Photos: Over 1,600 Sudanese flee South Kordofan in single day
Sudanese flee Kertala as RSF attacks in South Kordofan escalate, driving mass displacement across Sudan.
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Chad’s presidency attacked: Coup attempt, Boko Haram or ‘drunk’ fighters?
Assault on N’Djamena comes amid visit by China FM, withdrawal of French troops, and instability caused by armed groups.
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19 killed in assault on Chad presidential complex
At least 19 people have been killed in Chad where security forces said they had prevented an attack by armed fighters.
Published On 9 Jan 2025
Chad say military foiled armed assault on presidential complex, 19 killed
The attack came just hours after China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with government officials in the capital N’Djamena
Polls close in Chad’s contentious parliamentary election
Opposition boycotts vote for a new parliament, provincial assemblies and local councils, citing fears of vote rigging.
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Chad votes in first parliamentary election in over a decade: What to know
The Central African nation delayed elections citing financial challenges and the COVID pandemic.
Voting begins in Chad as opposition parties call for election boycott
Opposition parties urge Chadians to boycott the vote, calling it a sham aimed at entrenching the ruling party’s power.
France hands over first base in Chad during withdrawal from former colony
Chad’s army chief says French troops left in vehicles from base in the north of the country for the capital, N’Djamena.
Chad ends military cooperation with France
As Sahel nations move closer to Russia, Chad’s top diplomat says country is ‘very jealous of its sovereignty’.
Why is Hungary’s Orban sending soldiers to Chad?
An unlikely friendship is budding between Budapest and N’Djamena with the goal of stemming migration to Europe.
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Refugee chronicles: The long and lonely road from Sudan to northern France
Crossing desert and sea, facing pushbacks, racist attacks and homelessness; Sudanese refugees have endured them all.
