Top stories
🇹🇩 ChadPolitics

Ali Kolotou Tchaïmi elected to lead IPU’s African group

By , based on Alwihda Info

Ali Kolotou Tchaïmi elected to lead IPU’s African groupMahmoud Sabir97 · CC BY 4.0

Chad’s National Assembly president, Ali Kolotou Tchaïmi, was elected to lead the African Geopolitical Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union for the 2026-2027 term. Parliamentarians from the Patriotic Salvation Movement congratulated him on 16 October, after the IPU meeting in Arusha, according to Alwihda Info.

The rest of this article is for subscribers.

Try AFREEQUE!

12,000+ readers already get the AFREEQUE newsletter

  • Every article in full: all the news from Africa, summarised and easy to read
  • A local source in 52 of the continent’s 54 countries
  • 100% independent: no advertising, no shareholders
  • The satisfaction of supporting an independent African news outlet that serves its readers

Discovery offer

€1

for 15 days

then €9.99/month

Try it for €1

No commitment · cancel in one click
New subscribers only

🔒 Secure payment with:

Mastercard, Visa, Google Pay and Apple Pay

Already a subscriber? Log in

Summary produced with the help of artificial intelligence tools, under AFREEQUE’s editorial responsibility.

Share this article

Related stories

Abderahim Younous Ali takes charge of Chad’s SOPROFIM

Abderahim Younous Ali has officially taken up the chairmanship of the board of the Société de promotion immobilière du Tchad (SOPROFIM). Appointed by a decree signed on 5 October 2026 by President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, he was installed at a ceremony chaired by the Presidency, according to Alwihda Info.

🇹🇩 Chad · Source: Alwihda Info ·

South Sudan’s Salva Kiir calls for peaceful resolution of electoral disputes

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir brought together leaders from Warrap, Unity, Abyei and Ruweng to peacefully resolve two disputes over electoral constituency boundaries. The meeting on 16 October 2026 enabled the National Elections Commission to continue its preparations without delay, according to the presidential office cited by Eye Radio.

🇸🇸 South Sudan · Source: Eyeradio ·

Mbairam Alladoum becomes prefect of Chad’s Lac-Wey

Mbairam Alladoum has officially taken office as prefect of the Lac-Wey department in Chad’s Logone Occidental province. He succeeds Ahmed Oumarou Djibrilla after about two and a half years in the post, at a ceremony held in Moundou, Alwihda Info reports.

🇹🇩 Chad · Source: Alwihda Info ·

Ibraima Papa Camará becomes head of Guinea-Bissau’s Civil House

Guinea-Bissau’s transitional president has appointed Major-General Ibraima Papa Camará head of the Civil House of the Presidency by decree dated 16 October 2026. He replaces Lieutenant-General Sandji Fati after leaving the leadership of the National Defence Institute, ANG reports.

🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau · Source: Ang ·

🇹🇩 Latest from Chad

Chadian minister bans excluding pupils over unpaid feesChadian minister bans excluding pupils over unpaid feesChad’s Education Minister, Mahamat-Ahmad Alhabo, has prohibited public schools from excluding pupils from lessons for failure to pay parental contributions or for lacking a uniform. The circular aims to ensure the 2026-2027 school year starts and teaching continues, Tchadinfos reports.All Chad news →

Politics in Central Africa

Tshisekedi bans presidential staff from contacting Belgian embassyTshisekedi bans presidential staff from contacting Belgian embassyCongolese President Félix Tshisekedi has banned presidential staff from any contact with the Belgian embassy, following searches targeting associates of the head of state. The decision marks a new escalation in tensions between Kinshasa and Brussels and prompted an immediate reaction from the Belgian government, RFI reports.All Politics news →

The week in Africa

This week’s highlights

  1. Ebola reaches Nord-Ubangi, the eighth province affected in DR Congo🇨🇩 DR Congo
  2. Trump puts Saudi accession to Abraham Accords back on the table🌍 World
  3. Ukraine retakes 277 sq km from Russian forces in Donbas🌍 World
  4. Ethiopian army advances in Tigray towards Eritrean border🇪🇹 Ethiopia
  5. Burhan offers Trump peace proposal to ease US pressure🇸🇩 Sudan
All of this week’s highlights →

Africa in your inbox

Be the first to get our letter in English: the essentials from every region of the continent, free.

← Back to the news