In 1823, British explorers Hugh Clapperton, Dixon Denham and Walter Oudney were some of the first Europeans to document the lake and the surrounding kingdoms. He was struck at the sight of one of ...

Internal clashes within the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) led to the death of a key commander, Yaku Buduma, on 25 September. Defectors from ISWAP have portrayed his death as evidence of ...

Chad explained for 2026: who runs it, why it hosts nearly a million Sudanese refugees, its oil and CFA franc, and why the US ...

A study titled "Monitoring major biodiversity stronghold in war zones: model predicts Lake Chad remains Africa's most important wetland for waterbirds" estimates that Lake Chad supports nearly 2.5 ...

Chad’s armed forces are reputedly among the best-trained in the region – Copyright AFP – Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) were at loggerheads on ...

St. Daniel Comboni’s desire of a Catholic and universal mission, has become a reality in Deressia, in southern Chad, thanks to the commitment of the ...

Two of six critically endangered black rhinos have died of unknown causes five months after being flown from South Africa to Chad in a pioneering project to re-introduce the animals, officials said ...

Cameroon neighbours shape its role as Central Africa's largest economy, with six land borders, shared rivers and a 40% share ...

El Niño is steadily approaching, bringing flood risks to parts of East Africa, drought to Southern Africa and extreme heat across the entire continent.