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HISTORICAL FACTS: 20 | History Defined

Chad’s transitional council delays national dialogue again

Postponement comes after Qatar called for more time for rebel groups and government officials to reach a ‘peace deal’.

Al Jazeera

How Chad's involvement in peace missions held back democracy back home

Troop contributions to international interventions by authoritarian states pose a puzzle. On the one hand, participation in such interventions indicates support for a liberal-cosmopolitan order that entails the protection of human rights at an international level. On the other, authoritarian regimes deny these rights to their own citizens.

The Conversation

Three Killed in Latest Violence in Sudan's Darfur

Three people were killed Friday in Sudan's restive Darfur region, witnesses and an aid group said, as the United Nations condemned recent clashes that have left over 200 dead. West Darfur state, the arid region of Sudan bordering Chad, has for the past week been gripped by deadly violence between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Pressure mounts for Chad to delay its national dialogue

Pre-talks in Doha are moving slowly, risking the inclusion of rebel groups in a national dialogue set for May 10.

Al Jazeera

Saudi Crown Prince Meets with Chad's Chairman of Transitional Military Council

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, met with Chairman of Chad’s Transitional Military Council Mohamed Idriss Deby, the Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday. During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of bilateral relations between the two countries and prospects for cooperation in various…

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No signs of a true transition in Chad a year after Idriss Déby’s death

Many Chadians are looking to the capital of Qatar where almost 50 political-military movements and representatives of the Chadian transitional government have been engaged in talks since early March.

The Conversation

ISIL 2.0: How the group became a franchise

Since its 2019 defeat, ISIL has morphed into a series of affiliates taking hold in Afghanistan and Africa’s Sahel belt.

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What is happening with Chad’s peace talks in Doha?

About 300 rebels landed in the Qatari capital, seeking a peace deal, but find themselves in a curious cohabitation.

Al Jazeera

Chad military gov’t, armed groups peace talks in Doha on hold

Successful negotiations are seen as a prelude for a national dialogue in N’Djamena – and transition to civilian rule.

Al Jazeera

Chad Peace Talks Kick Off in Qatar

Chad's military government and dozens of opposition groups started peace talks on Sunday in Qatar as a first step towards ending a rebellion and holding elections. The landlocked African nation was thrown into turmoil by the killing of longtime leader Idriss Deby Itno in battle with rebels in the country's…

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Chad to add troops to UN mission in Mali following France’s withdrawal

Chad says it will increase its contribution to the United Nations Minusma peacekeeping mission in Mali, as France discusses with the UN Security Council how its decision to pull troops out of Mali will impact the mission.

Radio France Internationale

Review: 'Lingui, the Sacred Bonds,' Chad's Oscar entry, strikes a mighty blow against patriarchy

"Lingui, the Sacred Bonds," a taut, strikingly beautiful drama from the Chadian writer-director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, begins with a bracing image of a woman at work. Amina (Achouack Abakar Souleymane) makes her living selling small stoves that she makes at home from salvaged materials: She cuts wires out of tires, hammers…

Los Angeles Times

Jihadism and coups in West Africa’s Sahel region: a complex relationship

The political instability and insecurity in some Sahelian states in West Africa has led to the capture of political power by their military in recent times. Chad, Burkina Faso and Mali have all experienced coups.

The Conversation

Barkhane, Takuba, Sabre: French and European military missions in the Sahel

France on Thursday announced the withdrawal of its military mission in Mali, Operation Barkhane, after nine years of battling jihadists in the region. At the request of Malian authorities, France launched an intervention in January 2013 to oust Islamists who had taken over much of the north.

France 24

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The Guardian - UK

Lingui: The Sacred Bonds review – powerful abortion drama from Chad

A single mother’s life has to navigate religious and legal strictures when her teenage daughter becomes pregnant

The Guardian - UK

‘I wanted to be on the side of women’: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun on his abortion drama set in Chad

The famed director and lead actor Achouackh Abakar Souleymane talk about the challenges of making a female-led movie in Chad, and being overwhelmed by audience responses

The Conversation

After a fourth coup in West Africa, it's time to rethink international response

The latest coup in Burkina Faso is the fourth in Africa’s Sahel region in less than 18 months. The other three were carried out in August 2020 in Mali, in April 2021 in Chad, and Mali’s “coup within a coup” last May.

Reuters

After narrow escape from violence, Cameroon refugee gives birth to triplets

Heavily pregnant Fatime Eliane journeyed for three days by foot and dugout canoe last month to flee violence in northern Cameroon between herders, farmers and fishermen.

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Libya, Chad Agree on Securing Border to Fight Extremists

Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Dbeibeh and the head of Chad’s Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant-General Mohamed Idriss Deby, agreed Tuesday on securing joint borders to stop the infiltration of extremist groups and fighters. The Libyan Prime Minister visited the capital of Chad, N'Djamena, on Tuesday,…

Reuters

IMF to meet with all Chad's creditors by end of January - spokesperson

The International Monetary Fund will present an updated macroeconomic framework to all of Chad's creditors by the end of January, an IMF spokesperson said on Monday, amid pressure for creditors to finalize a debt restructuring plan with the African country.

The Conversation

From Algeria to Zimbabwe: how Africa's autocratic elites cycle in and out of power

In 2021, coups d’état ousted four heads of state in sub-Saharan Africa. Army interventions in Chad, Mali, Guinea and Sudan halted a years-long decline in military takeovers. Some heralded this as the comeback of the army in African politics.

Reuters

Chad frees rebels ahead of national peace-building talks

Chad's transitional authorities on Tuesday released the first of some 250 members of armed groups it has promised to free from prison under an amnesty aimed at fostering dialogue after the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby last April.

Reuters

IMF says Chad debt plan needed by end-March as conditions worsen

The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that public and private creditors need to finalize a debt restructuring plan with Chad by the end of March to restore durable growth amid worsening conditions in the African country.

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The racism chronicle

The film that took Akshun Abhi, all of 24 years, and the team of 7 Rounds to Cannes is based on last year’s Kansas racial killing in which a 51-year-old Navy veteran shot an Indian techie who was enjoying a drink with a friend in a pub.“Suddenly, this man walked…

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