News: Chad

We have started to collect the most important news related to Chad in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Chad – overview

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• December 15th 2009 – May 9th 2009
• May 8th 2009 – February 20th 2009
• February 3rd 2009 – July 24th 2008
• July 2nd 2008 – March 7th 2008
• March 5th 2008 – February 6th 2008
• February 6th 2008 – January 7th 2008
• December 30th 2007 – November 30th 2007
• November 30th 2007 – October 30th 2007
• October 30th 2007 – May 3rd 2007
• April 10th 2007 – December 2nd 2006
• December 1st 2006 – October 24th 2006
• October 22nd 2006 – June 11th 2006
• May 27th 2006 – April 14th 2006
• April 14th 2006 – February 5th 2006
• January 8th 2006 – November 14th 2005

Chad: news

Chad forces 'bomb rebel fighters'

Tuesday, December 15th 2009, 12:43

Government forces bomb rebels after attacks in eastern Chad in the region's first major battle since May.
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French aid worker seized in Chad

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 18:23
related countries: France

The Red Cross says a French member of staff working in east Chad has been abducted.
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Chad pipeline threatens villages

Friday, October 9th 2009, 15:11
related countries: China

Activists in Chad fear a new Chinese-backed oil project will displace hundreds of people and will destroy at least 10 villages.
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Sudanese refugees 'raped in Chad'

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 11:27
related countries: Sudan

Sudanese women who have sought refuge in Chad face high levels of sexual violence, Amnesty International says.
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Aid worker free after Chad kidnap

Tuesday, September 1st 2009, 21:02
related countries: Sudan

A medical worker snatched by militants along Chad's border with Sudan is freed after a month in captivity.
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Sudan rebels 'use Chad's camps'

Tuesday, July 7th 2009, 10:36
related countries: Sudan

A BBC reporter in Chad sees armed Sudanese rebels openly driving through a camp for Darfur refugees.
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Guantanamo man left in Chad limbo

Wednesday, July 1st 2009, 10:21
related countries: Saudi Arabia

A Saudi-born man held at Guantanamo for seven years tells the BBC how he has been left in limbo in Chad since his release.
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US envoy to meet Darfur's rebels

Monday, June 29th 2009, 10:30
related countries: Sudan, United States
related places: Darfur

The US envoy to Sudan, Scott Gration, is due to meet Darfur rebel leaders in Chad to revive the moribund peace process.
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Chad man released from Guantanamo

Friday, June 12th 2009, 0:00
related countries: United States

A Chadian held at Guantanamo Bay aged 14 is transferred to his home country, the US Justice Department says.
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Fancy a bite? "Vampire" fried blood dish makes a killing in Chad

Monday, June 1st 2009, 13:19

Hungry people in the central African nation of Chad raise an old culinary fad from the dead - to get their fangs stuck into fried blood.
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UN team meets Chad child soldiers

Sunday, May 31st 2009, 4:57

The UN works to release more than 80 child soldiers in Chad taken prisoner by the military during clashes with rebels.
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Sudan army takes town from rebels

Friday, May 29th 2009, 9:38
related countries: Sudan

Sudan's army says it has taken control of a town near Chad recently seized by rebels as a summit convenes to discuss the region's conflicts.
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Raiders 'seize Sudan army base'

Sunday, May 24th 2009, 21:18
related countries: Sudan

Suspected rebels seize a Sudanese army base in Darfur, near Chad's border, international peacekeepers say.
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Sudan accuses Chad of air attack

Friday, May 15th 2009, 21:42
related countries: Sudan
related places: Khartoum

Sudan accuses Chad of carrying out air raids inside its territory, and says it is assessing how to respond.
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Chad claims victory in rebellion

Saturday, May 9th 2009, 21:14

Chad has won a "decisive victory" over rebels in the east of the country, after two days of fighting, officials say.
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