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The Chad News Archive
The Charcoal Challenge in Chad
- The Guardian (5/30/12)
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Nelly Benoudjita's eyes sparkle behind her horn-rimmed glasses as she stirs a huge vat of boiling oil,...more
Chadian Shoots at French Soldiers
- AFP (5/9/12)
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A man thought to be a Chadian soldier shot at two French soldiers as they left a military base near the capital N'Djamena...more
Malnutrition in Chad Escalates
- All Africa (4/4/12)
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As malnutrition reaches emergency levels across the Sahel with at least one million children at risk...more
Chadian Rebels Set Eyes on N'Djamena
- AFP (2/15/12)
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A Chadian rebel group based in the Central African Republic claimed Tuesday its forces were preparing an offensive...more
African Highway Crosses Chad
- Afrique En Ligne (1/26/12)
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The 8,715 km trans-African highway linking Dakar (Senegal) to Djibouti (Djibouti) will traverse 10 West...more
Chad, China, and the Oil Refinery
- Reuters (1/24/12)
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Chad has suspended an oil refinery agreement with partner China National Petroleum Corp....more
Chad's First Local Elections
- AFP (1/22/12)
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Voters in Chad went to the polls on Sunday for the first local elections in the central African country's history...more
Libyan Investment in Chad Dries Up
- France24 (11/22/11)
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The revolution in Libya has had one little-mentioned side effect: the end of economic co-operation between the wealthy oil state and its neighbour, Chad...more
Chad Public Service Workers Strike
- Reuters (11/15/11)
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Chad's government has
agreed to raise public sector wages sharply over the next three
years...more
N'Djamena Students Protest
- News24 (11/10/11)
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Students protesting failed payment of their grants in Chad's capital Thursday clashed with police...more
Fuel Prices Soar in Chad
- Reuters (10/19/11)
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Chad has raised the price of
locally produced and refined fuel products...more
Chad Refinery Suspends Output
- Reuters (9/30/11)
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Chad's first oil refinery, a joint venture with China National Petroleum Company, has suspended production...more
Chad Plans for Natural Disasters
- Coastweek Kenya (8/11/11)
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A committee led by
Chad's Prime Minister Emmanuel Nadjigar on Friday
came up with a new action plan to fight natural
disasters...more
Chad's Deby Vows War on Corruption
- AFP (8/8/11)
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Idriss Deby Itno vowed to battle corruption as he was sworn in as president of Chad for a new five-year term on Monday...more
Sudan's Bashir in Chad for Inauguration
- AFP (8/7/11)
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Sudan president Omar al Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, arrived in Chad...more
Chad Issues $232 million Bond
- Reuters (7/21/11)
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Chad's first local-currency bond was over-subscribed and the Central African nation raised 107.6 billion CFA francs...more
Chad Starts First Refinery
- Reuters (6/29/11)
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Chad has become energy independent with the startup of its first refinery, oil minister...more
Chad Ends Use of Child Soldiers
- UN News Centre (6/14/11)
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A senior United Nations official today hailed the action plan signed by the Government of Chad to end the use of children by the country's security forces...more
Rebel Leader Arrested in Chad
- AFP (6/8/11)
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A former rebel leader was arrested a day after returning to Chad despite his promise...more
New Cinemas Open in Chad
- Variety (6/4/11)
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Nearly two decades after its screen went dark, the last of African nation Chad's movie theaters...more
Cholera Outbreak Hits Chad
- Reuters (6/2/11)
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The death toll from an
outbreak of cholera in Chad has risen above 100...more
Kenya Airways to Provide Chad Flights
- Business Daily (5/25/11)
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Kenya Airways (KQ) will start flying to Chad's capital N'djamena from the 19th of next month,...more
Chad President Deby Wins Poll
- VOA (5/10/11)
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Provisional results from voting in Chad show the president winning re-election in a poll...more
Chad Elections Boycotted
- Reuters (4/28/11)
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Turnout for Chad's presidential poll was less than 51 percent, international election observers said...more
