Chad

Officials in Chad have extended the transition period towards democratic elections and say they will keep Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on as head of state in the interim. Delegates also agreed for the military leader to be eligible to run…

Chad’s military government has signed a deal with more than 40 opposition groups to launch national peace talks later this month, although the main rebel outfit refused to take part. READ ALSO: Opposition groups in Chad to join Peace…

The trial of 6 Chadian opposition leaders set to start Monday in the capital will finally take place 300 km away in the city of Moussoro. If the leaders were jailed for disturbing public order during a demonstration which French-owned…

Chad’s appeal comes as a meeting between the AU chairperson, the chairman of the AU commission and the Russian President scheduled Friday. The African leaders will mediate the war in Ukraine and discuss the release of stocks of grain and…

A peaceful demonstration in Chad's capital city was dispersed by police, leading to dozens of protesters being injured. Fifteen minutes after the beginning of the march, video showed panicked crowds running from the scene as police began…

Chadian President, General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno,  has ended his first two-day visit to Brazzaville on Sunday. The Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, in his capacity as the current president of the Economic Community of Central…

The Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad have called on the United Nations and African Union to investigate an incident at a border post in which at least six Chadian soldiers were killed by Central African troops, a joint statement…

The African Union has called for an end to military rule in Chad whose president was killed by rebels. The army immediately announced that Idriss Déby's son would head a military council for 18 months before elections were held. The…

Polling stations opened in Chad on Sunday for a presidential election in which incumbent Idriss Deby is widely expected to extend his three-decade rule despite growing signs of popular discontent and criticism over his handling of oil…