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 »
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 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 »
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 »
UN Human Rights Chief Speaks on Ethiopia, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Ghana, Rwanda and Somalia [document]
UN
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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 »
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 »
Today's Top News - Occupied Palestinian Territory, Haiti, Myanmar, Ukraine, Chad, Somalia
OCHA
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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »