Yoselina Guevara López Violence in Sudan continues to rage and is unlikely to abate. Since April 13, the country has become a battlefield between rival armed factions; on the one hand the Sudanese army, led by General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and on the other the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a powerful paramilitary group led by…
Category: CHAD
Current Chaos in Chad Poses Another Challenge for France in Africa
Uriel Araujo On October 20, deadly clashes between security forces and demonstrations erupted in Chad. This is a major cause of concern for Paris and can also be seen as a sign of the challenges European powers are to face in Africa in general. In May there were major anti-French protests in the country, which…
Why Nigerian Protesters Want the French Army Out
Ekaterina Blinova Nigerians took to the streets of the country’s capital Niamey on September 18, with some of the protesters carrying Russian flags and placards saying “criminal French Army – get out” and “The colonial army of Barkhane must go”. “The demonstration [on September 18] fits in a wider development and sentiment that has been…
Chad: The French Crossroads
Guadi Calvo In the context of the conflict in Ukraine, and the devastating consequences it has generated in the West, the United States, solely responsible for the situation, has shown that its only intention is not only to perpetuate itself in search of Russian attrition, but to extend it far beyond European borders to the…
Chad: The Population Mobilizes Against Françafrique
Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov As expected, the processes of rejection of Western policy are growing stronger in the countries of the African continent. Even in the states on which the Western establishment continues to rely. The Elysée and the Quai d’Orsay are realizing that the dynamics in many parts of Africa, which they had hoped to slow…
Chad: Military Fire on Protesters Opposed to New Political Structure
Peoples Dispatch Protests in Chad in April 27. Photo: AFP On April 27, protesters were killed while were opposing the new political arrangement, which includes a military junta and a civilian prime minister. The protesters were on the streets against the coup staged by Mahamat Deby Pro-democracy protesters in Chad remain skeptical of French President…
US Machine Wars in West Africa
Scott Timcke Two soldiers from the Forces de Armees de Niger at a US military training facility. Image credit Mr. Robert Timmons for US Army Africa via Flickr CC BY 2.0. One striking feature of US military involvement in West Africa is the absence of an observable strategic vision for a desired end state. Nominally, US presence in…
Chad in Turmoil After President’s Death: Who Was Idriss Déby?
Sameena Rahman Crisis is gripping Chad following the demise of Idriss Déby, long-time dictator of the country and close ally to France and the United States. He succumbed to battle wounds April 20. Fighting between the government and rebels is raging as a newly announced council of military leaders attempts to consolidate its control of…
Technically a Coup’: Chad’s Military Suspends Constitution as Slain President Deby’s Son Takes Over
Morgan Artyukhina Chad is just one of several African nations on which former colonial powers have kept tight reins through military cooperation, debt diplomacy, and multinational corporate investment in resources extraction. The Sahelian nation plays a key role in sustaining the French military presence in West Africa. After the unexpected death of Chadian President Idriss…
The AFRICOM Snake Slithers into the Lake Chad Basin
Ever since NATO’s 2011 regime change in Libya, the U.S. military command, AFRICOM, has had free rein in most of the continent. Boko Haram “terrorism” provides an excuse to intervene, but AFRICOM’s real aim is to secure U.S. control of African economic resources. “It took only the suggestion of potential oil reserves to inspire a…
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