Since Nigeria’s last military ruler, Abdulsalami Abubakar, handed over the reins of pow­er to a democratically elected government on May 29, 1999, his vis­age has undergone very remarkable ...

UNHCR and its partners are being forced to close or scale back health, education and other crucial programmes for refugees in Chad due to severe funding shortages.

Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home, the government said in a bulletin on ...

South Africa's many landmarks represent the country's diverse and incredible history - here's a look at the stories behind ...

Khartoum — Tensions are growing between South Sudan and Chad, on the one hand, and the Sudanese government of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on the other. The dispute erupted following ...

An RFI correspondent and a national TV journalist have been detained in Chad in a move condemned by press freedom advocates as part of a broader crackdown on dissent. Following a further ...

As a civil war enters its third year, it only seems to be getting worse.

At least 12 Cameroonian soldiers have been killed in an attack by Islamic militants on the border with Nigeria.

Marine Le Pen, far-right Rassemblement National party leader, at the Assemblée Nationale, Paris, on March 3, 2025. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP Marine Le Pen hadn't listed a trip to Chad on her public ...