Chad In Headlines – allAfrica News

• The Role of Local Media in Sahel Conflict Reporting
  [allAfrica] Johannesburg -- allAfrica 's Nontobeko Mlambo attended the 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) - the largest gathering of African investigative journalists on the continent - at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Limiting the Impact of the War in Sudan On Ouaddaï
  [Crisis Group] Since April 2023, eastern Chad has received more than 930,000 people fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan, creating an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The Chadian government and its partners should mobilise emergency economic support for the region to help prevent communal violence.
• Chadian Women Complain of Underrepresentation in December Elections
  [VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- An estimated 8 million voters in Chad go to the polls Dec. 29 in legislative, local and district elections. Female leaders and activists, however, say women candidates are being underrepresented.
• Chad Says Boko Haram Fighters Fleeing to Neighboring States
  [VOA] Yaoundé, Cameroon -- The government of Chad said Tuesday that hundreds of Boko Haram fighters are fleeing the central African state's territory and crossing over into Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. State TV reports the fighters fled after clashes with Chadian forces over the weekend that killed more than 100 Boko Haram fighters as well […]
• Chad Troops Killed in Clashes With Jihadists
  [Daily Trust] Numerous Chad troops have been killed in a clash with jihadists in the Lake Chad region, the latest such incident in the central African nation, officials said on Sunday.
• Chad Says Airstrikes Kill Scores of Boko Haram Fighters
  [VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Chadian military airstrikes killed scores of Boko Haram fighters and injured several dozen more in the Lake Chad Basin, President Mahamat Idriss Deby said Friday.
• CAR Rebels Surrender As Chad Military Joins in Border Peace Efforts
  [VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- The Central African Republic said Wednesday that several hundred rebels have surrendered and handed over their weapons over to government troops and U.N. forces. The rebels surrendered less than a month after the C.A.R reached an agreement with neighboring Chad to jointly protect the two countries' 1,200-kilometer border. Officials now hope […]
• Chad's Deby Threatens to Withdraw From Task Force After Deadly Boko Haram Attack
  [VOA] Yaoundé -- Chad says it will withdraw its troops from the United Nations-supported Multinational Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, which combats Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.
• Armed Violence and Floods Aggravate Humanitarian Crisis in Chad
  [IPS] United Nations -- Chad is currently in the midst of a dire humanitarian crisis due to persisting armed conflict, mass displacement, widespread hunger, natural disasters, and an overall lack of essential services. Due to security challenges from the Boko Haram militant group, millions of Chadians have faced decreased mobility as well as human rights […]
• Mystery Surrounds Detention of Wagner Group Operative in Chad
  [VOA] A shadowy Russian political operator with close ties to the notorious Wagner Group and its late founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is detained in Chad on unexplained charges, adding a fresh chapter to his long career of mystery and intrigue.