Foreign Digest, Africa: Chad, West Africa, Mozambique and Congo

Chad: The longtime President of Chad was killed by rebels in April. He was an ally against Islamist terrorists in Mali and Nigeria. His son is filling in for him until elections. West Africa: The leader of Boko Haram, the West African Islamic State affiliate, which had been affiliated with al-Qaeda, was killed in Nigeria in June. The Islamist terrorists have killed, injured and kidnapped thousands of people in Nigeria and neighboring West African States. Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have both been battling Islamist terrorists.