By Abdullah Bello (Abuja) President Bola Tinubu had congratulated the President-Elect of the Republic of Chad, Mahamat Déby, on his election victory. A statement says the president affirms that the successful conduct of elections in the nation underlines the commitment of the government and the Continue Reading
Chad’s interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby has signed a decree declaring a food and nutrition emergency. “This decision follows the constant deterioration of the food and nutritional situation this year and taking into account the growing risk to populations if no humanitarian aid…is provided,” read the decree. The plea for aid comes before a Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the international community to support Chad to conclude the transition from military to democratic government in a peaceful manner within the set time of 18 months. President Buhari spoke at the opening of the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) […]Continue Reading
Chad’s President Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said on state TV. On Monday, provisional results from the election on 11 April projected he would win a sixth term in office, with 80% of the vote. The government and parliament […]Continue Reading
A group of 44 prisoners died in one night in a prison in Chad because they were all kept in the same cell in 46C heat, an investigation has concluded. Prosecutors had suggested that the group were suspected Boko Haram militants and had taken poison to kill themselves. But the National Human Rights Commission said […]Continue Reading
Orólẹ̀èdè wa Nàijírìa, ilẹ̀ olóminira Niger àti orílẹ̀èdè Chad ti ńsisẹ́ lórí àkànse ètò láti fi se àtúnse ibùdó adágún odò Chad, kí ètò ìgbáyégbádùn ba lè wà fáwọn èèyàn tó wà lágbègbè adágún odò na. Ọga àgbà àjọ kan tí wọ́n ń pè ní National Agency for the great green wall, ọ̀mọ̀wé Bukar Hassan […]Continue Reading