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Ethnic clashes kill 20 in tense eastern Chad

Twenty people were killed in ethnic clashes in east Chad after the desertion of former rebels loyal to the defence minister stoked tensions in the region bordering Sudan’s…

Chad offers to help UN Darfur peace moves

Chad will back United Nations moves to end the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region by allowing international peacekeepers on its own soil and supporting peace talks, President…

Chad, Sudan trade accusations after clashes

Chad said it routed a major rebel attack launched from Sudan on Monday to destabilise its government, but Khartoum accused Chad’s army of killing 17 of its troops and threatened…

Sudanese plane hijacked to Chad, hijacker arrested

A man armed with a pistol hijacked a Sudanese airliner on Wednesday and tried to force it to fly to Britain, but it diverted to neighbouring Chad where he was arrested and the…

Chadian rebels attack key town

Chadian rebels attacked the eastern regional capital of Abeche on Saturday in their latest strike against President Idriss Déby Itno’s rule, but government forces said they had…

Chad readies troops to help Central African Republic

Chad announced plans on Friday to send troops to help its southern neighbour Central African Republic and confront what it said was a widening regional war waged by Sudan from…

Chad declares state of emergency

Chad’s government declared a state of emergency on Monday in the capital, Ndjamena, and some eastern areas, where raiders on horseback have killed hundreds of villagers in ethnic…

Chad says rebels attack second town

A newly formed rebel group has attacked a second town in eastern Chad a day after briefly seizing a settlement near the border with Sudan, the Central African country’s…

Déby orders Chevron, Petronas to leave

Chad ordered United States energy giant Chevron and Malaysia’s Petronas on Saturday to leave the country within 24 hours for failing to honour tax obligations, a move apparently…