I spoke to NPR about Sudanese refugees fleeing war to Chad npr.org/2024/05/09/125…

They are famous for ice cream and yoghurt

Libyan milk made by the country’s biggest dairy firm Naseem in Misrata being sold in Agadez/Niger. This is certainly a quality alternative to EU-imported milk (from Europe’s subsidized excess production) or unhealthy milk powder.

I will tweet about it next week

I think they first wanted to post prelim results the 21th

#IslamicState militants in #Mozambique could easily rebound once Southern African troops leave. The extent of that risk is underestimated by many policymakers in my view. A timely piece by my former colleagues Meron Elias and Pauline Bax at Crisis Group.

Day 2 of our Agadez workshop on migration trends. Today it’s about the local economy - very interesting debate

Agadez

The mission has been pretty much idle since May 2022 when training was ended over Mali’s cooperation with Russia — this was also an excuse to end an ineffective ops with offered training with tree branches simulating guns. Only Spain had kept a contingent with a general in Bamako

From Chad to Niger. Really happy to be back in Agadez for our first workshop in this ancient Sahel-Sahara transit hub to discuss migration issues - a timely subject.

I think the EU allocated 10 million euros for Chad electoral support via a UNDP fonds, of which part of the payments will be only disbursed if a planned parliamentary vote will actually take place.

EU delegation in Chad laments that civil society observers didn’t get their accreditations for this week’s elections (and adds it had contributed 3.8 million euros to the processus electoral…)

I also was told during my last visit 1,000-1,100 French troops at 3 bases in Chad. +3,000 would be what they had before in Chad, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso I believe. But I could be wrong

Western countries hope the Chad elections will pass uneventfully fearing instability I tell The Guardian amp.theguardian.com/world/article/…

There are reasons why you have heard little criticism from Western countries on Chad’s transition - they hope hope for continued stability I tell ⁦The Associated Press⁩ apnews.com/article/chad-e…

'Der Tschad ist wichtig für die Stabilität in Zentralafrika', betont Ulf Laessing von Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung RP Sahel im Tagesspiegel-Gastbeitrag zur Ausgangslage vor der Präsidentschaftswahl. Der #Tschad sei einer der letzten Verbündeten des Westens in der #Sahel -Region. tagesspiegel.de/internationale…

They are out of brochettes tonight …

Few things beat a sunset at the Grand Hotel in Niamey. 46 degrees. Toute le monde waiting for the rain season

Some days, >1,000 people cross at Adre, #Chad 🇹🇩, acc to UNHCR CHAD. When asked why they are fleeing #Sudan 🇸🇩, 90% respond because there is nothing to eat. More will flee if WFP Sudan, UNICEF Sudan & partners cannot accelerate distribution of food & nutrition inside #Darfur .