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September 20
Chad: Chad Agrees to Bring Back U.S. Forces - U.S. General
The U.S. is returning Special Forces troops to Chad after leaving at the country's request nearly five months ago. Read more »
August 15
Sudan: U.S. Applauds Sudan's Decision to Open Adre Border Crossing With Chad
The United States welcomed Thursday's announcement by Sudan's sovereign council to allow the use of the Adre border crossing with Chad for three months, while continuing efforts to… Read more »
Chad: Chad Seeks Assistance to Deal With Floods As Neighboring Cameroon Pleads for Help With Drought
Officials in Chad are asking for international assistance to save thousands of people from persistent flooding, while officials in neighboring Cameroon are seeking help to cope… Read more »
July 17
Sudan: Hunger Drives Starving Sudanese to Seek Refuge Abroad
Hunger and looming famine are driving a growing number of people to flee war-torn Sudan in search of refuge in neighboring countries, according to World Health Organization… Read more »
July 15
Chad: Chad Declares Humanitarian Crisis, Pleads for International Help
Officials in Chad say urgent international help is needed to save the lives of more than 2 million people caught in a severe humanitarian crisis caused by conflicts and climate… Read more »
July 02
Chad: Chad, Cameroon Say Boko Haram in Villages After Strikes Kill 70 Terrorists
The Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad basin says several hundred fighters from jihadist groups Boko Karam and Islamic State West Africa Province have fled to Chad and… Read more »
June 19
Chad: Investigation Ordered After Deadly Military Depot Explosion
Officials in Chad say they have opened investigations and are calling for calm after an explosion and fire at a military ammunition depot in the capital N'Djamena late Tuesday… Read more »
June 05
Chad: Chad, Sahel States Receive Russia's Foreign and Defense Ministers
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected in Chad's capital N'djamena Wednesday, continuing an African tour that has taken him to Guinea and Congo. Russian Defense… Read more »
June 03
Chad: Chadian Women Contest Underrepresentation, Say It Undermines National Dialogue Recommendation
Chad's female leaders and activists have strongly condemned what they say is their negligible representation in President Mahamat Idriss Deby's first civilian government after a… Read more »
May 16
Chad: Chad's Constitutional Council to Finalize Election Results Despite Petitions for Annulment
Chad's constitutional council was expected on Thursday to declare final results of the May 6 presidential election and name transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby as… Read more »
May 13
Chad: Chad Opposition Petitions Constitutional Council to Cancel Presidential Election Results
Opposition candidates in Chad who lost the recent presidential election have filed paperwork challenging President Mahamat Idriss Deby's victory. The legal challenge comes as the… Read more »
May 11
Chad: Chad Deploys Combat-Ready Troops As Post-Election Violence Spikes
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… Read more »
May 10
Chad: Chad Deploys Troops As Opposition Protests After Deby Named Election Winner
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… Read more »
May 09
Chad: Chad Opposition, Civil Society Groups Complain of Vote Rigging and Threats
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… Read more »
May 06
Chad: Chad's Presidential Elections Underway in Peace, but With Tension
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… Read more »
April 18
Chad: Chad's Junta Leader Orders Military Crackdown After Opposition Calls for Election Boycott
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… Read more »
April 11
Chad: Chad's Opposition Says Deby Jumping the Gun On Presidential Campaigning
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… Read more »
April 03
Chad: Cameroon and Chad Government Troops Free Scores of Hostages
Troops from Chad and Cameroon have freed scores of civilians who were kidnapped for ransom or to fight with jihadist groups on both sides of the two central African states' border. Read more »
March 18
Chad: Chad Expects Some 20 Candidates to Compete With Military Ruler in Elections
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 »
February 28
Chad: Chad Sets Presidential Election for May 6, Months Earlier Than Planned
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: Chad Announces May 6 Presidential Election, Months Earlier Than Projected
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 »
January 03
Chad: Chad's Junta Leader Appoints Pro-Democracy Figure As Prime Minister
Chad's military leader has appointed a former opposition leader and pro-democracy figure, Success Masra, as prime minister in a newly-appointed transitional government. Opposition… Read more »
December 27, 2023
Chad: Chad's President Pledges Respect of Referendum That Paves Way to Civilian Rule
Chad's Supreme Court will on Thursday declare definitive results of the country's constitutional referendum that paves the way for a return to civilian rule. Read more »
December 01, 2023
Chad: Chad's Opposition, Civil Society Ask French Troops to Leave
Chad's opposition and civil society groups are asking France to immediately withdraw troops who arrived in Chad after being ordered to depart neighboring Niger by that country's… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Africa: Cameroon Asks Chad to Withdraw Border Troops From Island in Lake Chad
Cameroon is asking Chad to withdraw its troops from a fishing and agriculture island in the volatile region of Lake Chad. Read more »
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