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Chad: Suspect held for poaching

2013-06-18 15:28

Authorities in Chad have arrested a suspected member of a poaching gang accused of slaughtering nearly 200 elephants and killing five Cameroonian park ranger, an official says.

Niger warns Islamist could target Chad

2013-05-27 17:42

Niger's president has warned of attacks being planned for Chad after attackers bombed an army base and French-run uranium mine leaving 38 people dead.

Chad troops return from Mali

2013-05-13 16:46

Some 700 Chadian soldiers have returned home to a heroes' welcome after a bloody campaign fighting Islamic insurgents in northern Mali.

Several dead in foiled Chad coup plot

2013-05-02 18:52

Several police have been killed and at least a dozen have been injured in a gunfight linked to a foiled plot to destabilise Chad, police say.

CAR's Djotodia recognised by region

2013-04-18 22:57

Leaders of the Central Africa regional bloc have recognised Michel Djotodia as transitional head of the Central African Republic but stopped short of embracing him as president.

CAR strongman 'accepts ECCAS decisions'

2013-04-04 13:56

CAR's rebel strongman Michel Djotodia has accepted the outcome of a regional summit of the country’s crisis which called for the election of a new interim leader following last month’s coup.

Leaders won't recognise CAR 'president'

2013-04-03 22:20

African heads of state have decided that it is impossible to recognise rebel chief Michel Djotodia as president of Central African Republic, and want the country to elect a transitional president.

Ousted CAR leader 'says Chad aided rebels'

2013-04-03 07:48

The Central African Republic's recently toppled president Francois Bozize has accused neighbouring Chad of helping the Seleka rebel coalition that ousted him, according to a report.

Chad rebels say to resume fight

2013-03-22 11:06

Chadian rebels say they would take up arms again against President Idriss Deby after he failed to negotiate with them since they agreed to stop fighting more than two years ago.

Mali defends record against abuse claims

2013-03-13 08:05

Mali's interim president has defended the country's rights record against accusations by the UN that the military was guilty of atrocities against ethnic groups in the war-torn north.

13 Chad troops, 65 rebels killed in Mali

2013-02-23 08:46

Thirteen Chadian soldiers and 65 militants have been killed in a fierce battle in the mountainous Ifoghas region of northern Mali.

Chad troops secure Mali's Kidal

2013-02-05 20:11

Chadian troops have swarmed into the desert town of Kidal in northeastern Mali, securing the last Islamist bastion as global players met in Brussels to carve out a path back to stability.

Mali forces in control of Douentza

2013-01-22 13:25

Malian forces have taken control of the strategic town that was under extreme Islamist rule for four months, as the French-led military intervention pushes northward in its second week.

CAR: US troops to aid diplomat evacuation

2012-12-30 12:01

Fifty US troops have deployed to Chad to help evacuate US citizens and embassy personnel from the neighbouring Central African Republic's capital in the face of rebel advances toward the city.

CAR rebels say ready for talks

2012-12-20 20:26

Rebels in Central African Republic say they have halted their advance towards the capital and are open to peace talks.

AU and Chad press UN over Mali force

2012-12-04 22:22

The acting head of the African Union and the president of Chad have issued a joint call for the United Nations to rapidly authorise an intervention force for Islamist-held northern Mali.

UN warns over desert locust swarms

2012-10-23 22:45

The UN food agency has warned that desert locust swarms are likely to head to northwest Africa in the coming weeks, and urged teams armed with pesticides to protect crops from the pests.

Chad 'open to dialogue' over bishop exit

2012-10-13 22:59

Chad's government is willing to discuss an expulsion order for a bishop who apparently criticised the management of oil revenues, the Vatican's missionary news agency has reported.

SA sends aid to Niger

2012-09-07 13:58

SA is set to send its first consignment of humanitarian aid to Niger after it committed assistance to four Sahel region countries suffering from severe climatic conditions.

Floods, locusts add to Chad food crisis

2012-09-01 15:56

Chad has warned that flooding of vast fields of crops and locust infestations have added to a severe food crisis in a country already battling chronic malutrition.

Senegal willing to try Chadian ex-dictator

2012-07-20 22:14

Senegal says it is willing to try Chadian ex-dictator Hissene Habre for crimes against humanity after the International Court of Justice ruled he must be tried there or extradited.

Rebels seize hostages in CAR

2012-06-26 18:29

Officials and a witness say rebels took seven hostages when they attacked a French uranium plant in the Central African Republic.

C Africa, Chad discuss security threats

2012-05-07 08:50

Central African Republic President Francois Bozize and his Chadian counterpart Idriss Deby Itno have discussed security on their shared border at a meeting in Bangui, a joint statement says.

2011: Conflict uproots 3.5 million people

2012-04-19 18:05

Conflicts including the uprisings in the Arab world last year forced 3.5 million people to flee within their country, international monitors say.

Senegal committed to Habre trial

2012-03-17 08:19

Senegal has told the United Nations' highest court that it is committed to putting former Chad president Hissene Habre on trial.

