Tag: West Africa
Chad rebels threaten to depose slain president’s son
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Rebels in Chad threatened to depose the son of the country's slain president after he was named interim leader of the...
Chad president Deby dies in battle at 68 after 3-decade rule
<p>N'DJAMENA, Chad — President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled Chad for more than 30 years and became an important ally to Western nations in...
Chad president Deby dies in battle at 68 after 3-decade rule
N'DJAMENA, Chad — President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled Chad for more than 30 years and became an important ally to Western nations in...
Chad’s army says 300 rebels killed as capital is on alert
<p>N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad's military claimed that it has killed some 300 rebels advancing on the capital, N'Djamena, as the government on Monday deployed...
Chad’s army says 300 rebels killed as capital is on alert
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad's military claimed that it has killed some 300 rebels advancing on the capital, N'Djamena, as the government on Monday deployed...
Chadian military says advancing rebel column ‘decimated’
<p>N'DJAMENA, Chad — The Chadian military said it had halted an advance by rebels coming from neighboring Libya, but the rebel group said Sunday...
Suspected Islamic militants kill 19 people in Niger village
<p>NIAMEY, Niger — Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a village near Niger's troubled border with Mali, shooting at people as they prayed at the mosque...
Chadian military says advancing rebel column ‘decimated’
N'DJAMENA, Chad — The Chadian military said it had halted an advance by rebels coming from neighboring Libya, but the rebel group said Sunday...
Suspected Islamic militants kill 19 people in Niger village
NIAMEY, Niger — Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a village near Niger's troubled border with Mali, shooting at people as they prayed at the mosque...
UN report: Many women in poor nations can’t say, `No sex’
UNITED NATIONS — Less than half the women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to say “no” to sex with their partners,...