N'DJAMENA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Chad has appointed MP Albert Pahimi Padacke as prime minister of the Central African country following the resignation of his predecessor, state television said on Saturday, heralding a Cabinet reshuffle just two months ahead of presidential elections. No reason was ...

* Highway open to Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso - expert * Western govts worried by regional spread, wider attacks * Islamic State in Libya fears Western air strikes By Emma Farge DAKAR, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Groups of Islamic State fighters are quitting their bases in Libya fearing Western air...

Maiduguri, Nigeria | AFP | Wednesday 2/10/2016 - 21:41 GMT by Bukar HUSSAIN Two female suicide bombers killed at least 58 at a camp for people made homeless by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said on Wednesday, in the latest violence to hit the remote ...

Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Friday 2/12/2016 - 15:45 GMT by Phil HAZLEWOOD Suicide bombings that killed 58 at a camp for those who fled Boko Haram have raised doubts about the true extent of Nigeria's grip on security in the troubled northeast and its policy of returning the displaced. President...

L'année 2016 sera une année charnière en Afrique avec pas moins de 16 élections présidentielles, à commencer par un second tour très ouvert dimanche en Centrafrique, afin de sortir ce pays très pauvre de trois ans de violences intercommunautaires. Tour d'horizon des principaux scrutins: Centra...

At least six people were killed and 30 injured in northern Cameroon on Wednesday by two Islamist suicide bombers at a Muslim funeral gathering, two officials in the region said. The attackers were from Boko Haram, the group based in neighboring Nigeria that has stepped up cross-border attacks in ...

DAKAR, Senegal – Intensified cross-border attacks by Nigeria's Islamic extremists have created insecurity in the Lake Chad area of West Africa that, if help is not provided, could create a more fertile recruiting ground for Boko Haram, U.N. humanitarian coordinators said Tuesday. Some 20 million...

By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani YOLA, Nigeria, Feb 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For the first time in his life, 17-year-old Muhammed Sani can identify the letters of the English alphabet, read simple sentences in English, such as: "I want to eat" and "I want to go home". He can also work out si...

Vote counting is under way in Niger following Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections. President Mahamadou Issoufou is hoping to secure a second term in the impoverished West African nation. His main rival, Hama Amadou, is currently behind bars accused of trafficking babies, a charge...

Maiduguri, Nigeria | AFP | Monday 2/22/2016 - 16:50 GMT Nearly 6,500 children were found to be severely malnourished last year at camps set up for people made homeless by Boko Haram insurgents, health officials in northeast Nigeria said on Monday. "We recorded about 6,444 severe cases of malnu...