021 Advertisement Tanzania last week respectfully buried former President John Magufuli in a national outpouring of grief. A spectacularly large country, the nation welcomed with little ado the ascension to power of Ms Samia Suluhu Hassan, vice president for a little over five years to serve the remainder of Magufuli’s term.  The optics of the surviving former presidents, Mwinyi and Kikwete on hand at their...