The Nigerian army says  that the Republic of Chad cannot take the glory for its efforts in the 10-year-long insurgency in the north-east and the Lake Chad Basin. The ... Read more »

The 75,000 head of cattle will be delivered over the next 10 years as repayment for the 2017 U.S.$100 million debt. The first instalment of 1,000 cows already arrived in ... Read more »

With violence wreaking havoc across the country, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, says that his government is ready to hold talks with the main militant leaders in the ... Read more »

The "terrible reality" of the disastrous crisis in the Sahel results from the interlinking of multiple conflicts, according to Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, a veteran retired United ... Read more »

President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to supplement French forces in the Sahel to strengthen the fight against the escalating insurgency in the region. He met Monday with leaders ... Read more »

Chad has ended its mission to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria, and has withdrawn its 1,200 soldiers from the country. The troops are part of the Multi-National Joint Task Force of the ... Read more »

Anthonio Canhandula, the UNHCR country representative, has urged the government to create conditions that will ease the return of refugees to the country. They are 94,000 Nigerian ... Read more »

Heavy rains and floods this week have left at least 100,000 people homeless on both sides of the border between northern Cameroon and Chad.  It's the worst flooding in the ... Read more »

Two years after it suspended work following the abduction and subsequent death of 37 members of its oil prospecting team, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is set to ... Read more »

The disease has infected more than 14,000 people and killed at least 164 since an outbreak began in April 2018, and is now present in 115 of 126 health districts, according to WHO. Read more »