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Northern Mali’s silent crisis as food shortages are worsened by political stalemate – By Celeste Hicks
While all eyes are on the ongoing political stalemate in Bamako, and the growing radicalism of groups such as Ansar Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ... -
Chad: oil wealth brings only superficial change – By Celeste Hicks
It’s two years since I was last in Chad after a long stint as the BBC correspondent. Not long enough to forget a place you might ... -
Malian crisis: Tuareg rebellion could spark regional violence in Mali, Niger and Southern Algeria – By Celeste Hicks
The recent outbreak of violence in northern Mali will have given governments across the Sahel with their own Tuareg populations pause for thought. While regional attention ... -
Food Crisis in the Sahel – a region in need of long term solutions – By Celeste Hicks
Just two years after the Sahel faced a major food crisis, leaving an estimated seven million people in need of food aid in Niger and Chad, ... -
Niger and Gadaffi – fallout out from the Libyan crisis: ‘We have no means to close the border… It is too big’ – By Celeste Hicks
Until last week, Niger’s main pre-occupation was the consolidation of democracy following peaceful elections in February. President Mahamadou Issoufou was determinedly continuing with an energetic anti-corruption ... -
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 ... -
“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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Africa’s New Oil
About the Author Celeste Hicks is a freelance journalist who has lived and worked across the Sahel and Somalia, including two years as the BBC correspondent in ...