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Africa forces' role in Mali faces diverse snags
West African nations that promised to send troops to fight al-Qaida in Mali are finding it's a lot trickier than they'd hoped to actually get boots ...
Chad president says troops heading to Mali
The north-central African nation of Chad is sending troops to help Mali battle radical Islamist insurgents who control a vast swath of territory along ...
Senegal set to host Feb. trial of ex-Chad dictator
Senegal's justice minister says former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre will go on trial next month for alleged crimes against humanity. The trial got ...
A look at what countries are contributing to Mali
Here's a look at what countries are providing to help Mali's battle against armed Islamic extremists who have occupied the country's north since March
France chooses Africa intervention carefully
France has a history of intervention in Africa, where it was a colonial power for decades and still maintains several military sites and has hundreds ...
Peace deal announced for C. African Republic
Central African Republic President Francois Bozize and the rebels who sought to overthrow him have reached a deal that will allow him to stay in ...
African Union head visits Central African Republic
The leader of the African Union, Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi, has proposed a government of national unity to resolve the rebel conflict in ...
US troops sent to aid African diplomat evacuation
President Barack Obama says 50 U.S. troops have deployed to the African country of Chad to help evacuate U.S. citizens and embassy personnel from the ...
Central African Republic rebels take another city
Rebels continued their advance on Saturday, seizing the city of Sibut, 185 kilometers (114 miles) from Bangui, the capital, a government official ...
Traditions in Chad harm, kill underfed children
On the day of their son's surgery, the family woke before dawn. They saddled their horses and set out across the 12-mile-long carpet of sand to the ...
Senegal gov't adopts law to try ex-Chad dictator
Senegal's national assembly adopted a much-anticipated law on Wednesday which creates a special tribunal to try ex-Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, the ...
2,000 troops from Chad to fight CAR rebels
Soldiers from neighboring Chad are now helping the government of Central African Republic fight a rapidly advancing rebel movement, an official said ...
Lack of food stunts Chad children, damages minds
One morning, a little girl called Achta sat in the front row of this village's only school and struggled mightily with the assignment her teacher had ...
Chad refugees in Cameroon start returning home
Nearly 2,000 Chadian refugees who fled a 2008 civil war between rebels and government forces into Cameroon began leaving their camp to return to their ...
African leader aims for Mali mission in early 2013
U.N.-mandated African forces could intervene early next year to dislodge al-Qaida-affiliates from their new stronghold in northern Mali, Ivory Coast's ...
Senegal trial of Chad dictator operational soon
Victims of Chad's ex-dictator may finally have their day in court, as a tribunal set-up to try the former leader is due to become operational in ...
Rebel leader agrees to turn himself in in CAR
Officials say that a rebel leader from Chad, known by his nickname "The Father of the Bush," has turned himself in to authorities in the capital of ...
Senegal, AU seal deal on ex-Chad dictator trial
Senegal and the African Union have finalized a deal on how to try a former Chadian dictator who is accused of ordering thousands of political ...