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Chadians voted Monday in a presidential election aimed at ending three years of military rule but dismissed by opponents of junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno as a fix. More information with our local correspondant, Claire Pacccalin and Dominique Sioudina, lecturer in public policies.

The South African Constitutional Court examines whether ex-prsident Jacob Zuma can stand in general election. More information with our local correspondent An Wentzel.

Thousands of people in Kenya are being evicted and their homes demolished, following a government order for anyone living near rivers or a dams to move to higher ground. More information from ou local correspondent, Olivia Bizot.

South Africa’s coastal city of Durban is facing a severe water crisis ahead of national elections, with residents suffering from prolonged dry taps and poor sanitation services. The crisis has largely been blamed on mismanagment & corruption by the rulign ANC party, and could now tip the balance in the …

Counting was underway Monday evening after Chadians voted in a presidential election to end three years of military rule that opponents of junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno have dismissed as a fix. Chad is the first of four military regimes in the Sahel to hold an election after successive …

Jour de vote au Tchad. Près de 8 millions d’électeurs étaient appelés aux urnes pour élire le prochain président. Un scrutin qui s’est globalement déroulé dans le calme. À noter la mort d’un homme tué par balles à Moundou, la deuxième ville du pays. Un incident isolé selon les autorités.

Voting day in Chad, where nearly 8 million voters were called to the polls to elect the next president, after three years of military rule under the interim president, Mahamat Deby Itno, a vote that analysts widely expected the incumbent to win. 

Chadians go to the polls on Monday after three years of military rule following the death of long-time ruler Idriss Déby, the first presidential election in Africa’s Sahel region since a wave of coups.

Les Tchadiens sont appelés lundi aux urnes pour mettre fin à trois ans de pouvoir militaire dans une présidentielle marquée par un duel inédit entre le président de transition, le général Mahamat Déby, et son Premier ministre et ex-opposant Succès Masra. L’ancien chef du gouvernement Albert Pahimi Padacké et sept …

Kenya said Sunday that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 and warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis.