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Chad’s 262 protesters jailed after bloody crackdown
A court in a high-security desert prison in Chad has sentenced 262 people arrested during a bloody anti-regime protest in October to two to...
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Chad jails 260 pro-democracy protesters
A court in Chad has handed jail terms of up to three years to more than 260 people who were arrested after deadly protests...
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Chad: ‘A dozen soldiers’ killed by jihadists in the west
A "dozen soldiers" were killed Tuesday by jihadists who attacked an army post in western Chad, a presidential spokesman told AFP.The attack also caused...
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Chad’s two main opposition figures in hiding for safety
The two leaders of the main political opposition movements in Chad, Succès Masra and Max Loalngar have gone into hiding for their safety, three...
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Chad: President Déby appoints 104 more members to parliament
General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday appointed by decree 104 more members of his "parliament" as he leads Chad's two-year transitional government after...
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Violent clashes in Chad amid protests against junta
Violent clashes have erupted in Chad between police and protestors in the capital N'Djamena.
Reports say there have been a number of fatalities, and that...
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Chadian prime minister resigns to pave way for new government
Chad’s prime minister, Albert Pahimi Padacke, has resigned to pave the way for a new government after the Central African country pushed back elections...
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Chad military ruler, Gen Mahamat Déby, to be sworn in for two-year term
General Mahamat Déby, who is Chad's military ruler, will today, Monday, be sworn-in as the country's transitional president.This means he will be extending his...
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Chad: Forum names Deby transitional president
Chad's national forum, announced Saturday, that Mahamat Idriss Itno, who took over in April last year after his father demise would remain in power...
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Chad’s junta delays elections by two years, allows interim leader Deby to stay in power
Chad has adopted resolutions that push back democratic elections by two years and allow interim leader Mahamat Idriss Deby to stay in power and...
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