Remadji Hoinathy

Feb 26, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Remadji Hoinathy

ISS TODAY OP-ED With an electoral process dominated by the interim president and former ruling party, Chad’s transition is in jeopardy. After an unconstitutional takeover in 2021, Chad’s transition to democracy is entering its final phase, with the adoption of the new constitution last December. In preparation for presidential elections before October 2024, a National Election Management Agency and Constitutional Council have been set up – but how free and fair will these polls be?

Jan 23, 2024 | africanarguments.org | Andrea Behrends |Have Morten Jerven |Magnus Taylor |Remadji Hoinathy

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series of the same name.

Jun 29, 2023 | allafrica.com | Remadji Hoinathy

Central African Republic: Touadéra's Perilous Referendum ProjectanalysisBy Remadji HoinathyForging ahead with a referendum in CAR will likely exacerbate an already tense sociopolitical, humanitarian and security context. In May, Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced a constitutional referendum for 30 July 2023. This announcement was the culmination of a process that started much earlier and has drawn the ire of opposition parties, civil society and rebel movements.

Jun 28, 2023 | dailymaverick.co.za | Remadji Hoinathy

ISS TODAY OP-ED Forging ahead with a referendum in Central African Republic will likely exacerbate an already tense sociopolitical, humanitarian and security context. In May, Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced a constitutional referendum for 30 July 2023. This announcement was the culmination of a process that started much earlier and has drawn the ire of opposition parties, civil society and rebel movements.

Mar 27, 2023 | dailymaverick.co.za | Remadji Hoinathy

After the death of president Idriss Déby in April 2021, Chad started a transition process in which interim authorities committed to reconciliation and peace. But slow progress and an increased focus on military and security cooperation with external actors cast doubt on whether this commitment is genuine. It also hampers the possibility of ending the military’s dominance — a feature in Chad since the first military coup in 1975.