Kade II Afunu

Kade was a son of mai Idris I Nikalemi.^[4] The name Afunu may mean that Kade's mother was of Hausa (A'fno) origin.^[3] Kade became mai in the late 14th century,^[2] succeeding his brother Muhammad II Manza.^[4]

The late 14th century was a time of acute political instability in Bornu, marked by internal conflict between members of the imperial family^[4] as well as external conflict, mainly with the Bilala in the east.^[3] Kanem, the empire's original heartland, had been lost to the Bilala a few years before Kade's reign, when the empire was ruled by Kade's brother Umar I Idrismi.^[7] Kade resumed the offensive against the Bilala but was defeated and killed in battle at a site recorded as Ghadhurú (or variations thereof, such as Guluru or Gaduru),^[3][8] after only a year on the throne.^[a] Kade was succeeded as mai by his brother Biri III Uthman.^[3][4]