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Chad s transitional PM promises to deliver fair election Tuesday April 27 2021 Albert Pahimi Padacké, the last Prime Minister of Idriss Déby Itno, speaks during an interview in N Djamena on April 26, 2021. PHOTO | AFP Advertisement The newly appointed Prime Minister of Chad, Albert Pahimi Padacké, has urged Chadians put aside their differences and work for the peace and stability of the Sahel nation. Chad’s military junta on Monday appointed 54-years-old Padacké as interim Prime Minister. Padacké also served as prime minister from 2016 to 2018 when the post was scrapped by late president Idriss Deby Itno. The new PM told journalists in the Chadian capital Ndjamena that he is determined to ensure that citizens lay the foundation for a great national consensus so that at the end of the transition, a free and transparent election can be held. ....
Two killed as Chadians protest military takeover of government Tuesday April 27 2021 Four Star General and head of the Republican Guard in Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, who took over government as the head of the Transitional Military Council. Protesters took to the streets on April 27, 2021 to protest military takeover of government. PHOTO | AFP Advertisement At least two people were killed Tuesday as Chadians took to the streets to protest the military takeover of the government following the sudden death of President Idriss Deby Itno last week, local media reported. President Deby died of injuries sustained in a frontline battle against the rebel Libya-based rebel group, Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), a week ago. ....
Cameroon receives 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines from China Thursday April 15 2021 Summary More than 500 accredited vaccination centres have already been created across the country, according to vaccination agency, the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). Advertisement Cameroon has received a donation of 200,000 doses of Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine, Sinopharm, after it suspended the approval of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines over safety concerns. The AstraZeneca vaccines are being distributed under the World Health Organization-backed Covax initiative, but there have been several reports linking it to rare cases of blood clots. Cameroon’s Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute received the vaccines from Chinese Ambassador Wang Yingwu on Sunday night after a special Air France flight delivered the first consignment at the Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport. ....