Chadian army was attacked on the night of August 4-5 by elements of Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region. The attack left 20 soldiers dead and several others missing. The Chadian army, which has just suffered the biggest attack since the death of Idriss Déby last April, is currently …
Read More »Human rights activist jailed in Chad for saying the president is ill
A Chadian court has sentenced an activist to three years in jail for writing that the country’s president was seriously ill and being treated in France. The head of the Chadian Organisation of Human Rights Baradine Berdei Targuio was arrested in January 2020 after publishing the Facebook post about President …
Read More »Chad calls for more international funds for Sahel
Chad has called on foreign powers to urgently increase funds for the development of the Sahel. Speaking at a summit on Islamist violence in the region, the Chadian President Idriss Deby said combatting poverty would help defeat militancy. The French President Emmanuel Macron is attending the meeting via video link. …
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