The region, comprising the four countries that surround Lake Chad -- Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria -- has been battling insurgency since 2009, after a spate of violent campaigns by the Boko Haram ...

Idriss Deby repeated the threat after a new clash with Boko Haram fighters in November in which 15 Chad troops were killed.

With a ballooning population, armed insurgents, climate crisis, dwindling natural resources, and huge socio-economic ...

Niger State Government on Wednesday announced the rescue of 21 children who were being trafficked through the state to Niger Republic, Sudan, and Chad. Investigations revealed that the children ...

Chad, Niger and Nigeria, joined by Benin – to combat insecurity in the region. The regional force symbolises LCBC member states’ ability to overcome the mistrust and friction that had ...

The Federal Government has expressed concern over 400,000 Nigerian refugees stranded in Cameroon, Niger and Chad, as plans are underway to repatriate them. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal ...

"After 60 years of cooperation, we don't need the French military, we have an army, we can defend our country," Abdel daim Abdallah Ousmane, secretary general of the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs ...

Chad has been a key counterterrorism force in the region and was one of the last countries in which France maintained a large military presence. French forces have been ousted in recent years from ...

Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Niger and Chad Republics in a landmark move to enhance regional trade and integration towards utilising the Funtua Inland Dry Port for ...

In the Sahel, human rights defenders are being targeted more than ever by the various states, while civic space is ...