Chad
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Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more than decade-long jihadist insurgency, according to local officials and security sources.
31 Jan
Allies of a fleeing suspected terrorist wanted for killing 17 people in Chad Republic have been arrested by the police in Kano State.
31 Jan
President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday welcomed the "definitive and complete departure" of French forces from Chad which marks the end of France's last foothold in the wider jihadist-hit Sahel region.
25 Jan
The Mary Dinah Foundation has distributed over 55 million meals across West and Central Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, and Chad, ensuring essential nutrition reaches the most vulnerable through its Zero Hunger programme. The foundation also provided 14,394 children with life-saving vaccinations and contributed to Nigeria’s world record for simultaneous breastfeeding, championing maternal and child health.…
10 Jan
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has extended his sympathies to the Chadian President, General Mahamat Déby, over the attack on the Presidential Palace in N’Djamena on Wednesday, Jan. 8. This was contained in a statement signed by Prof. Usman Tar, the state Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, on Thursday in Maiduguri. The governor, however,…
9 Jan
Chad's capital was calm early on Thursday, the morning after armed men attacked the presidential palace, sparking a battle that killed 19 people, mostly assailants, according to the government.
9 Jan
Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a battle that left 18 attackers and one security personnel member dead, the government said.
26 Dec
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has reaffirmed that Nigeria will not allow its borders to be used as a base to
24 Dec
Chad goes to the polls Sunday in legislative and local elections which the government of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno presents as a key step towards a democratic transition but which opposition parties dismiss as a "masquerade". Voting is taking place against a backdrop of recurring attacks by jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake…
20 Dec
France began withdrawing soldiers from Chad on Friday, the country's defence ministry said, after N'Djamena last month abruptly ended military cooperation with the former colonial power. A contingent of 120 soldiers left for France from a military airport in the capital, the ministry said in a statement on Facebook, 10 days after French fighter aircraft…
24 Nov
Chad goes to the polls Sunday in legislative and local elections which the government of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno presents as a key step towards a democratic transition but which opposition parties dismiss as a "masquerade".
18 Nov
The Chadian Government has repatriated no fewer than 600 irregular migrants from Nigeria who were found engaging in begging activities in various parts of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that thousands of Nigerian refugees have fled Nigeria’s restive Borno state since 2019 at the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency to…