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Buhari pledges to help Chad stabilise, return to civil rule Mr Buhari hosted the new Chadian leader, Mahamat Deby, at the State House, Abuja on Friday. 2 min read President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that Nigeria will assist the Republic of Chad to stabilise and return to constitutional rule. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, Mr Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, said the president made the pledge when he hosted the President of the Transitional Military Council of Chad, Ma...

United States Africa Command News by Section History of U.S. Africa Command U.S. Africa Command began initial operations Oct. 1, 2007, and became fully operational Oct. 1, 2008. For the past 13 years, U.S. Africa Command has worked with African partners for a secure, stable, and prosperous Africa. In response to our expanding partnerships and interests on the African continent, the U.S. established AFRICOM in 2007. The single most important focus then, as it is t...

Type of duty station: Non-family Duty station General context of the project Since 2009, the Boko Haram insurgency has crippled north eastern Nigeria. Borno State continues to be most affected, with over 1.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Recent advances by the Nigerian Army and the Multinational Joint Task Force have improved humanitarian access in 22 of the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Borno, but have also revealed the extent of thecrisis. In newly accessible areas, basic...

Benin’s militant problem may worsen after last month’s election Christina Cottiero © Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images A vendor displays her wares along a road in Cotonou on April 14, as business resumes after incumbent Patrice Talon was declared the winner of Benin’s presidential election. On April 11, cotton magnate and incumbent President Patrice Talon won reelection to a second term in Benin. With more than 86 percent of the vote, Talon easily defeated his two les...

The government focused on weeding out political opponents in recent years, rather than combating extremist and criminal groups.

Heritage Explains The President Has Been Killed; The Republic of Chad Hangs In the Balance Its the story hardly anyone in America is talking about. One of Africa’s longest-serving presidents, Idriss Déby of Chad (who had ruled for 30 years) was recently killed in a battle against rebels advancing towards the capital. His shocking death has thrown the country’s frequently tempestuous politics into further turmoil, even as the rebels remain in the field. On this fascinating episode, we talk...

Dèby’s death threatens security in the Sahel: Nigeria has a key role to play With the vacuum created in the region following the death of Dèby, Nigeria must act decisively now more than ever, to promote regional peace, security and stability. 4 min read The death of Chad’s President Idriss Dèby has inevitably alarmed foreign and national security policymakers in Nigeria, the West African region and as far as France. The 68-year-old Dèby was killed on the frontline in no...

ecurity, Trade, Humanitarian Assistance: UK Renews Engagement With Cameroon Relations between Cameroon and the United Kingdom are soaring higher with the 24-hour official visit of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Director for Africa, Neil Wigan Mbe, who yesterday October 4, 2016, held talks with Prime Minister Philemon Yang in Yaounde. Strengthening bilateral ties between both countries in the Security, commercial and humanitarian domains were discussed between the visiting British official,...

How Chads instability could affect G5 neighbors The killing of Chadian President Idriss Deby by northern rebels has rocked the Sahel country and left the regional G5 security alliance in disarray. But how are Chads neighbors reacting? Many observers agree that in the aftermath of Debys death, the Sahel regions fight against Islamist extremism hangs in the balance.  "Chad has played a very instrumental role in combating violent extremism across the Sahel, with the military deployed in other c...