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Ouattara forces await Côte d’Ivoire end game
Hundreds of troops loyal to Côte d’Ivoire’s Alassane Ouattara are waiting to launch what they say will be the final assault on Abidjan.
Sudan’s al-Bashir defies ICC with Chad trip
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Chad on Wednesday, his first visit to a full member state of the ICC, which wants his arrest for genocide.
Chad rebels free US missionary after nine months
Chadian rebels have freed a US missionary after holding him hostage for more than nine months in the remote north of the Central African country.
Chad rejects peace meeting with Sudan leader
Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno said on Wednesday he would not meet his Sudanese counterpart for peace talks.
Chad judiciary gives go-ahead for Zoe’s Ark pardon
Chad’s Higher Judicial Council gave him the go-ahead on Friday to pardon six French aid workers jailed for eight years for abducting children, an official said. The six members…
Chad prolongs state of emergency
Chad extended a state of emergency by a further 15 days on Friday, saying it was needed to maintain state authority almost a month after a rebel attack on the capital, Ndjamena.…
Chad ‘in control’ after rebel attack, says president
Chad’s government is in total control of the country after beating off a rebel offensive, President Idriss Déby Itno said on Wednesday. Making his first public appearance since…
More South Africans to be airlifted from Chad
It is hoped that four more South Africans will be airlifted from Chad to Gabon on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The four South Africans were already at the…
Thousands flee Chad capital, fresh attack feared
Thousands of civilians fled Chad’s capital Ndjamena on Monday after rebel forces pulled back from a two-day assault, but the rebels said they would attack again to try to topple…
Chad army battles rebels near capital
Chad’s army fought to hold off advancing rebels 100km from the capital, Ndjamena, on Friday as the renewed combat delayed the deployment of European peacekeepers to the Central…
Rebels threaten to ‘launch hostilities’ on Chad capital
Chadian rebels said on Friday that their forces had taken up positions around the capital, Ndjamena, and they called on President Idriss Déby Itno to negotiate a power-sharing…
Convicted French aid workers fly home from Chad
Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labour in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve…
Chad court jails Zoe’s Ark workers
Six French aid workers were sentenced to eight years of hard labour each after a court in Chad found them guilty on Wednesday of trying to kidnap 103 children from the African…
Deal expected in Chad trial of aid workers
Six French humanitarian workers accused of trying to kidnap 103 African children go on trial in Chad on Friday as speculation grows that a diplomatic deal could send them back to…