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Chad president confirms Al Qaeda senior militant Abu Zeid's death

Priyanka BoghaniMarch 1, 2013 16:11

A US official, speaking anonymously, told AFP that Washington thought the reports of Abu Zeid's death were "very credible."

Central African Republic rebels agree to talks as troops from Chad block advance (PHOTOS)

Priyanka BoghaniJanuary 2, 2013 17:39

Central African Republic rebels halted their advance toward the nation's capital and agreed to talks.

Hissene Habre prosecution ordered by UN highest court

Priyanka BoghaniJuly 20, 2012 16:50

The Senegalese government said, "Senegal notes the ruling by the ICJ, and reaffirms its firm will to organize Hissene Habre's trial in Dakar."

UNICEF warns that Sahel drought crisis could affect 1.5m children

Erin Conway-SmithMarch 16, 2012 10:27

JOHANNESBURG — As many as 1.5 million young children living in Africa's Sahel region are at risk from severe malnutrition, with little time left to prevent a humanitarian disaster, UNICEF has warned.

Hissène Habré extradition case opens at ICJ

Luke BrowneMarch 12, 2012 11:27

Habré is currently ensconced in a luxury villa in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, where the government refuses UN, African Union and Amnesty International requests to try him or extradite him to a country that will.

13 million people face humanitarian 'catastrophe' in West Africa

Luke BrowneMarch 9, 2012 13:09

More than one million children in the Sahel region are at risk of severe malnutrition, Oxfam says, while in parts of Chad villagers are digging up ant hills to collect the grain the ants have stored.