HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - Caught on Camera

How rolling sand dunes are creeping up on last remaining oases on edge of Sahara

In western Chad, villagers are desperately trying to hold back the sand as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on one of the hottest countries in the world

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

As thousands flee, Sudan's war spills over into humanitarian crisis in Chad

Chad has become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the conflict in Sudan – and, as violence against civilians intensifies in Darfur, even more people are crossing the border. The influx is straining already scarce resources in one of the poorest countries in Africa. Fresh from a…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 14, 2025

War-stricken countries warn they are being left behind at Cop30

Exclusive: Representatives from Somalia, Chad, and Yemen tell Nick Ferris about the difficulties they and other conflict-affected countries face accessing aid to address the devastating impacts of the climate crisis

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

‘I have searched and searched for help’: the Sudanese women left alone to live hand to mouth in Chad’s desert camps

As the war in Sudan pushes more people across the border, malnutrition is on the rise in Chad’s remote settlements where 86% of the refugees are women and children

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025

Chad ends Harry charity mandates to manage wildlife reserves

African Parks managed 22 national parks and protected areas across 12 countries, including two wildlife reserves in Chad.

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025

Prince Harry dealt fresh charity blow

The government of Chad has terminated its agreement with African Parks, dealing a fresh charity blow to Prince Harry.

BANG Premier · Oct 7, 2025

Chad's parliament speeds through plan to drop presidential term limits

Lawmakers in Chad have fast-tracked a proposal to allow the president to serve an unlimited number of terms, in a move that the opposition warns opens the door to authoritarianism.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 4, 2025

Chad's move to drop presidential term limits slammed as 'burial of democracy'

Chad is a step closer to allowing the president to serve an unlimited number of terms after the lower house of parliament signed off on major constitutional changes this week. Opposition figures told RFI that the move, which could help keep President Mahamat Idriss Déby in power, presents a fundamental…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 20, 2025

Tracing The 'Green Sahara' In Chad's Northern Desert

A cloud of dust escapes from an excavation site in the sand of Chad's arid north, where scientists are looking for signs of human habitation in an area once humid and called the "Green Sahara".

International Business Times · Sep 19, 2025

UNHCR says that US and European governments increasingly undermine the global refugee convention

The U.N. refugee agency says that governments around the world, especially that of the United States and countries in Europe, are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees and asylum seekers — even threatening its very existence

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025