January 02
Chad: Opposition Leader Masra Appointed Transitional PM of Chad
Succes Masra, a former opposition leader who just returned to Chad after exile, was named prime minister by the country's interim administration, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
December 19, 2023
Chad: Chad Holds Divisive Post-Coup Constitutional Referendum to End Military Rule
Chadians began voting on a new constitution in preparation for the 2024 elections, which attempts to heal political and social rifts in the oil-producing, fractured and poor… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Mauritania: Chad and Mauritania Pave Way to Dissolve G5 Anti-Militant Alliance
Mauritania and Chad have cleared the way for the disintegration of the G5 Sahel coalition, which was formed in 2014, to address extremists and other issues in the sub-region, Al… Read more »
November 22, 2023
Chad: WFP Runs Out of Money to Feed Refugees in Chad
Food aid to 1.4 million people in Chad, including recently arrived refugees from conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, will stop in January 2024 due to a lack of sponsorship,… Read more »
August 08, 2023
West Africa: UAE Deploys Military Vehicles to Chad
The United Arab Emirates dispatched military vehicles and other security equipment to Chad, the oil-rich Gulf nation announced, saying it was in order to help with border… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Sudan: UN Refugee Agency Says Sudan Joins Ukraine in Driving Up Tally of Displaced People
Sudan, like Ukraine, is deeply worrying for the United Nations as the latest figures show it helped swell the worldwide displacement total to an estimated 110 million in May, the… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Chad: Rebels Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for 2021 Killing of President Idriss Déby
More than 400 rebels accused of killing Chad's former president Idriss Déby Itno, 69, on April 20, 2021 - days after he was re-elected for a sixth term as president - have… Read more »
November 17, 2022
West Africa: France Losing Its Grip on Former African Strongholds?
France seems to be losing the grip it once had on its former colonies, and the rift is growing every day. Read more »
September 05, 2022
Chad: Will The National Dialogue Resume?
There are doubts that the inclusive national dialogue will resume today, after being suspended since Saturday due to unrest in Ndjamena. The party which boycotted the… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Chad: National Dialogue Hits a Snag In Chad
Chad's national dialogue that began a week ago, hit a snag on August 28, 2022 when the list of the presidium, which was supposed to direct the work of the forum, was contested.… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Chad: Sovereign National Dialogue Opens
After the opening ceremony last Saturday and a subsequent postponement of a few days, the work of the inclusive and sovereign national dialogue was scheduled to restart on… Read more »
December 11, 2021
Seychelles: Top Figures Charged as Govt Tries to Clean Up Nation's Reputation
One of the Seychelles' wealthiest and most powerful men, his wife and former senior government officials face charges of laundering U.S. $50 million as a new government, elected… Read more »
August 24, 2021
Chad: Former President Hissène Habré Dies
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April 20, 2021
Chad: President Deby Dies After Attack
It has been confirmed that newly elected President Idriss Deby died today, apparently of injuries sustained in an attack. Read more »
April 18, 2021
Chad: U.S., UK, France Warn of Fighting Approaching Chad Capital
The United States on Saturday ordered all non-essential personnel, including families of diplomats, out of Chad, as armed groups advanced towards the capital N'Djamena. Read more »
April 09, 2021
Africa: Building Peace in Troubled Places – South Sudan, the Sahel, Mozambique
A backgrounder for AllAfrica's online discussion with scholars and peace practitioners. Read more »
April 08, 2021
Chad: Coronation Replaces Election, Threatens Peace in Chad
After 30 years in power, Chad's brutal ruler Idris Déby Itno is just coming into his own. With elections on April 11 in his oil rich, yet crushingly impoverished… Read more »
December 14, 2020
Africa: Civic Rights Were Eroded Across Africa in 2020
CIVICUS , the global civil society alliance, rates civic space in six Sub-Saharan African states as " closed", in 21 as "repressed" and in 14 as "obstructed". … Read more »
September 21, 2020
Africa: Shaping Peace Together in the Sahel
The International Day of Peace, which is an annual special day, observed on 21 September around the world, has a distinct place in the Sahel. The United Nations established this… Read more »
August 07, 2020
Cameroon: Outrage at New Boko Haram Attack, Children Among Victims
Boko Haram is wreaking havoc in Cameroon as well as Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region and its attacks are going mostly unnoticed by a world focused on the novel… Read more »
June 07, 2020
West Africa: How to Step Up the Fight Against Boko Haram
The joint military force comprising soldiers from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria which is fighting Boko Haram insurgents has won ground but more needs to be done to make it… Read more »
March 19, 2020
Africa: Coronavirus and Upcoming Elections - What Are the Options?
At the rapid rate at which the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been spreading, it was only a matter of time before Africa was affected. At the time of writing, cases of COVID-19… Read more »
December 05, 2019
West Africa: In 20 Years, Will Five Arid Nations Be a Sahelistan or a Desert Rose?
Five countries in west Africa's Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are facing crises across multiple fronts, including the accelerated… Read more »
October 14, 2019
West Africa: We Are Paying a Heavy Price for What's Happening in Libya - President Issoufou
The security threat to the Sahel region has been amplified by the Libyan crisis, said the President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou. In his forthright assessment of the conflict,… Read more »
September 27, 2019
Chad: Dozens Die in Landslide at Gold Mine - Report
A landslide at a gold mine in northwestern Chad has killed about 30 people, Reuters reports. Read more »