Day: May 15, 2026

Laurent Gbagbo remains PPA-CI leader amid Ivorian political shifts

Aïcha Abdou

Laurent Gbagbo has been reaffirmed as president of the Parti des peuples africains-Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI) in a decisive congress held in Abidjan, marking a new chapter for the party he founded in 2021. At 81, the former Ivorian head of state secured another term, despite ongoing legal restrictions that have kept him from electoral participation. The gathering, the first of its kind since the party’s inception, unfolded against a backdrop of shrinking influence for radical opposition groups in Côte d’Ivoire. Rebuilding political relevance amid electoral setbacks The PPA-CI’s decision to…

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Chad denies un accusations over civilian deaths in Boko Haram strikes

Ousmane Tandja

The Chadian government has firmly rejected accusations by the United Nations that civilian casualties occurred during airstrikes against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region. During a press briefing held this Thursday, May 14, officials demanded concrete evidence and offered to host an independent investigation team. The UN had previously stated that airstrikes attributed to Nigeria and the Chadian Armed Forces resulted in nearly a hundred civilian deaths in northeastern Nigeria and Chad, some of which occurred during operations targeting Boko Haram. The international body called for an immediate inquiry…

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