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Chad: Will Events in Chad Force a Reset of Sahel Strategy?
Atlantic Council, 19 April 2021
In the last week, several columns of rebel fighters have entered Chad from neighboring Libya with the intention of unseating long-time strongman and friend of the West Idriss… Read more »
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Chad: U.S., UK Issue Warnings in Face of Rebel Incursion in Northern Chad
RFI, 19 April 2021
The Chadian army says the offensive in the northern provinces of Tibesti and Kanem is over, with the loss of 300 rebel lives. The United States says rebel fighters appear to be… Read more »
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Chad: Army Says It Has Stopped Rebel Advance Toward Capital
VOA, 18 April 2021
The Chadian military said it had halted an advance by rebels coming from neighboring Libya, but the rebel group said Sunday that it was pressing ahead after the American and… Read more »
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Chad: Turbulent Presidential Polls Put Democracy On the Backburner
ISS, 19 April 2021
Chadians went to the polls on 11 April for the sixth presidential election since a multiparty system was introduced in 1990. President Idriss Déby Itno, who has been in… Read more »
Chad Army Says it Has Killed Rebels Who Staged Incursion
The Chadian army said on Monday that it had killed 300 rebels who had staged a major incursion into the north of the country, adding that it had lost five of its soldiers in clashes over the weekend, Radio France Internationale reports. The heavily armed rebel group launched their attack from a base in Libya on April 11, the day of Chad's presidential election. The United States embassy has ordered the evacuation of all non-essential personnel, the British government has urged its citizens to leave Chad and French authorities have called for their nationals in Chad to avoid any non-essential travel outside the capital.
Partial election show incumbent President Idriss Deby on course to extend his three decades. Deby has won a majority in all but two of the 84 departments announced so far, with 28 departments remaining, according to the Independent National Election Commission (CENI).
A French soldier works with African military leaders as part of Operation Barkhane.
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Chad: U.S., UK, France Warn of Fighting Approaching Chad Capital
allAfrica, 18 April 2021
The United States on Saturday ordered all non-essential personnel, including families of diplomats, out of Chad, as armed groups advanced towards the capital N'Djamena. Read more »
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Chad: Departure of Family Members of U.S. Govt Employees Ordered from Embassy in N'Djamena
State Department, 18 April 2021
Security Alert: Ordered Departure of Family Members of U.S. Government Employees from U.S. Embassy N'Djamena Read more »
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Chad: Army Claims it 'Completely Destroyed' Rebel Column
DW, 18 April 2021
The US State Department has long warned Americans not to travel to Chad because of unrest and the presence of the jihadist Boko Haram group. Read more »
InFocus
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President Idriss Déby looks set to be elected for yet another term in Chad following the presidential elections held on April 11, 2021. In power since 1990, this will be the ... Read more »
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Chad's President Idriss Déby Itno, who has ruled since 1990, is gearing up to take on his sixth mandate as head of state. Elections are scheduled for April 11, 2021 and the ... Read more »
