Tag: N’Djamena

Chad’s Deby defends decision to break ‘obsolete’ defense pact with Paris

December 4, 2024

Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Deby has defended his decision to break military ties with France and ask for the withdrawal of French troops, saying that ... Read More

Chad’s gov’t breaks off defense cooperation agreement with France

December 1, 2024

Chad's government is terminating a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, with its top diplomat saying his country has "grown up" and ... Read More

France to keep its troops in Chad amid apparent pre-election crackdown on opposition

March 8, 2024

France has said it will keep its 1,000 troops in junta-run Chad amid waning French influence after it was ousted from several African countries over ... Read More

Sudan expels three Chadian diplomats in response to expulsion of three Sudanese diplomats

December 18, 2023

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 ... Read More

First contingent of French troops withdrawn from Niger arrives in Chad

October 20, 2023

The first road convoy of French troops that were withdrawn from Niger following the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum arrived in Chad's capital on Thursday ... Read More

Curfew declared in Chadian towns after least 60 people killed in protests

October 21, 2022

A nighttime curfew has been declared in four Chadian cities after the military violently repressed banned protests took place on Thursday (20 October), killing at ... Read More

Chad declares state of emergency as floods leave millions in despair

October 20, 2022

Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby has declared a state of emergency over flooding that is affecting more than a million people in 636 localities in ... Read More

Cameroon, Chad truckers protest dangerous roads, govt ban on heavy-duty trucks

September 7, 2022

Hundreds of truckers have stopped working on Cameroon's border with Chad to protest a ban on heavy trucking into Chad, which depends on Cameroon for ... Read More

Chad: rebel leader Erdimi returns from exile as challenges to national dialogue persist

August 19, 2022

Exiled Chadian rebel leader Timan Erdimi has returned to his homeland after a decade in exile in Qatar for talks aiming to pave the way ... Read More

Morocco’s carrier suspends Casablanca-N’Djamena-Nairobi route to focus on profitable itinerary

March 7, 2019

Morocco’s national flagship carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has suspended its activities on the Casablanca-N’Djamena-Nairobi route with the airline saying it took the decision to ... Read More