The parliamentary election is the first in more than a decade in Chad and comes months after the junta leader, Mahamat Idriss Deby, won a disputed presidential vote that was meant to return democracy.

Chad began voting on Sunday in a general election that is presented by the government as a key step towards ending military ...

Chadians are voting in a parliamentary and regional election that will end the three-year transitional period from military ...

Chadians were voting on Sunday in a parliamentary election boycotted by the opposition that will likely consolidate President ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s prime minister said on Friday that the government is closing “all foreign military bases,” an ...

PARIS (AP) — At least three migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France, authorities said. Rescuers aided 45 people stranded in the water and on ...

Chad's military and nomads voted on Saturday in general elections that are portrayed by the president as a key step in a transition to democracy but are boycotted by opposition parties.

Opposition parties urge Chadians to boycott the vote, calling it a sham aimed at entrenching the ruling party’s power.

France has started withdrawing its military presence from Chad after the Chadian government ended a long-standing defense agreement. The move follows Chad's decision to prioritize its sovereignty and ...

Despite being rich in natural resources, the Sahel region of Africa remains mired in extreme poverty, political instability ...

ECOWAS, the West African Regional Bloc has risen in Nigeria’s defence over the claims by Niger Republic that it was plotting ...

Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has categorically denied accusations that Nigeria intended to sabotage or destabilise Niger Republic, as alleged by its leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani. Ribadu made this statement ...