Thousands of people have fled the border towns of Borno and Yobe states into Niger Republic to avoid being caught up in military operation aimed at rooting out insurgents from ... Read more »

Amid the harsh desert climate that wiped out crops and sent food prices soaring last year, farmers are now using improved seeds, tools and farming techniques to grow their ... Read more »

High-ranking army officers have been arrested after a reported coup attempt in Chad. Read more »

As the UN approves the deployment of peacekeepers to Mali, another French soldier has been killed by an improvised explosive in the country. Read more »

The Nigerian military is releasing multiple but conflicting statistics on the Baga bloodshed as the senate sets up a committee to investigate the mayhem. Read more »

As some analysts suggest that the response of regional multilateral security architecture to the Malian conflict revealed their shortcomings, many were surprised when Chadian ... Read more »

President Idriss Deby has told newsmen that Chadian troops have already begun withdrawing from embattled Mali, saying his army "has no ability to face the kind of guerrilla ... Read more »

There is growing concern for civilians in the Central African Republic as political and security situation is described as "highly volatile", and the UN says leaders who are ... Read more »

Delegates from 36 countries, UN agencies and regional and international bodies are meeting to raise support for the reconstruction and development of Darfur. Read more »

The prime minister of the Central African Republic, Nicolas Tiangaye, has announced that rebel leader Michel Djotodia accepted the outcome of a regional summit on the country's ... Read more »