 

Niger says Chad next Islamist target

2013-05-27 20:10

Niger's president says the attackers who bombed an army base and French-run uranium mine, leaving 38 people dead, entered his country from southern Libya.

Chad jets targeted Darfur rebels

2013-05-16 22:02

Chad's air force has targeted Sudanese rebels along the Darfur border after, a breakaway rebel leader reputedly backed by N'Djamena was killed, the insurgents have charged.

Chad emerges as African power broker

2013-05-08 10:42

Chad’s president, a survivor of countless rebellions, has stepped into a void left by Africa’s traditional heavyweights and turned his desert nation into a powerbroker as France disengages from its former colonies.

UN lists misconduct by peacekeepers

2013-04-19 09:13

The chief procurement officer in the UN peace-building mission in Sierra Leone has signed three contracts worth more than $2.7m in total, way in excess of his $50 000 per contract limit.

Chad to withdraw troops from Mali

2013-04-15 18:47

Chad's parliament has voted overwhelmingly for a gradual withdrawal of troops from Mali where 36 have died in a French-led campaign to oust armed Islamists from the north of the country.

Zuma pulling troops from CAR

2013-04-03 22:23
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South African troops will pull out of Central African Republic, President Jacob Zuma has told a regional summit on the post-coup crisis.

SA sends more troops to CAR - report

2013-04-03 08:43
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While government has come under fire for the way in which South African troops were deployed to the Central African Republic, it has emerged that SA has sent even more troops, fighter planes as well as transport planes to troubled central Africa.

Zuma arrives in Chad for summit

2013-04-03 07:08

President Jacob Zuma and three of his Cabinet ministers have arrived in N'Djamena, Chad, for a summit expected to focus on the restoration of order in the Central African Republic.

Poachers kill dozens of elephants

2013-03-19 22:16

Poachers killed at least 86 elephants in Chad last week, including 33 pregnant females and 15 calves.

Chad calls for rapid troop deployment

2013-02-27 21:08

Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno has urged the Malian army and West African force to speed up the deployment of troops to northern Mali.

Britain urges Chad to arrest Bashir

2013-02-17 09:22

Britain called on Chad on Saturday to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir while he visits N'Djamena for a regional summit and to hand him over to the International Criminal Court.

Mali crisis: Chad pledges 2 000 troops

2013-01-23 10:20

In pledging 2 000 desert-trained soldiers to fight Islamic extremists in Mali, Chad's president Idriss Deby looks set to carve out a role as a force for regional stability, analysts say.

Chad PM resigns

2013-01-21 18:53

Chadian President Idriss Deby has appointed chief of staff Djimrangar Dadnadji as the country's new prime minister following the resignation of Emmanuel Nadingar.

CAR rebels suspend fighting

2012-12-21 16:16

Rebels in the Central African Republic have suspended fighting to give talks with the government a chance, but will maintain their positions in the north, a spokesperson says.

Chad troops fight rebels in CAR

2012-12-19 11:31

Chadian troops have entered the neighbouring Central African Republic following an appeal from Bangui's president Francois Bozize after rebels seized a number of key towns, an official says.

N'Djamena mayor quizzed over corruption

2012-11-13 11:29

The mayor of Chadian capital N'Djamena has been taken into custody for questioning and has been suspended from his job following allegations of corruption, officials say.

Gunmen kidnap five aid workers in Niger

2012-10-15 14:43

Gunmen have abducted five aid workers – four from Niger and one from Chad – as well as a driver in south-eastern Niger, an official says.

Chad prisons severely overcrowded - AI

2012-09-10 22:41

Chad's prisons are severely overcrowded, detention conditions are inhumane and female inmates are exposed to rape, Amnesty International says.

Chadian rebel chief surrenders

2012-09-04 12:15

Chad's FPR rebel chief Abdel Kder Baba Ladde has surrendered to the Central African army and arrived in the capital Bangui, a military official says.

Senegal, AU seal deal on Habre trial

2012-08-23 15:12

Senegal and the African Union have finalised a deal on how to try Hissene Habre, a former Chadian dictator who is accused of ordering thousands of people to be tortured or killed.

Warlords 'keep child soldiers in slavery'

2012-07-11 08:58

More than 11 000 child soldiers were freed from military last year, but the UN belives hundreds of thousands around the world remain at the mercy of warlords like Thomas Lubanga.

Central African Republic villages attacked

2012-05-21 22:30

Assailants believed to be from Chad have burned down two villages in the neighbouring Central African Republic, killing three people.

In Chad, a donkey trek can save a life

2012-04-22 22:14

Amid a regional hunger crisis, mothers in Chad trek on donkeys to find food for their children.

SA intervenes in Sahel region

2012-03-21 22:12

South Africa will give humanitarian assistance to four core countries of the Sahel region, says the department of international relations.

1.5m kids face Sahel hunger disaster

2012-03-16 22:11

Up to 1.5 million children under 5 living in Africa’s Sahel region risk severe malnutrition if famine warnings are ignored, the UN says.

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