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Mahamat Idriss Déby (centre) with his ministers and senior officers during the ceremony marking the departure of French forces in N'Djamena, on 31 January 2025.
Mahamat Idriss Déby (centre) with his ministers and senior officers during the ceremony marking the departure of French forces in N'Djamena, on 31 January 2025. © Joris Bolomey / AFP

Spotlight | Chad, Mali, Niger
Mahamat Idriss Déby's thwarted rapprochement with Alliance of Sahel States

The Chadian president has sought to adopt a sovereignist position in line with his neighbours in the AES. But he faces mistrust from the leader of the Malian junta, Assimi Goïta.
LogoSubscribers only Diplomacy 06.11.2025
An Oligui Nguema campaign billboard in Libreville in April 2025.
An Oligui Nguema campaign billboard in Libreville in April 2025. © Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP

Gabon
Oligui Nguema puts together a Senate dominated by UDB party members

The Gabonese president was personally involved in the talks between parties leading up to the senatorial elections of 8 and 25 November. He has heavily favoured his own party, the Union Démocratique des Bâtisseurs, which, after securing an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly, is expected to do the same in the Senate.
LogoSubscribers only Politics 05.11.2025

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