Tag Archives: Chad
(Reuters) – After a crackdown pushed them out of Nigeria’s northern cities, Islamist militant group Boko Haram have regrouped, rearmed and are staging a bold comeback that has already allowed them to seize control over parts of the northeast. Using … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abdul Ahmed Ningi, Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram, Borno State, Chad, IndepthAfrica, Lake Chad, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria
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Suspected members of the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram armed with machineguns laid siege on the north-eastern town of Bama on Tuesday, freeing over 100 prison inmates and leaving 55 people dead, the military said. Around 200 heavily armed members … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Abubakar Shekau, Ansaru, Boko Haram, Borno State, Chad, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria
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By Eric Reeves* To understand the surging violence in Darfur over the past year, a lengthy and highly authoritative “unofficial” report covering most of 2011, from former members of the UN Panel of Experts on Sudan (Darfur), is critically important. … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Special Reports, Sudan
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Tagged Chad, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, IRIN, Khartoum, Radio Dabanga, Sudan, UNAMID, United Nations
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Chad was supposed to be the backbone of the African-led force in Mali. And, until now, that’s exactly what it has been, providing the only African soldiers trained and trusted for combat operations in the tricky desert war against experienced … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed
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Tagged Central African Republic, Chad, France, Idriss Déby, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, United Nations
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Mobhare Matinyi, thecitizen In the past three decades the Central African Republic (CAR) has moved from being a dictatorship to a failing state, then from a failing state to a failed state and ultimately a phantom state. The CAR is … read more »
The deposed leader of the Central African Republic, Francois Bozize, claims special forces from Chad attacked South African troops in Bangui last month, placing president Zuma in a curious position as he visits Ndjamena, the Chadian capital on Wednesday. By … read more »
(Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma will attend a summit of central African heads of state in Chad on Wednesday which will consider responses to the rebel takeover in Central African Republic. The South African leader was invited by … read more »
DAKAR, Senegal — Chad’s military said Saturday that its soldiers in Mali had killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the mastermind of the January seizure of an Algerian gas plant that left at least 37 foreign hostages dead. Mr. Belmokhtar’s death was announced … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Mali, North Africa, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Algeria, Belmokhtar, Chad, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Osama bin Laden, United States
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WASHINGTON, February 27, 2013Statement Patrick Ventrell Acting Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 26, 2013 The United States is deeply concerned that, ten years after the outbreak of war in Darfur, the Darfuri people continue to suffer … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Press Releases, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, Chad, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, Sudan, Sudan People's Armed Forces, Sudanese government, United States, War in Darfur
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By Stephen Lamoney As Côte d’Ivoire takes a major step towards ensuring accountability for grave crimes by joining the International Criminal Court (ICC), Chad is once again failing to live up to its obligations as a member of the Court … read more »
Posted in Article, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Al-Bashir, Chad, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, List of heads of state of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, United Nations Security Council
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Temsamani said The 13th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States will take place in Morocco. This decision was taken at the extraordinary session of the Conference of Heads of … read more »
Posted in Article, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Arab Maghreb Union, Chad, Community of Sahel-Saharan States, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Morocco, Ndjamena, Sahel
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Central African Republic’s government and rebels have agreed to a temporary ceasefire deal, two rebel sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Thursday. One of the sources, present at the negotiations in Gabon’s capital Libreville, said Central African … read more »
The influential Forbes Magazine, has listed the country as ranking high in global index for habouring one of the world’s saddest people, saying the country’s leadership must move from corrupt practices and official profligacy to render quality leadership to the … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Angola, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Liberia, Nigeria, saddest nations in the world, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe news
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The influential Forbes Magazine, has listed the country as ranking high in global index for habouring one of the world’s saddest people, saying the country’s leadership must move from corrupt practices and official profligacy to render quality leadership to the … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Angola, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic, Indepth Africa Magazine, Liberia, Nigeria, Nigeria news, nigeria saddest nation, Nigerian news, Sierra Leone
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A government minister in the Central African Republic on Wednesday called for French soldiers stationed there to intervene as rebels closed in on the capital having passed the last major town to the north. The appeal for help came as … read more »
A top Boko Haram leader has been killed after a weekend of violence against Christians in the north of Nigeria, military officials said on Monday. A spokesperson of the army in the northwestern Borno State, Sagir Mus, reported that Abdulkareem … read more »
