Chad
Chad ruling party backs Deby bid for sixth term
Deby, a 68-year-old former army chief who has been in power for 30 years, hailed the decision at a meeting of his Patriotic Salvation Movement.
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Chad bans protests ahead of vote announcement
In a decree published late Monday, Public Security Minister Mahamat Tahir Orozi said the authorities "cannot allow the holding of such protests, which have the potential to provoke public disorder across the country."
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Chad says troops killed 20 Boko Haram fighters, freed hostages
The jihadist group, which originated in Nigeria in 2009, has established bases on islets dotting Lake Chad, a vast swampy expanse on the border between Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
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200 killed in floods across Africa
Aid needs are likely to surpass 2019 levels, according to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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Cash cows: Chad repays $100-mln Angola debt with cattle
The landlocked central African country, impoverished despite its oil revenues, contracted a $100 million (92-million-euro) debt with Angola in 2017.
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44 jihadists found dead in Chad prison – Prosecutor
An autopsy carried out on four of the dead prisoners revealed traces of a lethal substance that had caused heart attacks in some of the victims.
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AU: Countries fighting terrorism spending too much on security
Peace and Security Commissioner Smail Chergui said the continent was focused on ending the conflict in Libya, Sudan and South Sudan and calling for the lifting of sanctions on Sudan and Zimbabwe.
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50 killed by Boko Haram on island bordering Chad & Cameroon
The attack on the remote village took place before Christmas when Jihadis approached the fishing village disguised as traders.
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Businesses in Central African union rue tough forex crackdown
The central African CFA union comprises former French colonies Chad, Congo Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cameroon and Central African Republic.
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West African oil hits sweet spot as shipping upgrades to cleaner fuel
Oil from landlocked Chad, piped southwestward and exported by sea via Cameroon, has increased in volume since new fields came online this year.
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Three killed in Chad police station attack
The attack comes after a state of emergency was declared just days ago.
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'You shoot ten from each side to save the majority' - Chad president
The state of emergency will run for three months in the Sila and Ouaddai regions bordering Sudan where 50 people have died since 9 August in fighting between Arab cattle herders and settled farmers, the president's office said.
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Chad declares emergency in east after dozens die in ethnic violence
Eastern Chad is in the grip of a cycle of violence between nomadic camel herders - many from the Zaghawa ethnic group from which Deby hails - and sedentary farmers from the Ouaddian community.
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37 dead in intercommunal fighting in Chad: president
Eastern Chad is in the grip of a cycle of violence between nomadic camel herders - many from the Zaghawa ethnic group from which Deby hails - and sedentary farmers from the Ouaddian community.
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Chad fire chief of staff after Boko Haram attack kills 23
The soldiers were killed after coming under attack from jihadists in the early hours of Friday morning in the deadliest attack on the Chadian military by Boko Haram, which launched an insurgency in Nigeria a decade ago.
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Boko Haram fighters kill 23 Chadian soldiers - security sources
The raid occurred in the town of Dangdala, near the banks of Lake Chad, the sources said.
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Israel, Chad renew diplomatic relations - Netanyahu
Netanyahu and Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno have "announced the renewal of diplomatic relations between Chad and Israel", a statement from the Israeli premier's office said.
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Chad to hold parliamentary election in first half of 2019: president
During a visit to Chad on 23 December, French President Emmanuel Macron promised funds to help the vote go ahead.
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Chad frees nearly 60 amnestied 'political' prisoners: minister
Those released included Moussa Tao, arrested in 2013 on a conspiracy charge; and Colonel Haroun Bata and about 10 Chadian "mercenaries" accused of having organised an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea a year ago.
