Chad: Chadian Election Officials Ask Military for Protection Ahead of Vote

Chad's electoral commission has asked the central African state's military to help protect election officials and candidates amid a spike in attacks ahead of Dec. 29 elections. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Pro-Russia Activist Falsely Accuses U.S. of New Disease Outbreak in Congo

In Kwango, a remote part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an unknown illness continues to rage in villages, killing mostly children. So far, public health officials there… Read more »

Chad: Chad Military Frees Abducted Cameroonians, While Troops Deployed to Secure Border

Chad's military says it has deployed several hundred troops along the border with Cameroon to stop rebels from abducting civilians after armed men kidnapped a dozen Cameroonians,… Read more »

Cameroon: Sub-Saharan Officials Say Reducing Fish Imports Creates Local Jobs

Officials in Sub-Saharan Africa countries have agreed it is important to reduce over-dependence on imported fish and seafood from North Africa and the European Union and instead… Read more »

Angola: Lobito Corridor Takes Center Stage - Angolans Pin Hopes On Biden's Visit

U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Angola highlighted the potential of the Lobito Corridor, a 1,300-kilometer, multinational railway project intended to connect markets and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Doctors Want Urgent Action On DRC's Yet-to-Be Identified Disease Outbreak

Africa's Center for Disease Control and Prevention -- Africa CDC -- says it is working to identify a new disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has claimed at least 79… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Truck Drivers Ask Military to Protect Goods Destined for CAR

Road transport has failed to fully resume between Cameroon and the landlocked Central African Republic after a top-level crisis meeting this week to reopen borders sealed by… Read more »

Angola: Biden Caps Angola Visit With Stop At Train Terminal At Western Port

In the blistering midday heat at Angola's largest port, U.S. President Joe Biden beamed Wednesday as he shook hands, one by one, with nine smiling hard-hatted workers. He had… Read more »

Chad: Chad Activists Fight Violence Against Women

Activists in Chad have launched a campaign to educate clerics and traditional rulers against early marriages, female genital mutilation and other harmful traditional practices on… Read more »

Angola: Biden to Visit U.S-Financed Angolan Rail Hub

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday headed to a U.S.-financed African development project that weaves together his personal love of railroads with his desire to leave a legacy on… Read more »

Angola: Biden Visits Angola On First Trip to Africa As President

U.S. President Joe Biden received a warm welcome at Angola's pink-hued Presidential Palace Tuesday as he made his first and almost certainly final visit to the African continent as… Read more »

Chad: Chad Orders French Troops' Departure, Triggers Fresh Anti-French Military Sentiment

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has defended his decision to break military ties with France, saying at a news conference Sunday that their defense pact no longer meets… Read more »

Africa: Analysts Say Biden's First Trip to Africa Should've Come Earlier in Presidency

After promising to visit Africa two years ago at the U.S. Africa summit in Washington, President Joe Biden makes his first presidential trip to the continent where he is visiting… Read more »

Africa: Biden to Spotlight Angola's Lobito Corridor, His Legacy to Counter China in Africa

When U.S. President Joe Biden visits Angola in early December, he will put into focus his legacy infrastructure project aimed at securing crucial supply chains on the African… Read more »

Angola: Biden Makes Historic First Visit By US President to Angola

U.S. President Joe Biden is "excited" to make his first trip to the African continent next week and will first stop briefly in the small island nation of Cabo Verde before making… Read more »

Central African Republic: Central African Republic Applauds Extension of Peacekeepers' Mandate

Political parties and civil society groups in the Central African Republic are welcoming the U.N. Security Council's decision to extend the mandate of the Multidimensional… Read more »

Gabon: Early Reports Say a Majority of Voters in Gabon Cast Ballots to End Military Rule

Early results indicate a majority of Gabon's 860,000 registered voters cast ballots in favor of a new constitution that could end military rule, according to state TV reports. Read more »

Chad: Chadian Women Complain of Underrepresentation in December Elections

An estimated 8 million voters in Chad go to the polls Dec. 29 in legislative, local and district elections. Female leaders and activists, however, say women candidates are being… Read more »

Chad: Chad Says Boko Haram Fighters Fleeing to Neighboring States

The government of Chad said Tuesday that hundreds of Boko Haram fighters are fleeing the central African state's territory and crossing over into Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. State… Read more »

Chad: Chad Says Airstrikes Kill Scores of Boko Haram Fighters

Chadian military airstrikes killed scores of Boko Haram fighters and injured several dozen more in the Lake Chad Basin, President Mahamat Idriss Deby said Friday. Read more »

Central African Republic: CAR Rebels Surrender As Chad Military Joins in Border Peace Efforts

The Central African Republic said Wednesday that several hundred rebels have surrendered and handed over their weapons over to government troops and U.N. forces. The rebels… Read more »

West Africa: Chad's Deby Threatens to Withdraw From Task Force After Deadly Boko Haram Attack

Chad says it will withdraw its troops from the United Nations-supported Multinational Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, which combats Boko Haram in Cameroon,… Read more »

Chad: Mystery Surrounds Detention of Wagner Group Operative in Chad

A shadowy Russian political operator with close ties to the notorious Wagner Group and its late founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is detained in Chad on unexplained charges, adding a fresh… Read more »

Chad: Chad President Launches Operation to Fight Boko Haram After Attack Kills Over 40 Troops

Chad's President Mahama Idriss Deby has launched a security operation to track and neutralize several hundred Boko Haram fighters who attacked and killed on Sunday more than 40… Read more »

Chad: Chad Looks to Western Neighbors for Internet Access After Protracted Blackout

Officials in Chad are stepping up efforts to connect the central African state to a regional fiber-optic network after cable breakages caused by flooding in neighboring Cameroon… Read more »