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COMMUNIQUE – INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE ABUJA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (ACCI) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION, THEME: “POWERING AFCFTA WITH SUSTAINABLE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT”

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Overview The First Edition of the International Railway Conference Abuja 2022 aimed at reverberating the need important role and impact of railway development to Africa’s socio-economic development and integration through the African Continental Free Trade Area. The event organized by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce & Industry, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Transportation…

UN Rights Chief Deplores Deadly Use of Force against Protestors in Chad

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21 October 2022: Human RightsThe UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday appealed for calm and restraint in Chad following a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has deplored the deadly use of force against demonstrators, including killings by live ammunition, the Office said in a statement. Thousands took to…

Chadian Dictator, Mahamat Idriss Deby, Kills 60 Protesters

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Over 50 people were reportedly killed while 300 were injured by Chadian Police operatives as protest rocks Chad over a demand for a quicker transition to democratic rule from military regime on Thursday. Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo, who gave the death toll at a news conference, said the government was still compiling casualties from what…

Chad: What is Happening to Hinda Deby by Alex Thurston

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In May, Jeune Afrique published an article profiling the inner circle of Chad’s military ruler Mahamat Deby – who took over after his father, Chad’s longtime ruler Idriss Deby (in power 1990-2021) was killed on the frontlines of a battle against rebels. The piece made me wonder about the fate of Hinda Deby, one of Idriss Deby’s wives and…

Anti-Terror War: Commander Tasks Forces on Professionalism

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rom: Njadvara Musa, Maiduguri The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Maj-Gen. Christopher Musa, has tasked troops to be professionals in the counter-terrorism operations in the Northeast. Musa gave the charges, yesterday, while addressing troops in Damasak, a border Community with Niger Republic. Damasak, had been severally attacked by Boko Haram, despite the return of…

Chad; A dialogue, but for what ?

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The Transitional Military Council ( CMT ), a body set up the day after the death of President Idriss Déby Itno on April 19, 2021, and led by his son, Mahamat Idriss Déby known as ” Kaka “, aims, according to the charter defining its prerogatives , to run the country for a (renewable) period of eighteen months, to draw up…