Chad

Chad’s government says 19 killed during foiled attack on presidential complex

January 10, 2025 2:07 am

Authorities are cautious about drawing conclusions, with government spokesperson Abderaman Koulamallah stating that it was "probably not" a terrorist act.

At least 40 soldiers killed in an attack on military base: Chad president

October 28, 2024 8:28 pm

In March, an attack the government blamed on Boko Haram killed seven soldiers, reviving fears of violence in the Lake Chad area

9 killed, 46 injured in explosions at military ammunition depot in Chad

June 19, 2024 5:15 pm

Local media reported the blasts started just before midnight Tuesday and lasted more than 30 minutes as nearby buildings shook and ammunition was thrown from the depot with explosive force.

Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts Chad Daybell of killing wife and girlfriend's 2 children

May 31, 2024 3:01 am

The case drew widespread media attention, and the judge moved the trial from the rural eastern Idaho community where the killings occurred to Boise, Idaho, in an effort to ensure a fair and impartial jury.

Chad swears in president after disputed election, ending years of military rule

May 23, 2024 10:19 pm

The long-delayed May 6 election came after three years of military rule.

Chad's opposition leader challenges the results of the presidential elections

May 13, 2024 10:35 pm

The election's preliminary results showed President Mahamat Deby Itno won with just over 61% of the vote, and runner-up Masra had over 18.5%.Masra, the prime minister of Chad's transitional government, had claimed victory shortly before the announcement and alleged that election results were being manipulated.

Security forces kill at least 60 as protests engulf Chad

October 21, 2022 10:58 am

Authorities imposed a curfew after the violence, which came amid demonstrations in the central African nation against interim leader Mahamat Idriss Deby's two-year extension of his power.

Around 100 killed in clashes between Chad artisanal gold miners last week - govt

May 31, 2022 8:40 am

Chad’s government sent a fact-finding mission to the site on May 25 to assess the unrest and restore calm, saying at the time that human lives were lost and several people injured without giving numbers.

Five African countries. Six coups. Why now?

January 29, 2022 2:55 pm

🔴 In the past 18 months, military leaders have toppled the governments of Mali, Chad, Guinea, Sudan and Burkina Faso.

Thousands demonstrate in Chad against military transition

April 28, 2021 9:11 pm

Thousands have protested and two people were killed in Chad in demonstrations against the rule of a transitional military council headed by the son of the late President Idriss Deby Itno, who was killed last week.

Anti-government protests in Chad turn violent as death toll rises

October 22, 2022 2:42 pm

In world’s emptiest battlefield, space-age army hunts for ‘Mr Marlboro’ and his jihadi MiniMe

January 13, 2015 9:42 am