I spoke to ⁦NPR⁩ today about the upcoming elections in #Chad and why Washington has remained quiet in the face of political assassination, crack downs on opposition and soon to be rigged elections. ⁦CSIS Africa Program⁩ npr.org/2024/05/03/124…

NEW: Intel indicates that Russian soldiers in Niger pose no immediate threat to the U.S. troops. But officials worry that small hostile encounters would increase the risk of a confrontation that could result in an exchange of fire. w/Lara Seligman

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Hard to reconcile the view of US officials that the US 'is the best choice for Africa over Russia and China' when across the continent Africans are making sharply different choices. Or that the US comes 'with no strings attached.' Would Africans agree? cnn.com/2024/04/29/afr…

CSIS Senior Fellow Cameron Hudson Cameron Hudson writes for New York Times The New York Times: What does African rejection mean for the U.S.?

“Washington has long struggled to strike a balance between protecting its position and advancing democratic values in Africa.

'Gen Langley said that violent extremist orgs were the biggest threat to Africa's stability.' I understand that these assumptions provide job security for our military-intelligence complex, but unless we revisit them we are just making the same mistakes. bbc.com/news/world-afr…

At what point does highlighting clear and verifiable efforts by a government to restrict the free press cross the line into paternalism?

Has the world or region grappled with the possibility of considerable election-related violence in the days/weeks ahead in #Chad ? We've seen that Masra is willing to put his people in the street in protest and security forces are ready to fire on civilians voanews.com/a/chad-opposit…

“U.S. officials would do well to remember that Africans are choosing their partners to advance their own interests, not America’s.” - ⁦Cameron Hudson⁩ on receding US influence in Africa nytimes.com/2024/05/03/opi…

My latest in the The New York Times on how after the US departure from #Niger and #Chad , Washington needs to re-evaluate the nature of the actual CT threat and rethink its securitized approach that is at the heart of our engagement in Africa. nytimes.com/2024/05/03/opi…

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Some of my thoughts on Chad's upcoming show of political theater, aka election. “It’s not a question of whether or not Deby can win the election, because this is not an election that’s happening.” theguardian.com/world/2024/may…

How Egyptian authorities are deporting thousands of Sudanese refugees. 'A systematic, nationwide effort to deny Sudanese refugees the right to claim asylum.' Lets hope this war fundamentally alters Sudan's relationship with its northern neighbor. thenewhumanitarian.org/investigations…

Reports that #Niger tried to renegotiate its status of forces agreement with Washington 3 times here suggests that maybe Washington is finally getting the clue that it cant continue to dictate its own terms to Africans states where it wants a presence. apnews.com/article/us-tro…

The guy creating the humanitarian suffering discusses strategies for alleviating humanitarian suffering. 🤔

Watching now: Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on #Sudan with US Special Envoy to Sudan foreign.senate.gov/hearings/confl…

Cameroonian authorities are also looking into the shipment of 600 Toyotas through Chad destined for the RSF in #Sudan . By my count, RSF is confirmed shipping in weapons with UAE help via #Chad #Kenya #CAR #Uganda #Libya with #Ethiopia suspected. Africa is complicit in Sudan's war

UAE literally owns vast lands across South Sudan, mostly as hunting preserves, and now they will own everything under the land.

Powerful reporting from Ayin

I’m told these are being modified to be used as technicals for the RSF in #Sudan . They arrived via Cameroon weeks ago.