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Chad: Security and Environmental Crises Worsen Conditions for Over 360,000 People
UN News, 28 August 2020
More than 360,000 internally displaced persons in Chad's Lake province are facing a "double" crisis, exposed to security and environmental risks, the UN International Organization… Read more »
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Chad: Chad's Independence Day
State Department, 11 August 2020
On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I congratulate the Chadian people on the 60th anniversary of your independence. Read more »
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Chad: How Free Is Country 60 Years After Independence?
DW, 10 August 2020
Following the clamor of World War II, France abandoned its former colonial empire, including Chad. 60 years down the road, Chadians say they're suffocating under the rule of… Read more »
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Chad: Idriss Deby Is Now Marshal
Cameroon Tribune, 12 August 2020
The prestigious title was designated to him by members of the National Assembly during a plenary session on August 11, 2020. Read more »
Double Crisis for Chad's Displaced People - UN
More than 360,000 internally displaced persons in Chad's Lake province are exposed to security and environmental risks, says the The International Organization for Migration. While the UN's Paul Dillon says "recurrent security attacks and incursions by armed groups since the beginning of the year prompted the Chadian Government to declare the departments of Fouli and Kaya - two of Lake Chad's border areas "war zones" in March. Located in the western part of Chad, the Lake region borders Nigeria and Niger. The three nations along with Cameroon form the Lake Chad Basin, where thousands have lost their lives and millions have been forced to flee their homes due to attacks by armed insurgents.
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Chad's location has seen it suffer the full impact of the Libyan conflict for almost a decade. It is positioned south of Libya, on the eastern edge of the Sahel and Lake Chad, west ... Read more »
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Speaking on the country's national television, President Deby expressed frustration over the lack of commitment by some allies. He said his troops have died for Lake Chad and the ... Read more »
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The Nigerian army says that the Republic of Chad cannot take the glory for its efforts in the 10-year-long insurgency in the north-east and the Lake Chad Basin. The ... Read more »
Women at a camp sheltering internally displaced persons in Mellia, Lac region, in western Chad (file photo).
