Tag: Chad
Chadian security forces kill seven Boko Haram militants
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – Chadian forces killed seven Boko Haram militants in a clash on Wednesday, a security source said, as…
19 Boko Haram militants killed in Chad
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – At least 19 Boko Haram fighters and two Chadian soldiers were killed in combat on Friday after…
Chadian police to arrest anyone wearing full-face veil
Chadian police on Sunday warned that anyone found wearing the Muslim full-face veil would be arrested, after a Boko Haram…
UPDATE: Man wearing burqa kills 14 in Chad
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – A man dressed in a woman’s burqa blew himself up in the main market in Chad’s capital…
Explosion kills at least four people in Chad’s capital
An explosion killed at least four people in the main market in Chad’s capital N’Djamena early on Saturday, a Reuters…
Boko Haram: 160, 000 Nigerians take refuge in Niger, Chad, Cameroon
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has disclosed that about 160,000 Nigerians have fled the north eastern parts of the…
Chad seizes suspected Boko Haram weapons cache in N’Djamena
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – Security forces in Chad have seized a large weapons cache including guns, rockets and ammunition in a…
Chad Seizes Suspected Boko Haram Weapons Cache
Security forces in Chad have seized a large weapons cache including guns, rockets and ammunition in a house in the…
Chad arrests Boko Haram leader in N’Djamena
A Chadian Public Prosecutor, Alghassim Khamis, said on Tuesday that one of the key Boko Haram leaders, Baana Fanay, who…
Chad arrests 60 militants after suicide bomb attack
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – Security forces in Chad have arrested 60 suspected militants and dismantled a cell responsible for two suicide…
Chad bans Islamic veil after Boko Haram attacks, divides Muslims
N’Djamena (AFP) – Chad’s decision to ban women from wearing the Islamic veil, which came two days after bloody suicide…
Chad to arrest foreigners following Boko Haram attacks
Chadian Prime Minister, Kalzeube Deubet, on Friday, said that following the recent Boko Haram attack in two suicide blasts in…
Chad carries out airstrikes on Boko Haram positions in Nigeria
Chad troops are carrying out airstrikes on Boko Haram positions in Nigeria, the Chadian army have confirmed. The Chadian army…
Boko Haram: Buhari condoles Chad, Borno
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed condolences to the president and people of the Republic of Chad, following the twin suicide…
CAF bans Onazi for 2 matches
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has slammed a two-match ban on Super Eagles’ midfielder Ogenyi Onazi over his sending-off…
Bomb blast on police, intelligence offices in Chad kills many
N’DJAMENA, June 15 (Reuters) – At least one suicide bomber attacked police and intelligence offices in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on…
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Salami, Ighalo strike as Nigeria downs Chad
Super Eagles on Saturday in Kaduna overcame a below par first half performance to beat Chad 2-0 in a 2017…
Boko Haram: Buhari demands more action from Chad, Niger
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in N’djamena, Chad, urged member-countries of the Lake Chad Commission to redouble their efforts to…
Keshi retains 8 Home Eagles for Chad
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has retained eight home based players in camp ahead of the 13 June’s Africa Cup…
Boko Haram: Buhari to visit Chad, Niger Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Chad and Niger on Wednesday as part of his initial steps to find solution to…
Keshi calls up Enyeama, dumps Mikel for Chad clash
Super Eagles’ Head Coach Stephen Keshi on Sunday called up goalkeeper and skipper Vincent Enyeama and 14 other overseas–based players…
I won’t tell you where Shekau is hiding – Chadian President
Chadian leader, Idriss Deby Itno, who once said he knew where Boko Haram leader was hiding and demanded his surrender,…
Seven killed in Boko Haram attack in Chad
Seven civilians were killed in an attack in Chad blamed on Nigerian Boko Haram rebels, officials said Monday. The Islamist…
Boko Haram: Chad, Niger hope for fresh start with Buhari
Surveying the charred ruins of the northern Nigerian town of Malam Fatori, which Chadian troops and his own soldiers from…
Boko Haram: Chad’s Deby unhappy with Nigeria’s military
Nigeria’s military have been celebrating a surge of victories over Boko Haram insurgents in recent weeks, including the capture of…
Chad, Niger troops recapture Nigerian town
A military offensive by troops from Chad and Niger has retaken the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak and left some…
Niger, Chad launch offensive against Boko Haram
The armies of Niger and Chad on Sunday launched a major ground and air offensive against Islamist extremist group Boko…
I’ll wipe out Boko Haram, Chadian President vows
Chadian President Idriss Deby on Wednesday vowed to “wipe out” Boko Haram and called on the group’s chief Abubakar Shekau…
Boko Haram raid villages after Chadian offensive
Boko Haram fighters have raided villages in northeast Nigeria on the border with Cameroon, apparently in reprisal for a Chadian…
Tackling Boko Haram: Nigeria has biggest military force, weakest impact
Four African armies, from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, are currently directly engaged in the fight against the Nigeria-based insurgent…