Chad

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:13:53 GMT
Chad Orders French Troops to Leave Within Six Weeks As Relations Sour
[RFI] French soldiers have been asked to leave Chad by 31 January, sources close to the government in Paris say - a deadline that RFI was able to confirm with Chadian authorities.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:50:18 GMT
Chadian Election Officials Ask Military for Protection Ahead of Vote
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Chad's electoral commission has asked the central African state's military to help protect election officials and candidates amid a spike in attacks ahead of Dec. 29 elections.

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:06:51 GMT
'I Came to Help My Sisters' - As Chad Grapples With Record Floods and a Refugee Crisis, Midwives Are Bridging the Divide
[UNFPA] "The water ruined everything - the rice, the money... Everything is under water." In October 2024, Gloria Nadjitessem, 31, lost her home in Chad's capital N'Djamena to devastating floods that submerged towns across the country.

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 05:01:21 GMT
Floods 2024 - N'Djamena's Resilience Thanks to Preventive Measures
[World Bank] STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:03:50 GMT
Cattle Rustling - a Lifeline for Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin
[ISS] Insurgents fund their activities through stealing cows - making it more difficult to address organised crime and terrorism.

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:08:06 GMT
Chad Military Frees Abducted Cameroonians, While Troops Deployed to Secure Border
[VOA] Yaounde -- Chad's military says it has deployed several hundred troops along the border with Cameroon to stop rebels from abducting civilians after armed men kidnapped a dozen Cameroonians, including a popular traditional ruler this week. Chad'...

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:26:12 GMT
Chad's Break With France - Why It Happened and What It Means for Power Dynamics in the Sahel Region
[The Conversation Africa] For over six decades, Chad was a crucial ally to French and US forces in their counter-insurgency operations in the Sahel. But both lost influence because of repeated mistakes.

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:13:38 GMT
France Begins Withdrawing Military Troops From Chad
[RFI] France's military presence in Chad has ended following the departure of two combat jets and a tanker aeroplane from the capital N'Djamena.

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:40:26 GMT
Authorities Must Release Acquitted Relatives of Killed Opposition Leader and Ensure Fair Trial Rights for Those Sentenced
[AI London] The Chadian authorities must immediately release 10 relatives of killed opposition leader Yaya Dillo Djerou who are still detained in Koro Toro maximum security prison, despite their acquittal in July of charges following an attack by sec...

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 09:17:16 GMT
Authorities Must Release Acquitted Relatives of Killed Opposition Leader and Ensure Fair Trial Rights for Those Sentenced
[AI London] The Chadian authorities must immediately release 10 relatives of killed opposition leader Yaya Dillo Djerou who are still detained in Koro Toro maximum security prison, despite their acquittal in July of charges following an attack by sec...

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:09:10 GMT
Chad Launches Commission to End Military Pact With France
[RFI] Chad, the last remaining country in the Sahel to play host French troops, has set up a special commission to oversee the dismantling of the military agreement between Paris and N'Djamena.

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:26:16 GMT
Will Chad Deal the Final Blow Against French Military Presence in Africa's Sahel?
[People's Dispatch] Popular forces struggling against French neocolonialism in Chad explain to Peoples Dispatch the conjuncture that brought the Chadian president to end military ties with former colonizer France.

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 04:54:15 GMT
Chad Activists Fight Violence Against Women
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Activists in Chad have launched a campaign to educate clerics and traditional rulers against early marriages, female genital mutilation and other harmful traditional practices on women. The campaign is part of the United Na...

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 05:02:45 GMT
Chad Orders French Troops' Departure, Triggers Fresh Anti-French Military Sentiment
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has defended his decision to break military ties with France, saying at a news conference Sunday that their defense pact no longer meets Chad's security needs.

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:35:27 GMT
Chad Cuts Military Ties With France As Alliances Shift Across the Sahel
[RFI] Chad has ended its defence cooperation pact with France - a move that could see French troops leave the country as the former colonial power's influence across the Sahel collapses.

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:11:16 GMT
Chad Unexpectedly Ends Military Cooperation Agreements With France
[Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- "A move yet to be interpreted that in any case has taken everyone by surprise" local sources in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, told Fides after the announcement that the local government intends to end the military treat...

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:29:12 GMT
No Justice for Post Election Celebratory Shooting
[HRW] Six Months After Killings, No Investigation as Medical Bills for Injured Mount

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:36:22 GMT
NAF Airstrikes Destroy Terrorist Food Depot, Kill Scores in Lake Chad
[Premium Times] "Mop-up operations using cannons ensured the complete elimination of fleeing hostile elements."

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