Sub-Saharan Africa’s geography determines its politics, economics and industry, in particular by limiting foreign investment and constraining the directions in which foreign capital flows. [more]
The United States evacuated non-essential employees from its embassy in the Chadian capital as fighting continued between Chadian soldiers and rebel forces in the country's east. [more]
The Sudanese government in Khartoum is fighting to ensure its survival through control over the country's economic lifeline: the country's southern oil wealth.(With Stratfor map.)[more]
The Chadian government on Tuesday ruled out extending a peace deal to rebels defeated in the recent conflict there, in which national, regional and international concerns intervened to protect a host of interests. [more]
Chadian rebel group Union of Forces for Democracy and Development has advanced toward the capital, N'Djamena, from its bases in the Chadian-Sudanese border region, according to Jan. 31 media reports. [more]
The leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, Mauritania, Gabon and Senegal met in Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 28 for a mini-summit hosted by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. [more]