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France on the back foot in Africa after Chadian snub
NAIROBI/GENEVA - A French plan to significantly reduce its military presence in West and central Africa risks backfiring and further...
Nov 30, 20243 min read


Nine killed in blasts at Chad ammunition depot, health minister says
N'DJAMENA - At least nine people were killed and more than 46 injured in blasts caused by a fire at a military ammunition depot in...
Jun 19, 20241 min read
Casualties reported in Chad from gunfire celebrating junta leader's victory
N'DJAMENA -A number of people were hurt in Chad, some severely, in gunfire celebrating interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby's declared...
May 11, 20242 min read


Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll since coups
N'DJAMENA -Chad deployed dozens of security forces in the capital amid rising tensions on Monday as polls closed and vote counting began...
May 7, 20243 min read


Violence shuts crucial aid corridor into Sudan's Darfur, UN agency says
Violence around the city of al-Fashir in Darfur, Sudan, has blocked a recently opened humanitarian corridor from Chad and time is running...
May 4, 20242 min read


Chad prepares to vote in a coup-hit region, wary allies look on
N'DJAMENA - Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West...
May 4, 20243 min read


Factbox-Who are the main candidates in Chad's election?
DAKAR - Chad will on Monday become the first of West and Central Africa's junta-ruled countries to hold a vote since a wave of coups...
May 3, 20242 min read


Some US troops set to depart Chad, at least temporarily
WASHINGTON - The United States is planning to temporarily withdraw some of its troops from Chad, U.S. officials said on Thursday, a move...
Apr 27, 20242 min read


Factbox-Sudan's humanitarian crisis
A year of war between rival military factions in Sudan has pushed parts of the country to the brink of famine, and left 25 million people...
Apr 16, 20243 min read


Sudan's uprooted millions pay price for year-long war
CAIRO/PORT SUDAN - After fleeing from the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail says his ambitions are limited to putting food in the...
Apr 14, 20244 min read

Exclusive-Chad opposition figure was likely shot at point-blank range, experts say
NAIROBI - A prominent Chadian opposition leader, who was killed in February by government troops, appears to have been shot in the side...
Apr 8, 20245 min read


US urges UN Security Council action to get aid into Sudan from Chad
UNITED NATIONS - The United States warned on Thursday that it would push the U.N. Security Council to take action to get aid to starving...
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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