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Sahel: Regime in Chad abandons path to democracy, junta leader Deby seeks perpetual reignF

Chad on Saturday extended the transition period to democratic elections and agreed junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno could run on the ballot, despite international opposition.  The decisions were made by a national reconciliation dialogue forum, which has been...
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Sahel: Herder-farmer violence claims dozen lives in Chad’s central regionF

Eleven people were killed in fighting between herders and farmers in central Chad on Friday, a local governor told AFP after the latest flare-up of deadly violence between the semi-nomadic and settled communities. In central and southern Chad, where many residents are...
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Sahel: Uncertainty in Ouagadougou as Burkina Faso descends into chaosF

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan: Shots rang out before dawn on Friday around Burkina Faso's presidential palace and headquarters of the military junta, which itself seized power in a coup last January, witnesses told AFP.  The government said...
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Nigeria: Separatist tensions flare in Anambra as gunmen kill five troopsF

Gunmen killed five soldiers and a civilian in southeast Nigeria, police and local media said Thursday, after the latest bloodshed in a region where separatist tensions often flare. Wednesday's attack on troops in Umunze area of Anambra state was condemned by the...
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