Chad’s public prosecutor seeking two-year prison for six opposition leaders. They have been charged with disturbing public order and destruction of property. The junta dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution Chad’s public prosecutor On Monday announced that he was seeking two-year prison terms for six opposition leaders arrested following violent anti-French protests last month. “We … Read more
No civilian should hold a weapon of war,” General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. The discovery of gold in the Tibesti 10 years ago sparked a rush of miners. Fighting broke out between gold miners and security forces. After 100 people were killed in armed skirmishes in the region, Chad’s ruling junta initiated a “all-out disarming … Read more
The government calls on all national and international partners to help. The United Nations has warned that 5.5 million people in Chad. The WFP in March estimated that 2.1 million Chadians face “severely food crisis” Chad declared a “food emergency” on Thursday, pleading with the international community to assist the impoverished landlocked country. The appeal … Read more
Around 100 people have died in clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya Brahim said on Monday. Violence broke out on May 23 at Kouri Bougoudi near the Libyan border, sparked by a “mundane dispute between two people which degenerated,” he said, adding that the toll was “around 100 dead … Read more
Chad’s main rebel groups demanded on Saturday the release of a group of opposition activists detained earlier this month after violent anti-France protests. In a joint statement, the rebel groups demanded their “immediate and unconditional” release. On Monday, five senior members of the main opposition coalition Wakit Tamma were arrested and charged with public order … Read more
