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

YoopyaNovember 29, 2024November 29, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 29, 2024November 29, 20240533

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...

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Mapping the contours of Jihadist groups in the Sahel

YoopyaSeptember 25, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 25, 2021June 13, 2023018

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...

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Chad arrests five and bans burqa after suicide bombings

YoopyaJune 18, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaJune 18, 2015July 2, 2023018

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...

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Chad Strongman Says Nigeria Is Absent in Fight Against Boko Haram

YoopyaMarch 28, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 28, 2015July 3, 202300

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...

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

YoopyaFebruary 2, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 2, 2015July 9, 202304

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...

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Chadian soldiers arrive in Cameroon to battle Boko Haram

YoopyaJanuary 18, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 18, 2015July 9, 2023013

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

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

YoopyaFebruary 18, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 18, 2014October 30, 2023011

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...

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

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 2024

by YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 202407

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...

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Senegal parliament approves law on trial of ex-Chad leader

YoopyaDecember 20, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 20, 201206

(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...