Chad

By FEMI ADESINA It is an uncommon development in modern days for a sitting President to die on the battlefield. But that was what happened in the Republic of Chad recently. Marshal Idris Deby Itno, a veteran of many battles and…

Pascal Oparada There are apprehensions that the current Chadian crisis may spill over into Nigeria following the death of Idris Derby, the late president of Chad. Nigerians on social media said since Chad borders Nigeria in…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday, announced immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries, to help them free up funds to fight the Coronavirus pandemic. Twenty-two of the countries are in Africa, but Nigeria is excluded…

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) says it will support countries of the Sahel region, particularly Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon, by building their defence and security forces to counter terrorism and combat organised crime.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from N’Djamena, Chad, where he participated in the one-day Extraordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD).…

The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says 35,000 Nigerian seeking refuge in Cameroon are safe. The UN refugee agency said the estimated 35,000 Nigerians had fled across the north-eastern border into Cameroon in the last two weeks of…