Africa
Chad rebels ready for ceasefire; opposition presses for civilian rule
Rebels in northern Chad are ready to observe a ceasefire and to discuss a political settlement after the battlefield death of President ...Malaria vaccine hailed as potential breakthrough
A potential new malaria vaccine has proved highly effective in a trial in babies in Africa, pointing to it one day possibly ...Chad slain leader’s son takes power as rivals slam ‘coup’
Chad faced an uncertain future on Wednesday as the son of slain leader Idriss Deby Itno took power in what the opposition ...Chad’s President Idriss Déby dies ‘in clashes with rebels’
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno died on Tuesday from wounds sustained in battle after three decades in power, the army announced. The ...U.S. embassy to withdraw staff as Chad rebels advance
The United States has ordered its non-essential staff in Chad to leave the African country as rebel fighters approached the capital on ...Cape Verde holds parliamentary election
Voters in Cape Verde, a bastion of democracy in Africa, began casting their ballots Sunday after a campaign dominated by the Covid ...Nile countries trade blame as dam talks end without breakthrough
Ethiopia on Tuesday accused Egypt and Sudan of obstructing talks on its contested dam on the Nile, which ended with recriminations and ...Soldiers arrested in Niger after ‘attempted coup’
Soldiers were arrested in Niger after an “attempted coup” early Wednesday, a security source said after gunfire broke out in the capital ...Johnson & Johnson agrees to supply African Union with up to 400 million COVID shots
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to supply up to 400 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the African Union (AU) from ...Dozens killed in Mozambique Islamist attack
Dozens of people were killed in coordinated jihadist attacks in northern Mozambique’s Palma town, the government said on Sunday, four days after ...