(IRIN) – Refugee crises appear to come and go. In 2011, all eyes were on the Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya as it received hundreds of thousands of Somalis fleeing famine and conflict. This year, attention has shifted to … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Chad, Dadaab, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, somali news, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, sudanese news, UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Mekki Elmograbi CPA or Naivasha Agreement divided Sudan into “two Sudans” but it has put the end for 25-year bloody civil war. It seems that 6-years interim period from 2005-2011 before the independence of South Sudan didn’t solve all suspended … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Asmara, Chad, Deng Alor, Eritrea, eritrean news, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, South Sudan, Sudan
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Senegal and the African Union say they’ve finalized a deal on how to try a former Chadian dictator who is accused of ordering thousands of political opponents to be tortured or killed. The move comes about a month after preliminary … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Senegal, West Africa
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, African Union, Chad, Habre, Hissène Habré, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Court of Justice, reuters africa news, Senegal, Senegalese government
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“Didn’t you hear that last week there was fighting in Darfur!” said Saleh Souleyman, a refugee from Darfur as we sit in the shade in his small compound in Djabal refugee camp, near Goz Beida, eastern Chad to escape the … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, Chad, News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, Chad, Darfur, East Africa, George Clooney, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Khalil Ibrahim, Khartoum, map africa, map of africa, Mia Farrow, news, news in africa, North Africa, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, travel to africa, West Africa
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Boris DOLGOV On July 20 the UN International Court of Justice ruled on the case of former President of the Republic of Chad Hissen Habre, who is in exile in Senegal. According to the ruling this country must either extradite … read more »
Posted in Boris DOLGOV, Columnist, Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged African Union, Belgium, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, International Court of Justice, Muammar Gaddafi, Senegal
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Officials and a witness say rebels took seven hostages when they attacked a French uranium plant in the Central African Republic. A resident in Bakouma said Tuesday that hundreds of rebels attacked the Areva plant on Sunday and took computers … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, African news, Areva, Bakouma, Bangui, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, Central African Republic, Chad, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, josephkony, latest africa news, List of diplomatic missions of France, Lord Resistance Army, map africa, map of africa, news, news 24, news in africa, North Africa, South Africa, south african news, travel to africa, West Africa
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Thirteen people were killed in a second day of clashes between Libyan soldiers and tribesmen in the remote southeast, a security official said, highlighting the challenges the new government still faces in imposing its authority. Violence erupted in the early … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Chad, IndepthAfrica, Kufra, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Sahara, Sudan, Tibu, Tripoli
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By Celeste Hicks It’s two years since I was last in Chad after a long stint as the BBC correspondent. Not long enough to forget a place you might think, but when I arrived recently in N’Djamena the sweltering dead … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, Chad, News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Boko Haram, Chad, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Ndjamena, Niamey, Sahel, Sudan, World Bank
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Alexander MEZYAEV Not long ago the International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a noteworthy ruling. Formally it was related to two African states – Malawi and Chad visited by president of Sudan Omar al-Bashir. Their fault was not so much … read more »
Posted in Alexander MEZYAEV, Article, Columnist
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bashir, Chad, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Libya, Malawi, Milosevic, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan
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At least 10,000 people have fled northern Nigeria for neighbouring Niger and Chad to escape a military sweep targeting members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram, officials said on Thursday. Niger’s government said that at least 10,000 of its citizens … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Boko Haram, Chad, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Taliban, Thursday
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Bangui – Chadian rebels have robbed about 40 people including a local government official of their belongings in attacks in the Central African Republic, police told AFP on Saturday. FPR rebels loyal to general Baba Ladde attacked the group travelling … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Chad, Daily News Wrap, News
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Tagged Bangui, Central African Republic, CFA franc, Chad, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Rebellion, Sudan
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Chad’s President Idriss Deby sacked two senior ministers after a joint-venture refinery deal with China National Petroleum went sour, according to a presidential decree announced over state radio late on Friday. The oil-producer nation last week said it suspended the … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Chad, News
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Tagged African Development Bank, Chad, China, China National Petroleum Corporation, CNPC, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, List of countries by oil production, Refinery
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Majete Wildlife Reserve – Antelope, elephants, leopards and lions are grazing and reproducing again in a reserve in Malawi, resurrected through a repopulation project of biblical proportions. In only eight years, South African NGO African Parks Network reintroduced over 2 … read more »
New York – The International Criminal Court on Thursday criticised Malawi and Chad for failing to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during visits to those countries. Al-Bashir was charged in 2009 with war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes of … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Chad, East Africa, Malawi, News
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Tagged African Union, Chad, Darfur, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, List of heads of state of Sudan, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Malawi, Omar al-Bashir
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