Tag: Chad
Boko Haram: Female suicide bomber kills six
A suspected Boko Haram female suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in the early hours of Wednesday, killing at least…
37 dead as herdsmen, farmers clash
At least 37 people have been killed amid fresh inter-communal clashes in northeast Chad between farmers and camel herders, President…
Chadian rebel leader Mahamat Nouri arrested in Paris
France has arrested a Chadian rebel leader, General Mahamat Nouri along with two other persons for alleged crimes against humanity,…
President Buhari returns to Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from N’Djamena, Chad, where he participated in a one-day Extraordinary Session of the…
Buhari leaves for Chad tomorrow
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Saturday for N’Djamena, capital of Chad Republic to participate in the Extraordinary Session of…
Chad sacks oil minister Boukar Michel
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno on Friday dismissed Oil Minister Boukar Michel and named Finance Minister Mahamat Allali Abakar as…
Nigerian troops kill 76 Boko Haram terrorists, Chad kills 48
Seventy-six Boko Haram terrorists, among others, trying to overrun Nigeria’s military formation in Metele, near Kangarwa in Borno have been…
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 18 farmers
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 18 farmers and kidnapped nine women in western Chad, authorities said, part of a wave…
U.S. working to lift Chad travel ban – Secretary Tillerson
U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday said that steps were under way to allow Chad, to be…
Chad withdraws troops from fight against Boko Haram in Niger
Chad has withdrawn hundreds of troops from neighbouring Niger, where they were helping local forces fight Boko Haram Islamist militants,…
Chad to close Qatar embassy
Chad is shuttering Qatar’s embassy and giving its diplomats 10 days to leave the country, accusing the Gulf Arab state…
NDLEA Arrests Chadian With 186kg Of Drugs
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Adamu Muhammed, a Chadian, with illicit drugs weighing 186 kilograms…
IMF approves $312 million 3-year credit for Chad
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $312 million three-year credit programme for Chad to help boost an economy hit…
French Man kidnapped in Chad
French Military and Chadian security on Thursday confirmed that a French national has been kidnapped in eastern Chad.
Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters surrender in Chad
Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered in Chad in the past month, security and U.N. sources…
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AFCON 2017: CAF deduct 3 points from Nigeria, Egypt, fines Chad
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has deducted three points from Nigeria, Egypt and Tanzania, all members of Group G,…
Sons of army generals, rape, video 18-year old girl in Chad
Seun Bisuga/Lagos Sons of three army generals and the son of the minister of Foreign Affairs in Republic of Chad…
IMF approves $28.7m credit facility for debt distressed Chad
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has on Tuesday in Dar es Salaam approved immediate disbursement of…
Chad extends state of emergency over Boko Haram attacks
Chad’s national assembly extended a state of emergency in the western Lake Chad region by four months on Wednesday following…
Female suicide bombers kill 3, injure many in Chad
Female suicide bombers killed at least three people and wounded a dozen others on Sunday in an attack on a…
Chad police arrest 62 women for wearing full veils
Chad police arrested 62 women for wearing full veils in public as the country steps up security against extremism following…
Children displaced by Boko Haram hits 1.4 m —UNICEF
(Reuters) – The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s insurgency in Nigeria and neighbouring countries has reached 1.4…
Boko Haram: 57,743 Nigerian Refugees in Cameroun, Niger, Chad
Nigeria National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA said Boko Haram attacks have resulted to displacement of about 57,743 into three neighbouring…
Chad executes 10 Boko Haram members by firing squad
Reuters – Chad has executed 10 members of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram by firing squad, a day after…
Chad sentences 10 Boko Haram members to death
Reuters – Chad, a leading country in a military task force against Boko Haram, has sentenced 10 members of the…
Suicide bombers attack Chad army camp—Security officer
A security officer at the Kaiga Ngouboua base in the Lake Chad region, said on condition of anonymity, that two…
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram Member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission are to deploy 8,700 troops to…
Regional military chiefs finalise plans to end Boko Haram
Reuters – Military chiefs from the Lake Chad region have finalised details of the deployment of a joint force to…
Chad: Around 40,000 displaced by Boko Harm in two weeks
Reuters – Around 40,000 people have fled their homes in Chad in the past two weeks following attacks by Islamist…
Where’s Shekau? Chad president messes with Boko Haram’s mind
ABUJA, (Reuters) – If Chadian President Idriss Deby is to be believed, Abubakar Shekau, the bearded and bandoliered leader of…