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Chadian President Idriss Deby addresses a news conference at the close of the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, January 31, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Chad in the Eye of the Storm

by Sheikh Mohammed Horma | Aug 13, 2016 | Features

N’Djamena-After decades of civil wars, armed rebellions and divisions between the Christian south and the Muslim north, Chad began to witness several years ago a cautious stability after General Idriss Deby toppled president Hissen Habre. But despite the...

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Chadian President Idriss Deby, January 31, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Chad’s President Promises Fight against Terrorism in Fifth Term

by Sheikh Mohamed | Aug 11, 2016 | World

Nouakchott-Veteran President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad has promised “a relentless battle against terrorism everywhere it threatens our interests and our security.” However, he is facing internal challenges especially that the economic situation of the African country...

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Former Chad President Hissene Habre makes declarations to media as he leaves a court in Dakar, Senegal November 25, 2005. Reuters

Former Chad Leader Sentenced to Life over War Crimes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 31, 2016 | World

Dakar-The special court in Senegal has sentenced former Chad dictator Hissene Habre to life in prison after finding him guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes during his 1982-1990 rule. After the announcement of the verdict on Monday, a defiant Habre raised...

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Morocco Says it Thwarted Plot Similar to May 16, 2003 Attacks

by Latifa Al-Arosni | May 14, 2016 | Middle East

Rabat-Morocco’s authorities have thwarted a “dangerous” terrorist plot similar to the May 16 events that Casablanca witnessed in 2003. The Interior Ministry announced on Friday the arrest of a Chadian national affiliated with ISIS and unraveled a...

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A screen-grab taken on July 13, 2014 from a video released by the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram and obtained by AFP shows the leader of the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau. (AFP)

Extremists seize multinational base on Nigeria–Chad border

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2015 | World

Bauchi, AP—Boko Haram Islamic extremists have seized the headquarters of a multinational military force near Nigeria’s border with Chad, just days after foreign troops abandoned the base, according to a community leader and residents who took to canoes to...