The trial of Hissene Habre was suspended on Tuesday until September after the court named new lawyers because his defence team shunned the session.
Hissene Habre faces charges of torture and crimes against humanity in the first trial of an African leader outside his nation by a continental court.
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Police in Chad have threatened to arrest anyone wearing a full-face veil, a day after a bombing carried out by a terrorist disguised as a woman.
Former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré, who is accused of tens of thousands of political killings and torture, will finally stand trial this month.
M&G’s Lauren Clifford-Holmes visited a refugee camp in Chad, filled with families trying to escape Boko Haram. She chats about her experience.
The M&G’s Lauren Clifford-Holmes reflects on her trip to Chad where she visited refugee camps filled with families trying to escape Boko Haram.
The onslaught came after Chad sent troops across the border to flush the jihadists out of the Nigerian town of Gamboru.
Chad has deployed 2 500 troops as part of a regional effort to take on the militant group, and the army says it has killed more than 200 insurgents.
The International Swimming Federation has honoured South African Olympic gold medalist, Chad Le Clos, with title of World’s Best for 2014.
Chad has followed the likes of Uganda in outlawing homosexuality in a recent wave of homophobia on the African continent.