Chad

But banishing the neocolonial approach is easier said than done.

Paris’s uncritical embrace of late dictator Idriss Déby prioritized regional security over human rights. His death is an opportunity to change tack.

The U.S. president outlined big promises on human rights reforms. Critics say he’s already breaking them in Africa.

Western democracies look the other way as a dictatorial ally in the war on terror holds another election marred by violence and intimidation.

Proxy wars pitting France and Chad against Russia and Rwanda threaten to destabilize the entire region while subjecting Central Africans to more violence and instability.

By removing Saudi Arabia and other serial violators of children’s human rights from the annual list of shame, António Guterres is weakening one of the U.N.’s most effective accountability mechanisms.

The battle against jihadi terrorism in Africa takes one of its deadliest turns yet, with consequences far beyond the region.

The amorphous Boko Haram splinter group is taking inspiration where it can get it and bringing disaster to the Lake Chad Basin in the process.

One of the world’s most experienced autocrats has clinched another seven-year term by bending the rules of the game in his direction in ways both old and new.

The Trump Administration’s lack of engagement has made the terrorist threat worse.

Stung by its inclusion on the Trump administration’s travel ban, Chad is already making life harder for U.S. troops in Africa.

Experts are puzzled by Trump’s decision to include a U.S. counterterrorism ally in the new travel restrictions.

A busy week for Le Pen as she juggles offending Chadians and posing with Putin.

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Chad’s most famous comedian used to skewer President Idriss Déby's notoriously abusive government. Then he got seduced by praise and gifts — and decided to campaign for the dictator instead.

Boko Haram militants have forced 1 million children out of school.

A mass surrender in a strategic fishing village indicates Buhari’s counterterrorism might have hope afterall.

The number of children displaced by Boko Haram continues to grow despite pledges from government leaders they will stop the group.

Twenty-five years after he fled to Senegal, Chad’s former dictator is on trial for allegedly overseeing the killing and torturing of thousands of his own people. Will his victims see justice?