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Author: Celeste Hicks

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Celeste Hicks

Celeste Hicks is a freelance journalist who has been writing about Chad and the Sahel for more than ten years. Previously BBC correspondent in Chad and Mali, she worked for BBC World Service African Service in London before becoming an independent journalist in 2011. She writes for BBC, the Guardian, World Politics Review, Jane’s Intelligence Review, Africa Report, Bloomberg and many others. She is the author of Africa’s New Oil: Power, Pipelines and Future Fortunes (Zed 2015).

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    By Celeste Hicks
    November 20, 2020
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    Publishing the Trial of Hissène Habré

    Publishing the Trial of Hissène Habré
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    By Celeste Hicks
    June 21, 2018
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    Seeking justice in The Gambia: Why Jammeh’s days are numbered

    The Gambia may not be ready yet. But it’s only a matter of time until the conditions are right to prosecute former president Jammeh. If The ...
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    May 2, 2017
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    The Habré trial: The future for African justice?

    The trial of Chad’s former president is finally over, but its significance for Africa may have just begun. The decision by the Appeals Chamber of the ...
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    By Celeste Hicks
    February 2, 2017
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    Why did the African Union readmit Morocco after its 33 years in the cold?

    Morocco’s readmission to the AU came on the back of a multi-faceted strategy to gain favour on the continent, particularly among West and Francophone countries. Morocco’s return ...
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    May 31, 2016
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    “The president is not an untouchable god”: Chad’s Hissène Habré sentenced to life

    Whether or not the template can be replicated, the symbolism of Chadian lawyers representing Chadian victims on African soil in this historic case will live on The ...
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    March 24, 2016
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    Could President Idriss Deby face a shock in Chad’s elections?

    The anger and scale of protests in February were unprecedented. Could this have an effect on the 10 April polls? Weeks of protest in Chad appear ...
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    September 8, 2015
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    Hissène Habré (literally) dragged into court, after a 25-year wait

    The trial of Chad’s former leader in Senegal is breaking new legal ground and could provide a model for future African trials. The presiding judge in the trial of ...
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