Chad
Chad’s Faki Assumes African Union Leadership, Pledges Reform
Chad's former foreign minister Moussa Faki Mahamat assumed office as head of the African Union Commission on Tuesday,...
CAF Elections: Pinnick Ordered To Back Hayatou
Nigeria’s government has ordered the head of the country’s football association to back current CAF president Issa...
Nigeria Government Directs FA To Back Hayatou For CAF Post
Nigeria's government has ordered the head of the country's football association to back current CAF president Issa...
Displaced Hit By Water Shortages In NE Nigeria
Tens of thousands of people who fled Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria are facing a severe lack of water, compounding...
.africa Joins the Internet
In the beginning was .com, followed by a host of other .somethings, but on Friday, 32 years after the world's first...
Nigerian Women Displaced By Boko Haram Hold Protest
Thousands of Nigerian women forced from their homes by Boko Haram jihadists held a protest on Sunday to demand better...
UN Envoys Plan Paris Conference To Aid Chad
UN envoys on a mission to the Lake Chad region said Saturday that a conference would soon be held in Paris aimed at...
Infantino Ends Africa Tour
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has ended a 10-day tour of Africa. Mr Infantino began the trip with a three-day visit...
Merkel Heads To Egypt, Tunisia To Reduce Migrant Flows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel starts a two-day trip to Egypt and Tunisia on Thursday, part of her push to limit...
UN Security Council Visit To Draw Attention To Lake Chad Crisis
UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa's Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency,...
ICC Hails Entry Into Force of WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has welcomed the entry into force of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO)...
Japanese Delegation Visit GPHA To Explore Business Opportunities
A 40-member Japanese delegation led by the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana has visited the Ghana Ports and Harbours...
Chad Jails Dozens of Student Protesters
Chadian students are among the fiercest critics of President Idriss Deby Dozens of students in Chad who were arrested...
The Men Competing For Love In the Deserts of Chad
Men of Chad's Wodaabe culture put on their make-up and don their best clothes to impress would-be brides at a week-long...
Ethnic, Religious Violence Again Grips Nigeria’s Kaduna
Long-standing tensions between herdsmen and farmers have flared up again in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, leaving...
France Sends Backup To Niger After 16 Troops Killed
France is to send a contingent of counterterror forces to help the army in Niger after militants ambushed a military...
Donors Pledge $672 Mn In Aid For Lake Chad Region
Donor countries meeting in Oslo on Friday pledged $672 million (634 million euros) in emergency aid for people...
Amnesty Report Says Kenya Tops Africa In Extrajudicial Killings
Kenya has been ranked top in Africa in cases of police shootings and killing of civilians according to a report by...
World Donors Gather In Oslo To Tackle Nigeria Famine
UN aid agencies and donor countries gathered in Oslo Thursday for a two-day meeting to raise emergency aid for millions...