Nigeria: More U.S. Backing 'Forthcoming' for Buhari's Drives Against Corruption & Boko Haram – New Ambassador

The Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC - arguably one of the country's key diplomatic outposts - has an ambassador at the helm for the first time since Professor Adebowale Adefuye… Read more »

Africa: Trump Adds Chad to U.S. Travel Ban, Lifts Restrictions on Sudan

President Donald Trump has included Chad in a new list of countries whose citizens are prohibited from entering the United States. But the ban placed on Sudanese travellers earlier… Read more »

Africa: Chad's Moussa Faki Mahamat to Head AU Commission

It is being reported that Chad's foreign minister Moussa Faki Mahamat has been elected the new AU Commission Chairperson. He won by 28 votes to Amina Mohamed of Kenya's 25. Read more »

Africa: 22000 CODESRIA books to African institutions of higher education

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) has donated 21,771 books to seven African institutions of higher education and research and five… Read more »

Chad: Chad Makes Progress Through a 'Desert Sandstorm'

On August 1, Chad obtained the approval of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to institute a three-year program under its Extended Credit Facility for… Read more »

Central African Republic: Rebel Leader Accepts Transitional Council - Report

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

Chad: Special Court On Hissene Habre Opens

The special court that will try former Chadian President Hissene Habré was officially inaugurated on Friday in Dakar. Read more »

Chad: Court to Decide On Belgium's Case Vs. Senegal Over Habre Trial

An excerpt from a statement of the International Court of Justice on the case in which Belgium seeks either to have Senegal ordered to try former President Hissène… Read more »

Africa: Campaign Against Polio at Risk

The effort to eradicate polio is on "knife's edge". Read more »

Chad: Senegal Backtracks on Habre Extradition

Eleven years after being indicted on charges arising out of the torture and killing of his political opponents, Chad's former dictator, Hissan Habré, is set to stay in… Read more »

Chad: Deby Wins Disputed Election by Landslide

Chad's incumbent president, Idriss Deby, has been returned to power in an election boycotted by the opposition, according to preliminary results published by the country's election… Read more »

Sudan: Darfuri Woman Refugees 'Live in Fear of Rape'

Darfuri women who have fled as refugees to Chad live in fear of being raped and as a result ostracized by their families, says a new study. Read more »

Chad: World Court Accepts Senegal's Pledge on Habré

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has turned down a request that it order Senegal to keep the former president of Chad, Hissène Habré, within its jurisdiction… Read more »

Somalia: UN Security Council Pushes Peace Process

The United Nations Security Council is beginning a 10-day, five-nation mission to Africa with a drive to support the Somali peace talks being held in neighbouring Djibouti. Read more »

Chad/Sudan: World Cup Qualifier Called Off

This weekend's soccer World Cup qualifying match between Chad and Sudan has been called off, news agencies are reporting. Read more »

Chad: Conflict Hinders Fight Against Aids

Although treatment for Aids patients in Chad has been expanding, health officials worry that there is a risk that the disease might spread faster than it once did because of… Read more »

Chad: Refugees in Cameroon Face Dilemmas

Just three days after moving to her new, permanent home as a Chadian refugee in Cameroon, 55-year-old Esther Deborah walks directly to her tent at the edge of a freshly-erected… Read more »

Sudan: Darfur Crisis Spills Into Chad

Thousands of refugees on the border between Sudan and Chad are becoming the victims of conflict within Sudan and a dispute between the governments of Chad and Sudan. Read more »

Chad: Rebels Pull Out of Capital

Rebel forces pulled out of Chad's captital, N'Djamena, after heavy fighting at the weekend, news agencies report. Read more »

Chad: Rebels Enter Capital

Rebel forces entered N'Djamena on Saturday and fighting was reported around the presidential palace, but government representatives denied the capital had fallen. Read more »

Chad: Film Tells of One Boy's Struggle for Revenge and Honor

A movie full of action and suspense.   A movie full of violence and entertainment.   A very well put together sequence of action and emotion.   This is what comes to… Read more »

Chad: No Special Court for Habré, Says Senegal

The Senegalese government on Thursday announced that the trial of former Chadian President Hissene Habré will not take place in a special court as initially suggested. Read more »

Chad: Bringing Chad Back from the Brink - A Humanitarian Imperative that Serves U.S. National Interests

With all eyes on the horrifying genocide in Darfur, we must not ignore the growing instability next door in neighboring Chad, where the government is on the brink of complete… Read more »

Sudan: U.S. Pushes for UN Peacekeeping Force in Sudan

The U.S. government supports the formation of a UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan, U.S. officials said at a press briefing Friday, the same day the African Union and UN… Read more »

Sudan: Powell Declares Darfur Crisis Is Genocide

Secretary of State Colin Powell testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday that the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan is a genocide. This was his first… Read more »