WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The Pentagon has confirmed that the United States will withdraw most of its troops stationed in the African countries of Chad and Niger. “Do we have to adjust sometimes based on the dynamics? Yes, we do,” U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Brown …
Read More »Chad: WFP runs out of money to feed refugees in Chad
Harare, Zimbabwe | Jerry Chifamba ALL AFRICA COM | Food aid to 1.4 million people in Chad, including recently arrived refugees from conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region, will stop in January 2024 due to a lack of sponsorship, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP announced in a …
Read More »Idriss Déby Itno
How he offered Chadians great hope but ended up leaving a terrible legacy ANALYSIS | HELGA DICKOW | The death of Chadian president Idriss Déby Itno from injuries sustained on the battlefield just days before he was to start his sixth term in office has been met with shock …
Read More »Chad president’s son General Mahamat takes over
N’Djamena, Chad | XINHUA | Following the death of Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno Tuesday, a transitional military council (CMT) headed by Mahamat Idriss Deby, son of ex-president Deby, is set up for 18 months, according to the spokesperson for the Chadian army, General Azem Bermandoa Agouna. A national transitional …
Read More »Long serving Chad President Idriss Deby killed
N’Djamena, Chad | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Reports out of N’Djamena indicate that Chad’s newly re-elected long serving President Idriss Deby has been killed. Chadian army spokesperson General Azem Bermandoa Agouna made the announcement on TV and radio, and indicated he died Tuesday of injuries suffered at the weekend …
Read More »Chad disqualified from 2021 African Cup of Nations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Confederation of African Football has today disqualified the Chadian National Football team from the qualifiers of Total Africa Cup of Nations 2021. This follows the suspension of the Chadian Football Federation by the Chadian Ministry of Youth and Sports, according to a press release …
Read More »Trump says to nominate Chad Wolf to formally lead Department of Homeland Security
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will nominate acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf to formally lead the agency. Trump announced the decision in a tweet, saying that “Chad has done an outstanding job and we greatly appreciate his service!” Wolf …
Read More »Hundreds flee fearing Boko Haram after Chad army leaves Nigeria
N’Djamena, Chad | AFP | Chad has ended a months-long mission fighting Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria and withdrawn its 1,200-strong force across their common border, an army spokesman told AFP on Saturday. “It’s our troops who went to aid Nigerian soldiers months ago returning home. They have finished their mission,” …
Read More »Fighting over gold in Chad leaves dozens dead: sources
N’Djamena, Chad | AFP | Fighting between Chadian and Sudanese rebels at a remote goldmine in northern Chad has left dozens dead, local and rebel sources said Sunday. The fighting pitting Chadian rebels against a Sudanese group close to the N’Djamena government took place Saturday in the Kouri Bougoudi regions, …
Read More »Chad to hold parliamentary election in first half of 2019: president
N’Djamena, Chad | AFP | Chad’s President Idriss Deby said Monday that repeatedly postponed legislative and local elections in the central African state will be held in the first half of 2019. It will be the poor, oil-rich state’s first legislative elections since 2011. The vote had originally been scheduled …
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