Niger’s junta withdraws from Lake Chad anti-Islamist force
Coalition of former allies Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria fought armed insurgents including Boko Haram Niger’s ruling junta has quit a regional force fighting armed...
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Women’s rights groups fear FGM is rife among Sudanese refugees in Chad
Practice banned in both countries but widespread among those displaced by Sudan’s civil war, say aid workers Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern...
Kidnappings soar in central Africa’s ‘triangle of death’
Where Chad, Cameroon and the Central African Republic meet, people are turning vigilante to fight back Tired of waiting for the authorities to come to...
Multiple deaths reported after fire causes explosion in capital of Chad
Nine people died after blast at ammunition depot in N’Djamena and at least 40 have been injured, official says Nine people were killed and more...
Conflicts drive number of forcibly displaced people to record high
Sharp rise, equivalent to population of London, means nearly 120 million have been driven from their homes The number of people forced out of their...
Chad’s military leader Itno declared president in results contested by rival
Prime minister, Masra, accuses officials of manipulating results that show he won 18.5% of vote to Itno’s 61% Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno,...
Opposition cries foul over ‘dynastic dictatorship’ as Chad goes to polls
Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno widely expected to win poll as observers voice doubts over electoral process Chad goes to the polls on Monday in its...
Sudanese refugees in Chad unable to access medical care for war injuries
Some people in Ambelia camp waiting for treatment to wounds resulting from ethnic violence last year Hundreds of displaced Sudanese people living in a refugee...
Chad opposition leader Yaya Dillo killed in gun clash
Socialist leader dies after several people shot dead near party headquarters in capital of N’Djamena The Chadian opposition politician Yaya Dillo has been killed during...
African leaders call for equity over minerals used for clean energy
‘Crucial’ UN resolution attempts to avoid repeat of injustices produced by Africa’s fossil fuel sector In an attempt to avoid the “injustices and extractivism” of...
