Tchad: Mouvement Patriotique du Salut (MPS) – Relatif a la decision d’interdiction d’entree aux Etats-Unis d’Amerique visant le Tchad (06.06.2025)

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Tchad: Gen. Kaka returns the “favour”

I instructed the government to act in accordance with the principles of reciprocity and suspend the issuance of visas to citizens of the United States of America. Chad has no planes to offer, no billions of dollars to give but Chad has his dignity and pride” – President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno (05.06.2025).

In a swift turn, the Field Marshal and President Mahamat Idriss “Gen. Kaka” Deby Itno has responded to the suspension of Chadian citizens from entering the United States of America. Yesterday, Washington D.C. issued another “travel bans” on several of nations, including Tchad.

That’s why the General and Head of State, Gen. Kaka has retorted in this manner. It is more of a symbolic action. As the Republic isn’t a tourist destination and neither is it a sought after travel destination for Americans. The American population or citizens won’t have much knowledge or even the ability to find the nation on the map. They are most likely to ignorant to have any idea about or be concerned about it either. Not like they are having steady commercial flights from Newark or Atlanta to N’Djamena any time soon.

Gen. Kaka does this for posturing and national pride. It is an easy way to score points at home. This doesn’t cost him much. His maybe poking the bear of Washington D.C., but his nation is part of the Francafrique and former French colonies. So, they are more connected to France than anything else. Not like they have such vast enterprises with the Americans. They have some old security and bilateral agreements, but that’s more power-play and soft-power moves of the old-Washington and not the current one. Certainly, those might be endangered by this move, but who knows, right?

Gen. Kaka is now challenging Washington D.C., even if he risks little to nothing doing so. Tchad is just showing its sovereign and rights as an independent nation. The President, the Field Marshal and Commander-in-Chief is just proving himself. His putting himself on a grand stage. Maybe even getting introduced outside his normal sphere. That’s good for him, but at what cost?

Will this be beneficial and will it hurt him in the long run?

We can just wonder what the outcome of this will be. If the Security Agreements and the bilateral agreements will be deferred or cease to operate. As those are the ones that isn’t allowed to enter Tchad. That means the American soldiers and training companies has to leave or move to another nation on the continent. This could be the result of this here, as it is not like the Republic is a hotspot for expats or for digital migration. Neither is it a place for tourism or for American’s traditional holiday destination. Therefore, it will have other consequences.

Just like the yesterday’s act of Washington D.C. is blocking asylum seekers and refugees from Tchad to enter the United States of America. They are blocked from better future and from entering a nation that could offer them a better tomorrow. That is now not an option and these people have to seek shelter elsewhere. There most likely more Chadian citizens wanting to go to the U.S. than the other way around.

This is why this is posturing. This is a ploy for political capital. Washington D.C. wins their base by bosting the blockade of people from Tchad. Meanwhile, the Gen. Kaka drums on the banner of patriotism and nationalism by blocking U.S. in the same manner. Though it won’t be as powerful or as substantial, as it is to the souls and the people trying to reach the West. Peace.

South Africa: Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) – EFF Statement on Adoption of the EFF Motion on the Re-Opening Apartheid Era Crimes (05.06.2025)

Burundi: The CNDD-FDD will have a forced “victory” today

“These legislative and municipal elections come after the presidential elections, in accordance with Burundi’s new constitution adopted in 2018, which extended the mandate of the head of state to 7 years, while that of deputies and municipal councilors remained at 5 years. These 6 million Burundians who are expected to go to the polls for the legislative and municipal elections will choose 100 deputies, 60% of whom will be from the Hutu majority and 40% from the Tutsi minority, with at least 30% women. As for the municipal elections, the number of municipalities has been reduced from 119 to 42, but there are no longer ethnic quotas imposed on political parties, as in the past. However, victory in these elections already seems assured to the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), whose members have increased pressure on opposition parties in recent months” (5sur5Afrique, 05.06.2025).

“Unfortunately, with the parliamentary configuration in sight, consisting largely of parliamentarians from the ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, and in an environment where the political space is closed, where the main political opponents have been banned from participating in the election, where the population has received clear instructions to cast their votes only in favor of the candidates of the ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, it is obvious that the hoped-for changes will not come as desired. For the past 20 years, parliamentarians and senators have been at the service of the Executive, instead of serving the interests of the people who elected them” (André Nikwigize, 05.06.2025).

The ones believing Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie–Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD) would deliver proper democracy or even honest polls. They are apparently wrong, as the whole process has been used with violence, intimidation and misuse of power. That’s what the government has done and it’s so visible.

The CNDD-FDD doesn’t care about the citizens and their plights. As the suffering is staggering. The lack of service delivery and abilities to govern is deteriorating. The state rather use money on the security organizations and keeping the upkeep of the inner circle. As that is more important than ensuring the citizens gets fuel, electricity or anything else they need. As the rising prices, inflation and lack of basic commodities are on the rise.

This election just proves what the CNDD-FDD is willing to do. They forced the citizens to register themselves and they are forcing them to vote on them. The ones that protesting or voting on someone else is in danger. We have seen how the authorities have gone after Agathon Rwasa and his supporters. The state has also gone after the CNL party during the campaigns. Meanwhile, the CNDD-FDD have forced students and kids to partake in the campaign rallies of the ruling regime. This is all a charade and orchestrated to make the CNDD-FDD look magnificent.

The ones that has been following this knows that the state is manufacturing this and producing the results. This is all an effort to look supreme, but the acts are more sinister. As the state uses its power and whips people to stand in ques to vote. That is the initial thing here and they are forced to do so. There is no soft spot or soft power. Only force and fear. That’s what is driving this and it’s just horrifying to know. These people are using their offices to control and get themselves new mandates to cling on to power. That’s the reason for the actions today and yesterday.

CNDD-FDD plans to stay, and they do so by any means necessary. Peace.

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