Tag: Chad
Chad withdraws troops from Central Africa
N’DJAMENA(AFP) – Chad announced Thursday it was withdrawing from the African peacekeeping force in the violence-torn Central African Republic after…
Thousands escape from Boko Haram, says UN
Thousands of refugees are fleeing harrowing scenes of atrocities and body-strewn streets in northern Nigeria, the UN said Tuesday. The…
Chad urges UN send more soldiers to strife-torn CAR
Chad’s President Idriss Deby on Tuesday called on the UN to commit more troops to the Central African Republic in…
Chad peacekeepers killed in Central Africa
Five peacekeepers from Chad have been killed in clashes in the Central African Republic capital, the force’s spokesman said today…
Chad suspends Chinese firm for environmental violations
Chad said Tuesday it had suspended all operations of the local unit of China National Petroleum Corporation for flagrant violations…
Chad says it killed one-eyed Jihadist Belmokhtar
The Chadian army claimed that its troops in northern Mali on Saturday killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed jihadist commander who…
Mali: Chad urges speedy deployment of troops by ECOWAS
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno on Wednesday urged the Malian army and West African force to speed up the deployment…
Niger, Chad, Mali face hunger prospect, says FAO
In its latest global food forecast for this year, the UN’s food agency, the Food and Agriculture Organisation has predicted…