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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:34:14 GMT
U.S. Commits Additional Funding for Humanitarian Assistance of Sudanese Refugees
[State Department] Digital press briefing with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Assistant Secretary of State, Julieta Valls Noyes. Assistant Secretary Noyes discussed her meetings with senior government off...

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:15:11 GMT
U.S. to Support Ethiopia, Chad Overcome Sudanese Refugee Crisis
[Ethiopian Herald] The U.S. Bureau of Population and Refugees announced that it will enhance cooperation with Ethiopia, Chad and other international organizations to alleviate the suffering of Sudanese refugees.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:54:35 GMT
Top Boko Haram Commanders Surrender to Nigerian Troops
[Daily Trust] The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has said two high-ranking Boko Haram commanders have surrendered to the MNJTF after 15 years of fighting against the troops.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:50:23 GMT
Chad Junta's Main Opponents Barred From Presidential Election
[Daily Trust] Authorities in Chad said on Sunday they had barred 10 candidates, including two fierce opponents of the military regime, from standing in the presidential election on May 6.

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 05:21:56 GMT
Chad Excludes Military Rulers' Main Opponents From Presidential Vote
[RFI] Authorities in Chad said on Sunday they had barred 10 candidates, including three leading opponents of the ruling junta, from standing in the presidential election on 6 May. The vote is supposed to mark a return to democratic rule three years a...

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:43:56 GMT
Chad-Sudan Border Crossing Challenges Hamper Humanitarian Efforts
[Dabanga] El Tina / Adré / El Geneina / El Fasher / New Yor -- With numerous humanitarian agencies and organisations reporting the looming famine across Sudan, aid delivery remains severely hampered by obstacles at the El Tina border crossing co...

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:21:32 GMT
Sudanese Conflict Could Impact Relations With Chad - Report
[Dabanga] Sudan / / Chad / New Jersey -- The war that broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan in April last year, could have far-reaching implications into the relationship between Su...

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:55:36 GMT
Chad Expects Some 20 Candidates to Compete With Military Ruler in Elections
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Officials in Chad say close to 20 candidates will be challenging military ruler General Mahamat Idriss Deby in Chad's May 6 presidential election. The final list of candidates for the polls expected to end three years of mi...

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:37:02 GMT
Assassination of Main Opposition Figure Casts Doubt On Country's Return to Democracy
[The Conversation Africa] The assassination of Chad's main opposition leader, Yaya Dillo, is hanging heavy over presidential elections due in early May. Dillo was killed on 28 February when the headquarters of the opposition Party Socialiste sans Fro...

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:31:34 GMT
Chad's Opposition Fears More Business As Usual for France After Coming Elections
[RFI] As elections approach in Chad, the country's civil society fears that nothing will change. The vote should mark the country's transition back to democracy after three years of military government, but the opposition says France, which has a mil...

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:30:31 GMT
WFP Races to Preposition Food in Eastern Chad As Funding Crunch and Looming Rains Threaten Aid to Sudanese Refugees
[WFP] N'djamena -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is today warning that life-saving programmes in Chad will grind to a halt in a matter of weeks without urgent funding. The stark warning comes as thousands of Sudanese refugees continue...

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:44:35 GMT
Today's Top News - Occupied Palestinian Territory, Haiti, Myanmar, Ukraine, Chad, Somalia
[OCHA] Occupied Palestinian Territory

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:51:52 GMT
Opposition Crackdown Continues Ahead of Election
[Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- In N'Djamena, capital of Chad, where arrests took place during the night, the situation appears to be calm during the day, despite ongoing tensions. "During the day the situation seems calm, even if the military controls ...

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 04:47:50 GMT
Concerns Ahead of Chad Elections After Death of Main Opposition Figure
[RFI] The death of Yaya Dillo - the main rival to transitional Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Déby in upcoming elections in May - has deepened the political strife plaguing the country.

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:21:46 GMT
Chad's Opposition Under Siege Before Elections
[DW] With only eight weeks before the election, security forces are clamping down on President Deby's political opponents.

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:06:55 GMT
One Week After the Death of an Opposition Figure - Calm Appears to Have Been Restored in N'djamena
[Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- In N'Djamena, capital of Chad, there is apparent calm a few days after the assassination of Yaya Dillo, leader of the opposition party PSF (Socialist Party Without Borders). Dillo was killed on February 28 in an army atta...

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:59:40 GMT
Chad's 'Democratic' Transition
[CFR] In assessing Chad's upcoming elections, the junta's actions should speak louder than their words.

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:38:02 GMT
UN Human Rights Chief Speaks on Ethiopia, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Ghana, Rwanda and Somalia
[UN] Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates,

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 04:35:33 GMT
Chad Junta Leader Deby Itno to Run for President
[DW] The interim president has ruled the country since his father died fighting an insurgency in 2021. His main rival, Yaya Dillo, was killed in unclear circumstances earlier this week.

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:54:21 GMT
Opposition Leader Killed in Gun Battles
[Premium Times] Media reports on Thursday suggested that opposition leader Yaya Dillo had been killed in a shootout in N'Djamena.

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:37:35 GMT
Chad Says Opposition Leader Killed Fighting Security Forces
[DW] Chad's state prosecutor has said that Yaya Dillo, leader of an opposition left-wing party, was killed during a gunfight with security forces, after an attack at the country's internal security agency.

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:34:15 GMT
After Clashes - Fate of Opposition Politician Yaya Dillo Uncertain
[Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- "Rumors are circulating about the assassination of Yaya Dillo, but at the moment there is no confirmation", report to Fides local sources from N'Djamena, capital of Chad, where the armed forces yesterday, February 28, att...

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:51:46 GMT
Shootings in the Night in N'djamena - an Opposition Leader Accused of Having Attacked the Headquarters of the Secret Services - Is the Presidential Clan Tearing Itself Apart?
[Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- "We heard gunshots in the night but we do not yet know what is happening", local sources tell Fides from N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, who woke up today, February 28, in a state of siege. "Normally, in N'Djamena, there ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:57:59 GMT
Shooting Heard in Capital After Deadly Attack
[DW] Gunfire has been reported in the Chadian capital, close to an opposition party headquarters. Earlier, several people are reported to have died in a clash near Chad's internal security agency headquarters.

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 04:52:55 GMT
Chad Sets Presidential Election for May 6, Months Earlier Than Planned
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Chad's electoral commission made a surprise announcement Tuesday that presidential elections to end three years of military rule in the central African country will take place May 6, several months earlier than planned.

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:59:24 GMT
Chad Announces May 6 Presidential Election, Months Earlier Than Projected
[VOA] Yaounde -- Chad's electoral commission made a surprise announcement Tuesday that a presidential election to end three years of military rule will take place May 6, several months earlier than planned.

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 04:37:04 GMT
Chadian Commission President Removed At Critical Moment
[HRW] Mahamat Nour Ahmat Ibédou Ensured Human Rights Body's Independence

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 04:09:10 GMT
Chad's Election Dice Are Loaded As Transition Deadline Looms
[ISS] With an electoral process dominated by the interim president and former ruling party, Chad's transition is in jeopardy.

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:00:23 GMT
Reporter's Diary - Inside Darfur's Neglected Refugee Crisis
[The New Humanitarian] Adré, Chad -- 'I have visited Chad three times since the start of the war and I have seen that the humanitarian response has barely improved.'

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