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Tension in Chad ahead of President Idriis Deby's fifth term

Chad's President Idriss Deby is set to be sworn in Monday for a fifth term in power, facing persistent resistance from an opposition t...

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Court sentences ex-Chadian dictator, Habre to life in prison

A special court in Senegal sentenced former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to life in prison on Monday for war crimes, crimes against huma...

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VIDEO: Scenes From Historic Trial of Former Chadian Dictator

The trial of Hissene Habré was the first in the world in which the courts of one country prosecuted the former ruler of another.

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Chad: President Idriss Deby wins 5th re-election

Chadian Electoral Commission said President, Idriss Deby, has won an overwhelming victory in the April 10 election, extending his 26-year ...

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Former Chadian President To Faces Trial Over War Crimes

The war crimes trial of Chadian former President Hissene Habre, will resume on Monday in Senegal’s capital, Dakar. The trial which, comes ...

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10 Boko Haram Members Executed By Firing Squad In Chad

Chad executed 10 alleged members of Nigeria-based Islamist group, Boko Haram, by firing squad on Saturday, a day after they were found g...

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We Are Winning The War Against Boko Haram - President Of Chad Claims

Chad's president Idriss Deby declared on Tuesday that efforts to combat neighbouring Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadists had succeeded...

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15 People Killed As Suicide Bomber Strikes In Chad

According to reports, a suicide bomber targeted N'Djamena's central market killing at least 15 people and injuring numerous other...

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Boko Haram Kill 26 Civilians In Chad By Slitting Their Throats

Suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed 26 people in night attacks on two villages on Lake Chad over the weekend, Chadian officials hav...

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CHAD: Muslims Divide Over Government's Ban On Wearing Of Veil In Chad

Chad's decision to ban women from wearing the Islamic veil, which came two days after bloody suicide bombings hit the capital, has d...

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BOKO HARAM: More Than 23 People Killed In Chad Suicide Bomb Attack

Suicide bombers on motorcycles simultaneously attacked two buildings including the national police academy in Chad's capital on Mond...

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Chadian President Denies Knowing Boko Haram Leader's Whereabouts

A few months ago, president of Chad, Idris Deby, stated that he knew the whereabouts of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, and has urged ...

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Nigeria's Boko Haram Militants Attack Chad For First Time

Nigerian Boko Haram militants have carried out an attack on Chad overnight, the first such assault on Chadian soil, officials say. Figh...

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'109 Boko Haram Fighters Dead' After Attack

Boko Haram launched its first major attack in Niger on Friday, triggering a forceful response from regional troops who claimed to have kille...

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Chadian Forces Retake Border Town From Boko Haram

Chadian forces scored a key victory over Nigeria's Boko Haram on Tuesday, wresting control of the border town of Gamboru within hours of...

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Chad Army Says Kills 120 Boko Haram Militants In Cameroon

Chadian forces have killed 120 militants from Boko Haram in a battle in the north of neighbouring Cameroon that began when the insurgents at...

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Boko Haram Attacks Send 14,000 Nigerians Fleeing To Chad

 More than 14 000 people fleeing Boko Haram violence in northeast Nigeria have streamed into Chad since the beginning of 2015, according to ...

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Chadian Peacekeeper Killed In Attack On UN Base In Northern Mali

Suspected Islamist militants attacked a UN base in northern Mali with car bombs and rockets on Saturday, killing one Chadian member of the U...

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Nigeria Detains Russian Cargo Plane With Military Shipment To Chad

Nigeria detained a Russian cargo plane and its French-speaking crew on Saturday after it made an unauthorised landing in the northern city o...

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Nigerian Terrorist Group Boko Haram Casts Shadow Over Chad's Economy

Though Chad has so far been spared from an attack by Boko Haram, the fact the Islamist militants are so close and so dangerous has been bad ...

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