Algeria’s parliament has cleared the deployment of army units to Niger, opening the way for a new military presence near the Libyan border. The mission is intended to protect energy interests, but troop numbers, its duration and the deployment timetable remain undisclosed.
Women held in Nouakchott’s women’s prison outnumber its capacity and need better healthcare, the national women’s rights observatory said after an inspection. Authorities accepted urgent recommendations, although no implementation timetable was announced.
Residents beside Toukra cemetery in N’Djamena face dark journeys and recurring assaults while a solar streetlighting project remains unfinished. Newly disclosed accounts describe work abandoned for months and calls for more regular patrols.
Police in Kombissiri detained 25 young people and imposed community-service work and fixed fines following complaints about motorcycle stunts and disturbances. The newly disclosed operation included nine people aged 15–23 apprehended at a secondary school.
Three people were reported killed when a vehicle overturned near Milezi forest in N’Djamena’s Farcha neighbourhood on Sunday evening. The initial account said its driver was trying to avoid a motorcyclist.
Chad has launched the progressive deployment of 39,000 tablets and 39,000 power banks for public primary-school teachers and local pedagogical supervisors, with a first phase for 9,375 teachers across four academies.
Amnesty International reports continued arbitrary detention, torture, unlawful killings, and forced labour by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces in El-Fasher.
Niger's Mines Minister met Uranium One and TENEX officials to review an existing memorandum, days after accusing France of sabotage at the UN, with roughly 1,000 tonnes of disputed uranium still offered for sale.
France 24, La Croix and Benin Web TV retrospectives mark Ibrahim Traoré's fourth anniversary in power, days after he told reporters the state could take over importing certain goods via the agency FasoYaar.