Libya War Affects Chadians, Says Chad Government
- Reuters (4/4/11)
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Chad on Sunday called on coalition forces to protect its citizens in rebel-held areas in Libya...more
Ruling Party Wins Chad Elections
- AFP (3/1/11)
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The party of Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno and its allies won an absolute majority of national assembly...more
Chad Elections Run Smoothly
- Reuters (2/14/11)
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Chad's first parliamentary election in eight years went ahead smoothly on Sunday despite...more
Chadian Army Fights along Border
- Reuters (12/1/10)
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Chad's military repelled rebels from a key border town in northern Central African Republic this week...more
Chadian Youth Become Photographers
- TTKN News (10/13/10)
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A group of Chadian youth will have a unique opportunity to document their experiences...more
Cholera Outbreak in Chad Kills 41
- AFP (9/4/10)
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Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has...more
Torrential Flooding in Chad
- Peace FM Online (8/3/10)
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At least three people have died in floods throughout Chad. President Idriss Deby in late July visited Faya-Largeau,...more
Wanted Sudanese Leader Arrives in Chad
- CNN (7/22/10)
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The International Criminal Court issued its second arrest warrant al-Bashir just last week....more
Chad Oxfam Worker Released
- AFP (6/15/10)
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A dual-national Swiss and British Oxfam aid worker arrived in the Chad capital Wednesday...more
Chadian Army Clashes with Rebels
- Washington Post (4/29/10)
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Chad's government says its army killed more than 100 rebels and lost nine soldiers...more
Talks to Open on UN Peacekeeping Mission to Chad
- AFP (3/22/10)
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Talks were due to start on Wednesday between a UN delegation and the Chadian authorities on...more
Sudan Starts Freeing 57 Rebels After Peace Pact
- Reuters (2/24/10)
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The move is the first concrete step in a rapprochement between the government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)...more
Sudan and Chad to End Hostilities
- BBC (2/10/10)
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Sudan says it is ready for a full normalisation of relations with neighbouring Chad...more
Chad Requests MINURCAT Non-Renewal
- Reuters (1/18/10)
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Chad has asked the United Nations not to renew the mandate of the world body's mission...more
Cambodian Troops Deploy to Chad
- UPI (11/19/09)
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The United Nations said Thursday 42 Cambodian troops have arrived in Chad to provide...more
Chad Expels Cameroon Editor
- Afrol News (10/17/09)
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Chadian authorities have expelled the editor of the privately-owned weekly La Voix published...more
Chad Deplores Slow Deployment of UN Peacekeeping Mission
- UN (9/28/09)
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Chad today deplored the delay in deploying the full United Nations peacekeeping mission to its...more
Tens of Thousands Left Homeless
- Amnesty International (9/8/09)
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Government security forces in Chad have demolished 3,700 homes and businesses in the capital city of N'Djamena...more
CNPC, Chad Sign Deal for N'Djamena Refinery
- Oil & Gas Journal (8/31/09)
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China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) plans to start the first refinery in Chad...more
Native of Chad Spreads Music, Gospel
- The Charleston Gazette (8/29/09)
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Playing the song "Solal," Prince Luc begins to strum his acoustic guitar at a slow...more
Chad Aid Workers Missing After Robbery
- Reuters (8/6/09)
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N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said two of its workers in Chad were missing...more
Chad's Domestic Crisis in Relation to Darfur
- All Africa (7/27/09)
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Less than a week after Chad and Sudan inked a formal agreement to set aside their differences...more
Chad Air Raid Did Not Affect Sudanese
- Reuters (7/21/09)
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N'DJAMENA, July 21 (Reuters) - Chad's armed forces did not attack Sudan's army...more
EU, AU urged to mediate in Chad-Sudan crisis
- Afrique en ligne (7/18/09)
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Chad - The Monitoring Committee for Peace and Reconciliation in Chad has recommended...more
UBA to Open Office in Chad
- Afrique en ligne (7/15/09)
