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Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler

YoopyaNov 29, 2024November 29, 20240

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s government is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to redefine the nation’s sovereignty. The decision

Mapping the contours of Jihadist groups in the Sahel

YoopyaSep 25, 2021June 13, 20230

The Sahel region, an area covering 3 million sq km, has been a hotbed of Islamic Jihadi groups in recent years. Today, the region has

Chad arrests five and bans burqa after suicide bombings

YoopyaJun 18, 2015July 2, 20230

N’DJAMENA Chad said on Wednesday it had arrested at least five suspects and had banned religious burqas after suicide bombings blamed on the Islamist Boko

Chad Strongman Says Nigeria Is Absent in Fight Against Boko Haram

YoopyaMar 28, 2015July 3, 20230

NDJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s president, Idriss Déby, speaks in a soft mumble, wears spectacles and an immaculate white robe, and is to be found in

Chad’s Forces Cross Into Nigeria, Sack B/Haram

YoopyaFeb 2, 2015July 9, 20230

Hundreds of Chadian troops yesterday liberated a Nigerian border town from Boko Haram insurgents after two days of fighting. Reports said the Chadian ground forces

Chadian soldiers arrive in Cameroon to battle Boko Haram

YoopyaJan 18, 2015July 9, 20230

(Reuters) – A contingent of soldiers from Chad has arrived in northern Cameroon where it will deploy to the Nigerian border as part of efforts

Chad says U.N. force needed to stabilize Central African Republic

YoopyaFeb 18, 2014October 30, 20230

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby has called for the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping mission to contain violence in Central African Republic, the

Mahamat Djibrine: Chadians hail ex-police chief’s arrest

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 20240

Campaigners in Chad have welcomed the arrest of Mahamat Djibrine, former President Hissene Habre’s police chief. Mr Djibrine is accused of torturing and killing hundreds

Senegal parliament approves law on trial of ex-Chad leader

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday adopted a law that paves the way for a criminal case to be brought against former Chadian leader Hissene