Tag: Chad
Israel Granted Observer Status at African Union After Two Decades of Lobbying
Africa19:17 GMT 23.07.2021The African Inion's predecessor the OAU, established in 1963, enshrined the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the post-colonial African states. But...
Macron Reveals Only Half of 5,000-Strong Barkhane Force Leaving Africa, Despite Claimed End of Op
Africa02:10 GMT 13.07.2021Last month, French President Emmanuel Macron revealed that the eight-year-long Operation Barkhane would soon come to an end. However, the highly...
France Pledges More Support for Chad’s Military Junta as Leader Makes ‘Friendship’ Visit to Paris
Africa00:40 GMT 07.07.2021French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday pledged to increase aid to Chad after that country’s interim leader, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno,...
France’s Macron Announces Termination of Counterinsurgency Operation in Africa’s Sahel Region
World16:21 GMT 10.06.2021(updated 18:10 GMT 10.06.2021) France has deployed thousands of troops across the Sahel in a War on Terror-style campaign against...
France Offers to Help Tunisia With Neoliberal Reforms as Tunis Weighs Fourth IMF Loan in 10 Years
Africa01:06 GMT 05.06.2021Despite the formal end of colonial rule decades ago, Paris retains close economic and military ties with many of its former...
‘Technically a Coup’: Chad’s Military Suspends Constitution as Slain President Deby’s Son Takes Over
Chad is just one of several African nations on which former colonial powers have kept tight reins through military cooperation, debt diplomacy, and multinational...
Trump Warns Biden Will ‘Open Floodgate to Radical Islamic Terrorism’ Should He Win Election
US11:59 GMT 30.10.2020One of the first things Trump did after being sworn in as president was to introduce travel bans on several countries,...
UFO Attack? Mysterious ‘Tic Tac’ Craft Committed ‘Act of War’, Claims ‘Credible Witness’
Tech08:58 GMT 12.09.2020(updated 10:36 GMT 12.09.2020)Captured on video, an encounter between US pilots and a mysterious Tic Tac-shaped UFO during military...
US Bans Chinese Students From Getting Visas Over Stealing Sensitive Research Fears
The White House has long maintained that Beijing has been engaged in espionage practices, while trying to steal data on American vital tech and...
US Has ‘Run Out’ of Russians to Sanction Over ‘2016 Election Meddling’, DHS Chief Says
US16:07 GMT 18.08.2020(updated 16:12 GMT 18.08.2020)Washington introduced several rounds of sanctions against the Russian state, companies and individuals over Moscow’s alleged...
