Chad’s Mahamat Deby confirmed as winner of disputed presidential election | Elections News
Deby’s win prolongs the rule of the family that has had a firm grip on power for decades. Chad’s constitutional council has confirmed Mahamat Idriss…
Deby’s win prolongs the rule of the family that has had a firm grip on power for decades. Chad’s constitutional council has confirmed Mahamat Idriss…
Violence and questions of election-rigging, however, marred the provisional vote tally, which was announced earlier than expected. Military leader Mahamat Idriss Deby has won a…
Chadians head to the polls on Monday to elect a new president in what could be the nation’s most-watched election in three decades. The polls…
US official says Russian and US troops do not mingle at Airbase 101 as Moscow’s forces have deployed to a separate hanger. Russian military personnel…
Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, according to a UN report. Drug seizures have soared in the West…
Aid deliveries follow talks to reopen humanitarian corridors from Chad amid warnings that millions face acute hunger. The United Nations has begun distributing food in…
The central African country’s presidential election is set to take place in May. Authorities in Chad have cleared 10 candidates for this year’s long-awaited presidential…
The announcement comes days after the military chief’s main rival was killed in murky circumstances. Chad’s military leader has said that he will run in…
The announcement comes a day after heavy gunfire erupts in N’Djamena near the headquarters of Yaya Dillo’s party. Chadian opposition politician Yaya Dillo has been…
With women killed at alarming rates in Kenya, is the government doing enough to end gender-based violence? On January 27, thousands of protesters took to…
With geopolitical changes intensifying, Russia is steadily broadening influence by making economic investments, creating informal military bases and selling weapons to African countries. Under memorandum…
Succes Masra returned from exile in November after signing a reconciliation agreement with Chad’s military rulers. Chad’s transitional government has appointed former opposition leader Succes…
Millions of Chadians voted for a controversial new draft constitution last week, despite resistance from critics of the military government which accuse it of perpetuating…
Referendum held earlier this month has been approved by 86 percent of voters, say the officials. Chadians have voted in favour of a new constitution…
For the voters, the referendum marks a long-awaited return to civilian rule since the April 2021 military takeover. Chadians have started voting on a new…
Adré, Chad — Squatting on the sandy ground, a young girl is weaving grass stems into a roof. The tiny hut she is making is…
At the start of the 20th century, the region of Chad had come under the gaze of France as part of the so-called 'Scramble for…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it could be forced to stop providing humanitarian aid to more than one million people in Chad,…
The World Food Program warned Tuesday that a $185 million funding shortfall meant it would be forced to suspend assistance to internally displaced people and…
Food aid is due to stop in January in a country taking in hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sudan’s war. The United Nations World…