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Chad suspends US citizens visa in response to American travel ban
(MENAFN) Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has ordered a halt to issuing visas for American citizens, acting in direct response to the United States' decision to bar entry to Chadian nationals. The move follows a sweeping executive order...

Drone Attacks in Darfur, Port Sudan Reflect Growing Turkey-UAE Tensions
Recent drone attacks in Darfur and Port Sudan were part of rising tensions between Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as they try to influence the outcome of Sudanese war, according to experts. Turkey has provided the Sudanese Armed Forces...

PM's charm offensive in Northern Regions...
In the political context of the presidential poll to hold in October this year, the gesticulations across the board, so far, have been to market President Paul Biya in the best way possible. The assignment may have been easy in the past, but...

A look at Mali after five years of military rule
In 2020 and 2021, General Assimi Goita siezed power of Mali, bringing the country under military rule. Elections scheduled for February 2024 were postponed due to "technical reasons," including issues related to the adoption of a new constitution...

What role does Glen Powell play in the upcoming series Chad Powers? Details explored
Glen Powell leads the upcoming Hulu original series Chad Powers, a sports comedy inspired by a 2022 ESPN+ sketch from Eli Manning’s docuseries Eli’s Places. The show centers on a disgraced quarterback who reinvents himself under a new identity....

Rand Airport hosts celebration for MAF’s 80 years of service
The historic Rand Airport in Germiston was the perfect venue to celebrate 80 years of impactful service. Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) marked this monumental milestone, highlighting eight decades of connecting the world’s most isolated...

China and Africa consolidate dynamic partnership
On June 11, 2025, the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Changsha, capital of China’s Hunan Province. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...

Together For Her : When Girls are Heard, Whole Communities Rise World Bank – UNFPA Joint Op-Ed
- Advertisement - By Eleonora Cavagnero, Regional SWEDD+ Project Leader at the World Bank, and Dr Nafissatou Diop, SWEDD+ Project Director at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) West and Central Africa regional office On this Day of the...

Earth’s Phosphorus Supply Chains Revealed
Photo: Kilauea volcano, by James St. John, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Life as we know it could not exist without phosphorus. I’ve written before about this essential element (here, here), but geochemists know that of the 29 atomic...

‘Chad Powers’ Teaser Reveals Glen Powell’s Transformation & Everything Else We Know About the Hulu Comedy
Glen Powell is gearing up for his first major TV role since Scream Queens with his upcoming Hulu comedy series Chad Powers, which finally has teaser footage. Along with the upcoming show’s premiere date and promo, the streamer has also offered...

Eastern Chad ‘reaching a breaking point’ as Sudan war refugees continue to arrive
15 june 2025 - 05:38:46 MA 343 Views Panafrican News Agency N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Aid teams in eastern Chad have warned that host communities are reaching breaking point because of climate shocks and the pressure of hosting war refugees from...

Sudan Nashra: War spills into Sudan-Egypt-Libya border triangle | RSF shells Obeid following threats | Fasher, camps hit again | Surge in Cholera, mass graves in Khartoum
Since Wednesday, Sudan’s war has extended into the far northwest, spilling into the border triangle between Sudan, Egypt and Libya as the Rapid Support Forces seized the area following the Sudanese military’s withdrawal. The Sudanese Armed Forces...

WHO warns of spread of cholera outbreak from Sudan to Chad refugee camps
Audio By Carbonatix By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization warned on Friday that cholera cases in Sudan are set to rise and could spread to neighbouring countries, including Chad, which hosts hundreds of thousands of...

WHO warns of cholera outbreak spread from Sudan to Chad refugee camps
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Friday that cholera cases in Sudan are set to rise and could spread to neighbouring countries, including Chad, which hosts hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sudan’s civil war in crowded...

WHO Warns Of Growing Cholera Threat In Sudan And Potential Spread To Neighbouring Countries
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alarm over the rising number of cholera cases in Sudan, warning that the disease could spread to neighbouring countries such as Chad, where hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees are sheltering...

Rotary Club of Swansea hosts successful 22nd annual 5K Run/Walk
More than 100 participants raised money for student scholarships The Rotary Club of Swansea hosted its22nd Annual “Service Above Self” 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 31, 2025, which began and ended at Wolf Branch Elementary School. More than 100...

Is Fencing Nigeria the Solution?
Nigeria is at war! Make no mistake about it. The nation has become a sprawling killing field irrigated by the blood of compatriots. And it appears as if the armed forces are overwhelmed. War induces trauma in a number of ways. The fighting troops...

Wagner Out, Africa Corps In: Africa File, June 12, 2025
To receive the weekly Africa File and tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Key Takeaways: Russia. The Russian Wagner Group formally withdrew from Mali, as the Kremlin...

Today in Africa — June 13, 2025: Cholera Spreads From Sudan to Chad, President Bola Tinubu’s Ogoni Pardon Rejected, Teen Sues Parents for Sending Him to Ghana
Every day, OkayAfrica shares a roundup of news we’re following but haven’t published as full articles. These short updates cover what’s happening on the continent — in culture, politics, and beyond. For more on stories like these, be sure to check...

World News in Brief: Rights abuses in Haiti, Sudan war sees exodus to Chad, food trade optimism
Between 1 January and 30 May, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957 injured, 316 kidnapped for ransom, and many more subjected to sexual violence and child gang recruitment. “Alarming as they are, numbers cannot express...