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Chad’s Prime Minister Succes Masra announced Sunday he will not take his monthly salary that, he said, will be converted into scholarships for the promotion of excellence in 23 regions of the country. “I’m giving up my Prime Minister’s salary entirely. Every job deserves a salary, they say, but I don’t feel I’m working. I […]
At least 900 Chadian fighters of the rebel coalition known as Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) have returned home from Libya as part of 2022 Doha Peace Accord signed with the regime of the transitional leader Mahamat Idriss Déby. General Mahamat Nouri Allatchi, founder of the coalition, welcomed Tuesday January 2 the […]
Succes Masra, Chad’s new Prime Minister, has presented a new cabinet of 41 ministers including 8 new comers, one day after his appointment by the country’s transitional leader, Mahamat Idriss Déby. Masra officially took office Tuesday January 2 in a ceremony attended by outgoing transitional Prime Minister, Saleh Kebzabo who led the administration for 14 […]
Mahamat Charfadine Margui, Chad’s Minister of Public Security, banned Wednesday a demonstration planned this Thursday December 28 by a political party in front of the French military base in the country. The sit-in, called for by Le Front Populaire pour la Fédération [Popular Front for the Federation], is illegal because it does not abide by […]
86% of Chadians have voted in favor of a controversial new draft constitution, the government commission that organized it has announced, despite resistance from critics who say the referendum was merely designed to help cement the power of junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby. Chad’s military authorities have described the vote as a vital stepping-stone to […]
Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger have welcomed the international initiative announced by King Mohammed VI to enable these African landlocked countries have access to the Atlantic Ocean, a project that will transform the economies of these countries and the entire region. The supportive stand was voiced Saturday in Marrakesh by the Foreign Ministers of […]
Sudan Sunday December 17 ordered three Chadian diplomats to leave the country within 72 hours after the central African country on Saturday also expelled four Sudanese diplomatic officials Saturday over baseless accusation of interference in the internal armed conflict that has crippled the country. The Sudanese foreign ministry, according to the Sudanese state-run news agency, […]
The two remaining members of West Africa’s G5 Sahel alliance — Chad and Mauritania — have indicated they were paving the way to dissolving the anti-jihadist grouping after the other three founding countries left, citing the failure “to achieve its objectives.” In a joint statement released on Wednesday (6 December), Chad and Mauritania said they […]
Chad and Hungary signed Thursday December 7 multiple agreements in many areas including military and health in view of bolstering bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The deals were signed by Chad’s top diplomat Saleh Annadif and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó, local media ‘Alwihda info’ reports. They cover areas such as military, education, health, […]
The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their countries would follow Mali in quitting the G5 international anti-jihadist force in Africa’s Sahel region, the latest blow to the fight against insurgents in one of the world’s most troubled, conflict-torn areas. Leaders of the five countries involved in G5 Sahel agreed to deploy […]