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Africa ‘ready’ to fight its own battles
The continent is hoping a new crisis response force will help lessen its reliance on foreign help.
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…
South Africans evacuated from volatile Chad
Five South Africans who were airlifted from Chad to Gabon on Monday night arrived safely in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ronnie…
South Africans to be evacuated from Chad
Five South Africans will be evacuated from Chad on Monday night, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The French Military will fly the South Africans to Libreville in Gabon…
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…
Chad rebels issue warning to EU force
Chadian rebels warned a European Union peacekeeping force bound for eastern Chad on Wednesday not to side with President Idriss Déby Itno, saying they would fight it as a foreign…
France calls for protection force in Darfur neighbours
France on Wednesday called for a joint force of United Nations and European Union peacekeepers to protect civilians in parts of Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR)…