March 24
Chad: Chad Excludes Military Rulers' Main Opponents From Presidential Vote
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… Read more »
March 18
Chad: Chad's Opposition Fears More Business As Usual for France After Coming Elections
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 10
Chad: Concerns Ahead of Chad Elections After Death of Main Opposition Figure
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 »
July 08, 2023
Chad: Chad Braces for Thousands of Refugees Fleeing 'Incredible Violence' in Sudan
Since April, more than 170,000 people have fled Sudan across the Chadian border, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. As the conflict in Sudan enters its 13th week with no… Read more »
March 26, 2023
Chad: Chad's President Signs Pardon for 380 Rebels Sentenced to Life in Prison
A group of 380 rebels handed life sentences over the 2021 death of former ruler Idriss Deby Itno have been pardoned, a statement from the president's office said Saturday. Read more »
February 14, 2023
Chad: Mass Trial Opens Over Ex-President Idriss Déby's Death
The trial of hundreds of alleged rebels accused of assassinating former Chadian president Idriss Déby Itno has got underway in a special court located at a prison outside… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Chad: Rights Body Slams Chadian Forces For Violations During Anti-Govt Protests
The NGO Human Rights Watch has denounced murders, deaths in custody, enforced disappearances, and acts of torture linked to the clampdown against anti-governments demonstrations by… Read more »
January 01, 2023
Chad: How an African Pastry Chef Brought Chadian Chic to Paris
Hissein Mahamoud Barkai won France's Lebey Prize for best artisan in 2022. A member of the Toques françaises association of chefs, he's become an ambassador for Chadian… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Chad: Hundreds Jailed After Deadly Anti-Government Protests
A Chadian court has handed jail terms of between two and three years to 262 people who were arrested after deadly protests in October, the public prosecutor said on Monday. Read more »
November 28, 2022
Chad: Chad to Try 400 People Over Deadly Anti-Government Protests Ahead of International Inquiry
The trial of over 400 people who joined last month's anti-government protests is to open in a desert prison in Chad on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the military authorities are insisting… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Chad: Dozens of Chadian Soldiers Killed in Boko Haram Surprise Attack
As many as 40 Chadian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram insurgents launched a surprise attack on their military unit in Lake Chad province, near the Nigerian border. Read more »
October 11, 2022
Chad: Ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby to Create Unity Government 'In Next Few Days'
Chad's ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has said a "government of national union" would be created in the coming days to steer the course toward new elections following a forum on… Read more »
August 28, 2022
Chad: Unprecedented Flooding Hits More Than 340,000 People
Flooding due to torrential rains across Chad has affected more than 340,000 people, a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has found. Read more »
August 08, 2022
Chad: Military Leader, Opposition Groups Sign Deal to Launch Peace Talks
Chad's transitional authorities and rebel groups have signed a peace agreement in Qatar ahead of a broad national reconciliation dialogue due to begin later this month. Read more »
June 20, 2022
Chad: New Population of Critically Endangered Kordofan Giraffes Found in Chad
Conservationists in the central African nation of Chad have discovered a new population of critically-endangered Kordofan giraffes, best known for their plain white knee-high… Read more »