Chad

The Chadian contingent deployed in the three border zones (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso) by 1,200 men has halved. The reason given by the Chadian authorities is a strategic reassignment to make the G5 Sahel force more operational in the theater for operations against terrorism. Does this withdrawal leave a void on the ground? Not…

Chad announced this Saturday, August 21, that it had withdrawn half of its troops deployed in February within the G5 Sahel's anti-jihadist force in the so-called "three borders" area, the border areas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. An announcement by the Chadian government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah, which minimizes this withdrawal.…

The opposition's Wakit Tama coalition once again called for taking to the streets of the Chadian capital on Saturday morning, August 21, to challenge the military's handling of the transition. A request had been submitted to the authorities, but the authorities only approved the march for three organizations that had officially signed the request. This created some uncertainty, and the opposition ended…

In Chad, Romadoumngar Félix Nialbe, the leader of the opposition before Idriss Déby's death, withdraws from the National Dialogue Organizing Committee. He announced this in a letter to the Transition Minister, on 19 August. Romadoumngar Félix Nialbe, President of the Union for Renewal and Democracy (URD), makes sure that he…

Between municipal clashes have left at least 32 dead and 74 injured in the Far North of Cameroon, near the border with Chad, thousands of people have fled to Chad or inside Cameroon according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Today, calm has returned but the situation is still difficult for the refugees. At the…

In Chad, the organizing committee for the "inclusive national dialogue" - which should lead to the elections and end the transitional period - was set up on Saturday 14 August. It consists of about 70 members and is therefore responsible for organizing the national dialogue at the end of the year. For the critics heard, Saleh Kebzabo answers step by step.…

Almost 11,000 refugees from Cameroon have arrived in Chad in the city of Oundouma. Clashes between communities that started last week in northeastern Cameroon have forced many civilians to flee. The latest report from these clashes shows at least 12 dead and 48 injured in Cameroon and therefore thousands of displaced people…

Fifteen people have been killed in an attack in western Niger less than two weeks after 33 people were killed by suspected jihadists in the same area, officials said on Wednesday. The Interior Ministry said in a…

According to the roadmap, adopted on Thursday, July 29, 2021, by the Council of Ministers, the inclusive national dialogue is planned for the end of the year. But to make the transition to fear, the government needs the money. More than 840 billion CFA francs, that is the cost of the measures to be implemented at the end of the transition. The roadmap, adopted on Thursday by the Council of Ministers, indicates that the Government's objectives during this transition will be to strengthen security, organize a national…

Where did Tom Erdimi go? The first chief of staff of Idriss Deby Itno and former coordinator of the oil project, before moving into the opposition where he was considered the gray prominent uprising led by his twin brother Timane Erdimi. He has been missing since 2020. His family is now trying to find him. Her family assures…