By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 07 November 2006 Chad's government is reporting new clashes between non-Arab and Arab communities, amid fears such violence is spreading in the region. Chadian President Idriss Deby pays his respects in Ndjamena to the late de...
By Jordan Davis Dakar 23 October 2006 Chad's government says it has regained control of two eastern villages after rebel advances on Sunday. Meanwhile, several Chadian rebel groups appear to have reached a new unity accord. Humanitarian workers in E...
By Nico Colombant N'Djamena and Abidjan 19 May 2006 watch Chad's Election Chadian president Idriss Deby (file picture) Chad's embattled President Idriss Deby, who faces a surging rebellion on several...
By Franz Wild Abidjan 15 May 2006 Opposition groups in Chad are rejecting election results that show President Idriss Deby won a third elected five-year term. They say the vote was characterized by fr...
By Joe Bavier N'Djamena 02 May 2006 A day before elections in Chad, tension is mounting amid fears of violence and possible attacks on polling stations, following a rebel threat to disrupt the electio...
By Raymond Thibodeaux N'Djamena 27 April 2006 Less than three years after Chad starting shipping its oil, there is growing resentment and even hostility toward Chad's government, widely perceived here...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 April 2006 A little girl washes clothes outside her shack at the Iridimi refugee camp near Iriba in eastern Chad (File photo - Sept. 25, 2004) The UN High Commissioner for Re...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 13 April 2006 The U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan have condemned the rebel offensive in Chad. Diplomats expressed concern about the rebels' link...
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 12 April 2006 Rebels in eastern Chad have stepped up their campaign to overthrow President Idriss Deby, leading a week of attacks that have raised concerns among aid organization...
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 15 March 2006 Chad's security forces are reporting they foiled an overnight coup plot against President Idriss Deby Itno. They say there was an attempt to shoot dwn his plane...