THE COUNTRY THAT BROUGHT ITS ELEPHANTS BACK FROM THE BRINK

A better term is the 'professionalisation' of conservation, says the chief executive of African Parks, Peter Fearnhead... READ MORE›

NUMBER OF HOMELESS TOPS RECORD IN CAR

CAR has been beset with conflict since Seleka coalition rebels marched into the capital, Bangui, and deposed of former President Francois Bozize... READ MORE›

AID WORKERS FORCED TO LIMIT RATIONS IN WAR-TORN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Aid workers have had to cut rations in half across the Central African Republic because of underfunding, the United Nations has warned... READ MORE›

ON WORLD FOOD DAY, 350,000 PEOPLE IN CHAD FACE STARVATION

Eight years ago, Boko Haram militants crossed the border from Nigeria and launched their first attacks in Chad, in the Lake Region... READ MORE›

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NORWAY IS THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH

The World Happiness Report was released to coincide with the United Nations' International Day of Happiness on 20 March... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM RANKED AHEAD OF ISIS AS DEADLIEST GROUP

The report estimated that 117 billion was spent worldwide to fight terrorism... READ MORE›

NIGERIA: SUICIDE ATTACKS KILL DOZENS IN MADAGALI

Attack on a vegetable market near a Boko Haram stronghold kills at least 30 people and wounds more than 50... READ MORE›

ARMY SEARCHING FOR CHIBOK GIRLS SEIZED BY BOKO HARAM

'Final defeat' Boko Haram's insurgency began in Maiduguri, though it has since spread beyond Nigeria's borders to Chad, Cameroon and Niger... READ MORE›

FIRST BOKO HARAM ATTACK ON CHAD

Boko Haram Nigerian Boko Haram militants have carried out an attack on Chad overnight, the first such assault on Chadian soil, officials say... READ MORE›

NIGERIAN ARMY NOTICEABLY ABSENT IN TOWN TAKEN FROM BOKO HARAM

Boko Haram captured the town late in November, according to Nigerian news accounts... READ MORE›

3 WOMEN BLAMED FOR LAKE CHAD SUICIDE BOMBINGS THAT KILLED DOZENS

A Chad police spokesman said three female suicide bombers carried out Saturday's attack... READ MORE›

'ALARMING' RISE IN BOKO HARAM CHILD SUICIDE BOMBERS

An alarming number of children in Africa, most of them girls, have been used as suicide bombers by Boko Haram in 2017, according to UNICEF... READ MORE›

Boko Haram Appears to Be Using Abducted Girls as Suicide Bombers Experts... READ MORE›

NIGERIA: TROOPS BATTLE BOKO HARAM NEAR MALAM FATORI

Nigerian and regional forces clash with Boko Haram fighters for control of Malam Fatori town in northeast Borno state... READ MORE›

THE BOY THE AMBASSADOR AND THE DEADLY ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD

In Mokong, the front room of Toussaint's grandmother's house became crowded with Cameroonian officials and American aides securing the premises... READ MORE›

ALLIES BEGIN PUSH AGAINST BOKO HARAM

Col Kukasheka called on Nigerians to be more security conscious because given the onslaught on Boko Haram definitely they are bound to spring surprises ... READ MORE›

CAR TOPS LIST OF 'WORLD'S MOST NEGLECTED' CRISES

The conflict in the Central African Republic CAR is the world's most neglected displacement crisis, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council... READ MORE›

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: 20,000 STRANDED AT UN BASE

Kaga Bandero has been hit by a barrage of attacks by armed groups since September... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM PLEDGES ALLEGIANCE TO THE ISLAMIC STATE

Nigerian troops conduct a patrol against Boko Haram militants on April 30, 2013, in Baga... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM FALLS VICTIM TO A FOOD CRISIS IT CREATED

Such attacks are becoming increasingly common in the areas bordering Boko Haram's base in northeastern Nigeria... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | WHY DID THE U.S. TRAVEL BAN ADD COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNER CHAD? NO ONE SEEMS QUITE SURE.

Perhaps even more mystifying, Chad has proven to be one of the United States' most willing counterterrorism partners in the region... READ MORE›

CHAD 'CAPTURES NIGERIAN TOWN FROM MILITANTS'

Boko haram crisis chad captures nigerian town from militants... READ MORE›

Washington Worries Boko Haram Planning Attack on U.S. Interests in Africa... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM SAID TO USE MORE CHILDREN AS BOMBERS

Boko Haram used 44 children in suicide attacks last year, compared with only four in 2014, the report found... READ MORE›

LEADING ROLE FOR FRANCE AS AFRICA BATTLES BACK

NDJAMENA, Chad -- Deep in the Sahara, late at night, a Reaper drone silently tracked a six-vehicle convoy crossing the desert into Niger from Libya... READ MORE›

'NEARLY 200 REFUGEES DIE OF STARVATION' IN NIGERIA CAMP

Her team reached Bama on Tuesday following a military convoy from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital that is the headquarters of Nigeria's military campaign... READ MORE›

BEFORE AND AFTER IMAGES SHOW SCALE OF BOKO HARAM ATTACKS

Most have gone to Niger or Cameroon, but Boko Haram's latest offensive has ravaged the western shore of Lake Chad... READ MORE›

EXXONMOBIL FACES FINE FROM CHAD 5 TIMES COUNTRY'S GDP

ExxonMobil faces fine from Chad 5 times country's GDP -- RT Business... READ MORE›

HUGGING GURU AMMA 'SHOULD JOIN BONO, MICHAEL D HIGGINS IN A PEACE TASKFORCE'

It could be controversial but he's already won the Nobel peace prize, maybe he could start earning it... READ MORE›

CHAOS IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC IMPERILS AID GROUPS WORK

It said the number of refugees from the Central African Republic in all neighboring countries totals nearly a half million... READ MORE›

CHAD, NIGER SOLDIERS KILLED AS BOKO HARAM LOSES NIGERIAN TOWNS

Chad niger soldiers killed as boko haram loses nigerian towns... READ MORE›

CENTRAL AFRICA LAUNCHES REGIONAL WAR AGAINST BOKO HARAM

New regional war unfolding in central africa as nigeria cameroon niger and chad unite against boko haram with help from france america and britain... READ MORE›

NIGERIA'S NEIGHBORS HOPE FOR A FRESH START WITH BUHARI

Boko Haram set Malam Fatori on fire before withdrawing to the former Nigerian army camp outside of town to dig in and fight... READ MORE›

SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM MILITANTS KILL 23 IN CAMEROON VILLAGE

On Monday, US president Barack Obama welcomed the Nigerian president at the White House as Mr Buhari vowed to end the terror's groups regime... READ MORE›