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FRANCE: Escalating riots could benefit National Front
Paris is on the highest terrorist alert after men armed with assault rifles killed twelve people at the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo -- eight journalists, a…
The FNDC, comprising the main opposition parties and civil society groups, claims that Conde favours a new constiitution to get around the two-term limit that would oblige him to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250200
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The twin votes were marred by an opposition boycott, allegations of electoral fraud and apparent state-backed violence. With a COVID-19-related state of emergency now in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252187
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It remains unclear whether the main opposition candidate, former President Henri Konan Bedie (1993-99), will propose a boycott of the October 31 polls. Meanwhile, the state…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256815
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Authorities said 50 people had died during the unrest, although OMCT placed that number at 115 due to violent repression. Protesters gathered in Chad’s capital N’Djamena and other…
The killing of Nahel and the subsequent unrest has fuelled concerns over police brutality in France, but the union's assertive response highlights the difficulty facing the…
Regional councils are one of the last institutions provided for in the 1996 constitution yet to be realised and are also meant to give life to the ‘special status’ granted last…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254705
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France's military and police over-stretch.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209574
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The highly contentious vote has been described by opposition parties as a dictatorial power grab by Union of the Comoros President Azali Assoumani.