Chad

Mon, 13 May 2024 07:24:04 GMT
Chad Deploys Combat-Ready Troops As Post-Election Violence Spikes
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Chad says it has deployed combat-ready troops to stop armed attacks and maintain peace as the death toll increased to 12 people in post-election violence on Saturday. At least 90 people have sustained severe injuries in the...

Fri, 10 May 2024 15:47:03 GMT
Chad Deploys Troops As Opposition Protests After Deby Named Election Winner
[VOA] Yaounde -- Chad has ordered the immediate deployment of troops to maintain peace, especially in the capital, N'djamena, after provisional results of the May 6 presidential elections surprisingly published on Thursday night declared transitional...

Fri, 10 May 2024 11:51:55 GMT
Junta Chief Deby Declared Winner of Presidential Vote
[DW] His father ruled Chad for a generation and now Mahamat Deby Itno has consolidated the family dynasty with victory in the presidential election.

Fri, 10 May 2024 15:44:44 GMT
Chad Presidential Election - Junta Chief Deby Declared Winner
[DW] His father ruled Chad for a generation and now Mahamat Deby Itno has consolidated the family dynasty with victory in the presidential election.

Fri, 10 May 2024 16:13:49 GMT
After Elections On May 6th - President Deby Declared Winner
[Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- "The celebrations lasted late into the night, with the military firing into the air," report local sources from N'Djamena, capital of Chad, where yesterday interim President Mahamat Deby Itno was declared the winner of th...

Thu, 09 May 2024 15:29:43 GMT
Chad Opposition, Civil Society Groups Complain of Vote Rigging and Threats
[VOA] Yaounde -- Chad's opposition, civil society groups and some election observers are condemning violence, threats and fraud, including the stuffing of ballot boxes, to favor transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby after the central Afr...

Fri, 10 May 2024 08:47:43 GMT
Shots Fired by Soldiers After Presidential Vote Results Announced
[RFI] Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Déby has been declared the official winner of the 6 May presidential elections with over 61 percent of the vote, according to provisional results released Thursday, extending his family's decades-lon...

Tue, 07 May 2024 15:36:05 GMT
First Round of Presidential Elections Completed
[Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- The first round of presidential elections in Chad ended yesterday, May 6. This election was supposed to be the end of the provisional transitional regime installed after the death of President Idriss Déby Itno, who w...

Mon, 06 May 2024 07:43:18 GMT
Chad Votes in First Sahel Presidential Poll Since Wave of Coups
[RFI] Chadians go to the polls on Monday three years after their military leader seized power, in the first presidential election in Africa's Sahel region since a wave of coups.

Tue, 07 May 2024 04:41:03 GMT
Chad's Presidential Elections Underway in Peace, but With Tension
[VOA] Yaounde -- Chad's presidential election concludes Monday with civilians going to the polls, a day after members of the military cast their ballots. Transitional President General Mahamat Idriss Deby is facing nine challengers, including his cur...

Mon, 06 May 2024 06:41:17 GMT
Junta Leader Déby Eyes Grip On Power in Chad's Presidential Election
[RFI] Following three years of military rule, Chadians will cast their ballots in presidential elections on Monday, with General Mahamat Idriss Déby poised to consolidate the family dynasty.

Mon, 06 May 2024 04:50:41 GMT
Averting the Risk of Post-Transition Instability
[Crisis Group] Chadians will soon elect a new president, concluding a three-year political transition that will almost certainly see the incumbent Mahamat Déby Itno retain power. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Enrica Picco and Charle...

Fri, 03 May 2024 14:01:55 GMT
Chad Election - Disillusionment High Among Voters
[DW] Chadians head to the polls on Monday to end three years of transition government. However, morale is low in the African country and hopes for true change and renewal are dim.

Thu, 02 May 2024 04:54:24 GMT
Sudanese Refugee Children Continue Pursuing Their Dreams in Farchana Refugee Settlement in Chad
[UNHCR] Over 1,300 Sudanese uprooted children cling to their dreams through education. The Al Tadamoun primary school stands as a testament to their resilience, offering a beacon of hope amidst the harsh realities of refugee life.

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:46:10 GMT
State Department Speaks on U.S. Soldiers Leaving Chad
[State Department] Department Press BriefingVedant Patel, Principal Deputy SpokespersonWashington, D.C.April 25, 2024

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:44:16 GMT
Chad's Election Outcome Already Seems Set - 4 Things Mahamat Déby Has Done to Stay in Power
[The Conversation Africa] Chad's presidential election campaigns officially kicked off on Sunday 14 April 2024 in the capital city, N'Djamena.

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:18:50 GMT
U.S. 'Reviews' Security Operations Ahead of Chad's Presidential Poll
[The Herald] Chad has reportedly asked American troops to stop activities at an air base near the capital of N'Djamena.

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:04:38 GMT
Chad's Junta Leader Orders Military Crackdown After Opposition Calls for Election Boycott
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- In response to growing campaign violence, Chad's transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, has ordered his military to arrest angry civilians and make sure peace reigns in the run-up to the May 6 presidential ele...

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 04:59:41 GMT
Japan Supports WFP Emergency Response to Crisis-Affected Populations in Chad
[WFP] N'djamena -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of approximately US$ 7.6 million (JPY 1.1billion) from the Government of Japan to support the Chadian Government emergency response to crisis-affected communitie...

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:51:49 GMT
Chad's Opposition Says Deby Jumping the Gun On Presidential Campaigning
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Opposition candidates are accusing Chad's military ruler, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, of flouting election rules and launching his campaign before the official starting date of April 14.

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