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Chad joins worst regimes
afrol News, 7 May - Chad has been placed on a list of the world's most repressive regimes and societies, putting the country at par with China, Zimbabwe and Syria. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Environment - Nature
Sahel nations lose 1.7m ha land
afrol News, 28 April - On average each year, Sahelian countries lost 1.7 million hectares of arable land to desertification, environmental experts told journalists. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Human rights | Society
Food crisis alerted in West Africa
afrol News, 22 April - Despite the above-average cereal production across much of West Africa during the 2007/08 agricultural season, localized production deficits and above-normal price increases in some areas clearly signal early increases in food insecurity. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Senegal legalises Habré trial
afrol News, 9 April - Senegalese parliament has legalised the trial of the deposed Chadian dictator through constitutional amendments. Hissène Habré, who ruled Chad between 1982 and 1990, has been accused of committing gross violations of human rights. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights | Media
Chad press fights in unity
afrol News, 28 March - Chadian journalists have united in their fight against the decreeing of a law that censored press freedom by launching a "newspaper of newspapers" in the capital N'djamena on Friday. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Chad lifts emergency rule
afrol News, 18 March - Chadian authorities have announced lifting the nationwide state of emergency rule fueled by rebel attacks in the capital N'djamena in early February this year.
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Politics | Society | Human rights
UN hails Dakar Agreement
afrol News, 17 March - United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has hailed Chad and Sudan for their determination and commitment to normalise bilateral relations. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Chad, Sudan sign peace deal
afrol News, 14 March - The leaders of Chad and Sudan, Presidents Idriss Deby and Omar el-Bashir have again signed yet another agreement aimed at clearing the climate of mistrust and halting of five years of hostilities between the two neighbouring countries.
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Islam prohibits terrorism
afrol News, 14 March - The United Nations and the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) shared common views that terrorism and Islam have no linkages.
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Missing peacekeeper found dead
afrol News, 6 March - The remains of a missing French soldier with the European Union peacekeeping mission in Chad and the Central African Republic have been found in Sudan. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Chad media launch blackout
afrol News, 20 February - Three major Chadian newspapers - ‘Le Temps’, ‘L’Observateur’ and ‘N'Djamena info’ - have embarked on a news blackout in protest against a state of emergency that restricts media freedom. Unless the measure remains, the papers would ride on with the blackout. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Fury over missing leaders
afrol News, 19 February - The government of Chad has been confronted to explain the motive behind the illegal arrest, abduction and arbitrary detention of one of the three opposition leaders who disappeared during a fierce battle between troops loyal to the government and rebel forces in the capital N'Djamena on 3 February. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Chad probes missing politicians
afrol News, 14 February - A judicial inquiry has opened into the disappearances of three key opposition figures detained in the Chadian capital N'Djamena on 4 February, the Interior Minister Ahmat Mahamat announced. Read more
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» 11.02.2008 - Insecurity engulfs Chad media
» 07.02.2008 - AI fears secret arrests in Chad
» 06.02.2008 - Chad repulses rebellion
» 05.02.2008 - Chad rebels agree on ceasefire
» 04.02.2008 - Chad battles fierce rebellion
» 30.01.2008 - Zoë workers sent to prison
» 25.01.2008 - No Hissène Habré trial in 2008
» 27.12.2007 - Chad kidnappers convicted
» 14.12.2007 - Chad set for abduction trial
» 10.12.2007 - 10 face Chad child abduction
» 14.11.2007 - Students protest Chad abduction
» 02.11.2007 - Chad abduction embarases France
» 26.10.2007 - Chad, rebels sign truce
» 29.08.2007 - Chad: 40,000 anti-malaria nets for refugees
» 14.08.2007 - Global Fund lifts Chad’s grant suspension
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