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Thu, 20 Feb 2025 07:30:49 GMT
Nigerian Refugees Return From Chad After Governor's Visit
[Premium Times] The state government has opened a temporary camp for the repatriated refugees in Maiduguri. They are being moved back to their ancestral communities in batches.

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:19:42 GMT
World Bank Promotes Inclusive Connectivity in Lake Chad Region
[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank today approved $170 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Chad improve connectivity, logistics, and value chains with subregional commercial potential in the Lake Chad region.

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:44:22 GMT
Nearly 300 Boko Haram Militants Killed in Fresh Offensive
[Daily Trust] Chad's army said that it had killed nearly 300 Boko Haram militants and lost 27 army employees in a four-month campaign against the jihadist group that ended on Tuesday.

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 06:13:52 GMT
What the New African Union Leaders Should Prioritise in 2025
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The African Union chose its new leadership, and now faces several peace and security challenges which the International Crisis Group (ICG) described as "forbidding". This is an extract of ICG's briefing points to eight areas ...

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:30:42 GMT
Boko Haram - Zulum Leads Delegation to Repatriate 7,790 Refugees From Chad
[Vanguard] Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has led a delegation of Nigerian government officials to commence the repatriation of refugees who fled the Boko Haram crisis to Baga Sola in Chad Republic.

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 04:57:47 GMT
Chad, Nigeria, and UNHCR Sign Tripartite Agreement to Establish a Framework for Voluntary Repatriation
[UNHCR] Dakar, Ndjamena, Abuja -- The Governments of Chad and Nigeria, together with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have signed a Tripartite Agreement (TA) to establish a structured framework for the eventual voluntary repatriation of Nigerian refugee...

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:02:55 GMT
Chadians Who Worked for Now-Departed French Troops Appeal to Govt for Jobs
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- More than 400 civilians rendered jobless by the departure of French troops from Chad are asking the government to hire them and provide the job benefits they had when they worked for the French. The last French troops left ...

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:55:22 GMT
Unoca and Unowas Renew Their Joint Commitment to Support Stabilization and Peacebuilding Efforts in the Lake Chad Basin
[UNOWAS] As part of the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2349 (2017) on the Lake Chad Basin crisis, the Special Representatives of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Africa, Abdou Abarry and for West Africa a...

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:08:12 GMT
Chad Officials Say French Troops Have Finally Left After 70 Years' Presence
[VOA] Yaounde -- Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby said Chad's military is ready to protect the country from any destabilization attempt as a January 31 deadline loomed for France to withdraw its troops. The last French troops left the N'djamena ...

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:08:19 GMT
Lake Chad Governors Pledge Stronger Security, Economic Cooperation
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Leaders in Africa's conflict-hit Lake Chad region have promised to fight illegal gun and drug trafficking, which were part of the discussions during their three-day gathering focused on stabilization, sustainability and develo...

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:38:59 GMT
Lake Chad Can Earn Billions of Dollars From Moringa, Hibiscus Farming - WFP
[Daily Trust] The World Food Programme (WFP) said farming moringa, hibiscus, and cowpeas can generate billions of dollars for the Lake Chad region, provided there is improved peace and agricultural development in the area.

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 04:49:25 GMT
Chad's Parliamentary Election Hands Mahamat Déby Absolute Control. Here's Why It's Dangerous
[The Conversation Africa] Chad held parliamentary elections in late December 2024. The final results released on 21 January 2025 gave the well-established former ruling party, the Movement Patriotique du Salut (MPS), 124 seats out of 188.

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:10:33 GMT
At Lake Chad Governors' Forum, Tinubu Seeks Multifaceted Response to Security Threats
[This Day] President Bola Tinubu has called for a multifaceted response to terrorism, insurgency, and other security threats in the Lake Chad Basin region.

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:32:21 GMT
At Lake Chad Basin Govs' Forum, Tinubu Canvasses Multifaceted Response to Security Threats
[This Day] President Bola Tinubu has called for a multifaceted response to terrorism, insurgency and other forms of security threats in the Lake Chad Basin region.

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 05:10:36 GMT
WFP and Chad's Meteorological Agency Partner to Modernize Weather Forecasting and Enhance Climate Response in Chad
[WFP] The World Meteorological Organization's Systemic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a five-year project aiming to modernise Chad's meteorological network, improve weather forec...

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:57:14 GMT
Sahel - Sudan and Chad, Mutual Destabilization?
[Centre 4s] With terrorists' attacks still on the rise, across and around the Sahel, the continuous Sudan violent armed conflict must be more than worrying. Indeed, it affects all its neighbors.

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:58:46 GMT
UN High-Level Mission Visits Bama, Borno State, Ahead of Fifth Lake Chad Basin Governors' Forum
[OCHA] The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, the SRSG for the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abdou Abarry, and ...

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 04:41:13 GMT
Decades of Security Cooperation Under Threat in Lake Chad Basin
[ISS] Niger has suspended its participation in the Multinational Joint Task Force, and Chad has threatened to withdraw.

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:06:12 GMT
Chad Opposition Protests Final Election Results Won By Transitional President's Party
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Chad's Constitutional Council has ignored opposition calls to set aside results of last month's parliamentary elections for gross irregularities and fraud, and proclaimed the ruling party of Chad's president, Field Marshal ...

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