The Chadian army said on Tuesday that Chad's President Idriss Deby died while visiting troops on the frontlines of a war against northern rebels, a day after Deby was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election. Mahamat Kaka,…

Facing mounting signs of common dissatisfaction with his leadership, Chad's President Idriss Deby, a Western ally in the war against Islamist militants, is set to expand his three-decade rule in Sunday's election. Since Deby's decision…

Written by Julius A. Amin* Cameroon’s President Paul Biya celebrated his 88th birthday recently, making him the oldest president in Africa. He has been in power for 38 years. Birthday celebrations held across the country were met with…

The hundreds of teenage girls abducted last Friday from their boarding school in Jangebe, Zamfara in north-western Nigeria have been released and as of Tuesday morning are in the offices of the Zamfara state government. The news is…

Niger votes on Sunday in the second round of a presidential election that is expected to usher in the first democratic transition of power since the West African nation gained independence from France in 1960. Ruling party candidate…

Sources told AFP on Sunday, Nigerian troops regained control of a military base in the northeast hours after it was captured by jihadists. On Saturday, after conducting raids earlier in the week, Jihadists affiliated with the Islamic…

The traditional leadership and redeemer posture of Nigeria in Africa has, in recent years, been put into question. Issues like corruption and infrastructural decay have held the country down from playing a leadership role in Africa. As…

African leaders were among the world leaders of 193 member states present at the official opening of the General Debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, in New…