Topic: Chad

Chadema leaders released on bail

By AFP   2024-08-13 14:07:57

The leaders of Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema have been released on bail, a party spokesman said on Tuesday, after they were detained ahead of a youth day rally.

Deadly fire at military ammunition depot in Chad's capital

By AFP   2024-06-19 09:10:35

Blasts from the depot in the capital's Goudji area were heard miles away.

Ex-junta chief sworn in as Chad's elected president

By AFP   2024-05-24 14:08:23

General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who has led Chad's military junta for three years, was sworn in as president on Thursday after an election victory contested by the opposition.

Chad junta leader to be sworn in as elected president

By AFP   2024-05-23 10:50:36

Deby's swearing-in marks the end of three years of military rule in a country crucial for the fight against jihadism across Africa's restive Sahel region.

Chad deploys combat-ready troops as post-election violence spikes

By VOA   2024-05-12 07:18:41

Chad says it has deployed combat-ready troops to stop armed attacks and maintain peace as the death toll increased to 12 people in post-election violence on Saturday.

Chad junta chief Deby wins presidential vote

By AFP   2024-05-10 11:07:38

Monday's vote aimed to end three years of military rule in a country crucial to the fight against jihadism across Africa's Sahel desert region.