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 country’s communications minister said Wednesday that fighting among gold miners in remote northern Chad has left an unknown number of dead and wounded, despite unsubstantiated allegations that the death toll is near 200. The clashes at Kouri Bougoudi on Monday set Arabs from over the border in Libya against members of the Tama community, … Read more
At least 52 people died when an illegal gold mine collapsed due to landsliding in northern Republic of Chad in north-central Africa. Government officials initially said as many as 30 people may have died when the mine caved in on Tuesday in Kouri Bougoudi, in Tibesti province, near the Libyan border, an area rife with … Read more
