Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Déby has begun campaigning ahead of the country's next presidential election, which is just three weeks away. He faces nine other candidates, including the junta-appointed Prime Minister Succès Masra. President Deby has pledged to strengthen security and guarantee Chad's peace and stability. Will he keep his promises?
Also a look at Russia's growing influence in the Sahel as Russian troops arrive in Niger.
And how African youth are thinking about future investments.
Why do child abductions keep happening in Nigeria?
Can African women's pay gap be bridged?
Will sanctions against Zimbabwe's leader work?
Will Kenyan police be deployed to Haiti?
Why has Kenya become part of the trafficking route to South Africa?
Calls for a war crimes court in Liberia
Chad: What's going on and what next?
Ghana passes controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill
A landmark deal for Libya. How will it work?
Why are Malawi's Catholic Bishops critical of the government?
Why are migrants using Mauritania to get to Europe?
Are child-beggars on Uganda's streets 'sold'?
South Africa's youth struggling to find jobs
Will a deal with Russia help or hinder Niger?
As inflation rises in Nigeria, how expensive is food?
How relevant is the African Union?
Why does Nigeria’s electricity supply keep collapsing?
Racheal Kundananji: What does the Zambia footballer’s transfer record fee mean?
What will it take to stop Senegal’s election protests?
What is behind the latest resurgence of fighting in Eastern DR Congo?
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