Chad Reinstates Ties with Prince Harry’s Charity

Reuters file photo Britain’s Prince Harry Reuters 13:45 JST, October 29, 2025 N’DJAMENA (Reuters) — Chad has reinstated management agreements with African Parks, the conservation group whose board includes Britain’s Prince Harry, and begun talks...

El Fasher Falls; Islamic State Kidnaps American: Africa File, October 30, 2025

To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributors: Christopher Dayton and Femi Omotayo Key Takeaways: Sudan. The Rapid Support Forces...

Hungary Helps Programme Expands Life-Saving Missions in Chad

The Hungary Helps Programme’s humanitarian missions in Chad have produced significant results, according to Tristan Azbej, the State Secretary responsible for aiding persecuted Christians at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Marking the...

Trump ally's claim about 'left-wing violence' just doesn't add up

Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf’s appearance before a Senate hearing on political violence this week resurfaced inconvenient remarks for a witness called by Republicans intent on painting rising political violence as a...

Africa’s AI progress held back by limited internet coverage

From the periphery, it’s easy to assume that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still far removed from Africa’s realities. But from simple fact-checking tools used by journalists in Mozambique and Uganda, to complex AI-driven revenue systems in South...

Africa should not expect much from Donald Trump, By Johnnie Carson

President Trump and African leaders The administration will probably make some overtures to Africa; as it did in the first term. It will probably keep the Presidential Council on Doing Business in Africa largely as a gesture to the American...

Climate Change And The Disappearing Lake Chad: A Regional Crisis -By Rebecca Zubairu

Lake Chad, once a thriving freshwater lake supporting millions of people across Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Cameroon, is now a shadow of its former self. Over the past five decades, the lake has shrunk by more than 90%, transforming from a vast...

How Russia is trying to attract African students

In 2025, Russia allocated more than 5,000 state-funded university spots for African students after receiving more than 40,000 applications. According to Russia's cultural diplomacy agency Rossotrudnichestvo, that's double the applications they...

African Parks, Partners treat 10,000 cattle in Greater Pibor

Author: Kenyi Evans | Published: 10 hours ago Treating livestock in Kassangor of GPAA. 📷 Photo by Dr. Megan Claase JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – To many in South Sudan, cattle are not just animals – they are livelihood, culture, and continuity....

Mali’s sovereignty dilemma

Since Assimi Goïta’s rise to power through a coup in 2021, Mali’s trajectory has become increasingly uncertain and unstable. Following two military coups in 2020 and 2021, Goïta’s leadership has been marked by a pronounced nationalist stance. His...

Peacebuilding network raises concerns over religious radicalism, unregulated madrassas

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), under the EU-supported Research and Action for Peace (REcAP) programme, has hosted a national deliberative briefing to present key findings from two studies exploring the ideological, cultural,...

How Turkish Arms End Up in African Conflicts

Over the past decade, Turkey has dramatically expanded its diplomatic, economic, and security footprint across Africa. Ankara presents itself as an alternative to traditional powers—namely, the United States, France, Russia, and China—in matters...

Christians pray for kidnapped missionary pilot

Lee Hodges traveled more than 6,500 miles from his home in Middle Tennessee to West Africa. When he arrived in Niger, he learned that his final flight — the one that would take him to the place he came to visit — was canceled. “Welcomed by and...

Aster Volunteers expands humanitarian footprint with 67th mobile medical unit

Aster Volunteers, the global CSR arm of Aster DM Healthcare, has expanded its humanitarian reach in Africa with the launch of its 67th Mobile Medical Unit, set to deliver free healthcare services to marginalised and remote communities in the...

UN envoy says peace process in Central African Republic 'regained momentum'

​​​​​​​HAMILTON, Canada The UN's top envoy in the Central African Republic (CAR) said Tuesday that the peace process has "regained momentum" following a ceasefire agreement signed in April, but warned that upcoming budget cuts could undermine...

Risk-ready – Microfinance Backs African Businesses Against Climate Change

Although Africa has contributed only 7% of global carbon emissions since the 19th century, it remains the most vulnerable region to the adverse effects of climate change. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) estimates that seven of the ten...

Nema, IOM repatriate 153 Nigerians from Chad

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 153 Nigerians who voluntarily returned from Chad under the Assisted Voluntary Return Programme facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the...

Power, gold and guns shape Mali’s uncertain future

Military juntas, foreign mercenaries and resource rivalries now define the Sahel’s shifting geopolitical order. A mine worker hammers a large ingot of gold in Loulo, Mali. The country is Africa’s second-largest producer of the precious metal, and...

The bloody war over Sudan's gold...

udan has been writhing in the grip of a brutal and bloody civil war for nearly two years. But recent events have begun to reach a point that is finally drawing global attention. Especially the images emerging from the Darfur region show, in the...

Failed State Sudan’s Inferno: Not Just Their War-Whose Blood, Whose Bounty?

Sudan is facing its gravest humanitarian catastrophe since independence. The civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) has...