March 18
Chad: Chad Expects Some 20 Candidates to Compete With Military Ruler in Elections
VOA
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… Read more »
Chad: Assassination of Main Opposition Figure Casts Doubt On Country's Return to Democracy [analysis]
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… Read more »
Chad: 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… Read more »
March 12
Chad: WFP Races to Preposition Food in Eastern Chad As Funding Crunch and Looming Rains Threaten Aid to Sudanese Refugees
WFP
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… Read more »
March 11
Chad: Oppostion Crackdown Continues Ahead of Election
Agenzia Fides
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… Read more »
Chad: Today's Top News - Occupied Palestinian Territory, Haiti, Myanmar, Ukraine, Chad, Somalia
OCHA
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March 10
Chad: 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… Read more »
March 06
Chad: 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. Read more »
March 05
Chad: One Week After the Death of an Opposition Figure - Calm Appears to Have Been Restored in N'djamena
Agenzia Fides
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… Read more »
March 04
Africa: UN Human Rights Chief Speaks on Ethiopia, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Ghana, Rwanda and Somalia [document]
UN
Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Read more »
March 02
Chad: 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. Read more »
March 01
Chad: 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. Read more »
February 29
Chad: 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… Read more »
Chad: After Clashes - Fate of Opposition Politician Yaya Dillo Uncertain
Agenzia Fides
"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… Read more »
February 28
Chad: Chad Sets Presidential Election for May 6, Months Earlier Than Planned
VOA
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… Read more »
Chad: 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… Read more »
Chad: 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
"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… Read more »
Chad: Chadian Commission President Removed At Critical Moment [press release]
HRW
Mahamat Nour Ahmat Ibédou Ensured Human Rights Body's Independence Read more »
Chad: Chad Announces May 6 Presidential Election, Months Earlier Than Projected
VOA
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… Read more »
February 26
Chad: Chad's Election Dice Are Loaded As Transition Deadline Looms [analysis]
ISS
With an electoral process dominated by the interim president and former ruling party, Chad's transition is in jeopardy. Read more »
Sudan: Reporter's Diary - Inside Darfur's Neglected Refugee Crisis
The New Humanitarian
'I have visited Chad three times since the start of the war and I have seen that the humanitarian response has barely improved.' Read more »
February 20
Chad: Adwa Museum African Pride, Glory - Chad Prime Minister
Ethiopian Herald
Adwa Victory Memorial is a living African pride, independence and glory, so said Prime Minister of Chad, Succès Masra. Read more »
February 14
Sudan: Survivors of Sudan's Brutal War Have Been Forgotten
Norwegian Refugee Council
Nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence in Sudan to eastern Chad. One in three people in this deeply afflicted area is a refugee. Survivors have escaped… Read more »
Chad: Ten Things to Know About the Neglected Emergency in Chad
Norwegian Refugee Council
One of the world's poorest countries has been hit by the world's largest displacement crisis. In eastern Chad, locals are sharing what little they have with the largest surge of… Read more »