Gen. James C. McConville

Sudanese civilians demand weapons

More than 700,000 people have been displaced by the war in Sudan, the United Nations announced Tuesday, and no solution to the conflict is emerging in Saudi Arabia, where negotiations between belligerents have stalled since Sunday. As looting and fighting continued for the 25th consecutive day in Khartoum, hundreds of Beja tribesmen demonstrated in Port […]

Rabat & N’Djamena Discuss Partnership & South-South Cooperation

Morocco and Chad have discussed ways of strengthening cooperation and building a “model South-South” partnership serving the interests of the two countries. The Moroccan-Chadian cooperation roadmap was at the center of talks held Wednesday in Rabat between Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and Chadian peer Abdoulay Sabri Fadoul. The two officials voiced their countries’ determination […]

Kidnappings for ransom soar in ‘triangle of death’, worsening insecurity in west Africa

For over 20 years, kidnappings for ransom have plagued the border regions where Chad, Cameroon and the Central African Republic meet, but the lack of an effective response from the Chadian state raises fears of a regional security crisis affecting its neighboring countries. The kidnappings have become a scourge in southwest Chad, with over 1,500 […]