17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country's west, Chad's army said. The attack in the Lake Chad region happened on Saturday, army spokesperson Gen. Issakh...

Chad's army says an attack by Boko Haram rebels has left 17 soldiers and 96 insurgents dead

Attack on a Chad military base kills 40 soldiers, presidency says

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Unidentified assailants killed at least 40 soldiers during an overnight attack on a military base in the country’s west, Chad’s presidency said Monday. President Mahamat Deby Itno visited the base in Barkaram, an island in Chad's Lake region, early morning...

Chad's president says at least 40 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base in the west on Sunday night.

Russia investigates the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet in Sudan's Darfur region

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said Monday they shot down a cargo jet in the country’s far western reaches of Darfur, a claim that Russian diplomats said they were trying to investigate in the war zone. Mobile phone footage showed...

Chad Mascoe Jr. and Sincere Brown connect for 3 TDs, Campbell gains wild 44-41 win over Delaware St.

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Chad Mascoe Jr. and Sincere Brown connected on a short touchdown pass with 42 seconds remaining, lifting Campbell to a 44-41 victory over Delaware State on Saturday. The 2-yard strike from Mascoe to Brown was their third TD connection of the game and marked...

Media freedom group sounds alarm on increased security risks for local journalists in Africa's Sahel

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Local journalists in the Sahel region of Africa are facing increased security risks, a media freedom group said Tuesday, as extremist attacks and military coups have shaken the region in recent years. At least two community radio journalists were killed and...

Chad Mascoe Jr. delivers three touchdowns, leads Campbell over Western Carolina 24-16

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Chad Mascoe Jr. accounted for three touchdowns, two of them on passes to VJ Wilkins, and Campbell defeated Western Carolina 24-16 on Saturday. Campbell rolled up 188 yards of total offense in the second quarter, scoring 17 points to take a 17-10 halftime...

Liberty gets it going in second half, defeats Campbell 41-24 in opener

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Kaidon Salter threw two touchdown passes, Quinton Cooley had 110 yards on the ground and Liberty defeated Campbell 41-24 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. Campbell took a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter on a short field goal and a 36-yard...

Women in Chad defy discrimination and violence to assert their rights to own and control land

BINMAR, Chad (AP) — When Milla Nemoudji, a 28-year-old from a village in southern Chad, divorced her husband following years of physical abuse, she found herself without means for survival. Though raised in a farming family, she struggled to get by in a community where access to land is...