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The United Bank for Africa (UBA) will open its head office in Ndjamena, Chad...more
Chadian President Supports Refilling of Lake Chad
- Afrique en ligne (7/7/09)
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Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno has urged countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LTBC)...more
Sudan Rebels Use Chad Camps
- BBC News (7/7/09)
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A BBC reporter in Chad has seen armed Sudanese rebels openly driving through Oure Cassoni...more
China Begins Chad Oil Pipeline
- The Straits Times (7/4/09)
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N'DJAMENA (Africa) - CHINA'S largest energy producer, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), on Wednesday began work on a major oil...more
US Envoy to Meet Darfur's Rebels
- BBC (6/29/09)
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The US envoy for Sudan, Scott Gration, is due to meet Darfur rebel leaders...more
Chad to Institute
- Afrique en ligne (6/24/09)
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Chadian President Idriss Deby is to institute a prize for the protection of the nature in Chad, according...more
Refugees to U.S. for Resettlement
- VOA (6/23/09)
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A group of 11 refugees left the Chadian capital N'Djamena by air on Sunday to be resettled...more
Chad's former president Felix Maloum Ngakoutou die
- Afrique en ligne (6/13/09)
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Chad's former president, General Felix Maloum Ngakoutou, died on Friday of heart attack in...more
Germany Gives Chad 4.8 Mission FCFA
- Afrique en ligne (6/8/09)
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Chadian Minister of Economic Planning and Cooperation, Moussa Mactar, and the Ambassador of Germany...more
N'Djamena Cinema Festival Ends
- Afrique en ligne (6/7/09)
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Chad - The third edition of the Euro-African festival cinema ended here on Saturday...more
Chadians Adapt to Food Crisis
- BBC News (6/1/09)
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Hungry people in the central African nation of Chad have raised an old culinary fad...more
Sudan Army Activity along Chadian Border
- BBC News (5/29/09)
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Sudan says more than 60 people were killed during the fighting with the rebel...more
Belgium Attempts to Acquire Habre from Senegal
- AllAfrica.com (5/28/09)
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has turned down a request that it order...more
Child Soldiers from Sudan Held in Chad
- IRIN (5/27/09)
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Sudan accuses Chad of air attacks
- China View (5/22/09)
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Sudan accuses Chad of sending troops to aid rebels
- Reuters (5/18/09)
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Chad president vows to wipe out rebels 'in pay of
- AFP (5/16/09)
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Chadian troops 'have defeated rebel forces'
- AFP (5/10/09)
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Chad declares victory over rebels
- AFP (5/9/09)
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Chad: 125 rebels killed in eastern battle
- AP (5/8/09)
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Fighting Erupts in Eastern Chad
- BBC News (5/7/09)
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Chad says rebel attack defeated
- BBC News (5/7/09)
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AU voices concern over Chad rebel foray
- AFP (05/06/09)
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Chad Foreign Min Says No Need For French Military
- Dow Jones Newswires (05/06/09)
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Rebels, military 'clash in Chad'
- AFP (05/06/09)
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Kidnapping Along the Chad/Sudan Border
- Reuters Canada
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Chad Rebels Forecast Offensive
- Independent Online
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Chadian Government to Build Museum
- Afrique en ligne
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Chad Government Makes Deal with Exxon
- Africa Intelligence
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Security Council Weighs in on Chad Force
- Relief Web
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UN in - EURFOR out
- Reuters UK
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Lawlessness and Banditry in Eastern Chad
- The Guardian
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Austrian defense minister hails success of EU miss
- austriantimes.at
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Aid Agencies in Chad on High Alert
- IRIN
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Drunk Shoots Chad Minister
- Reuters UK
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Neighboring Sudan riveted by indictment of Beshir
- AFP
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