Chad News

“The situation is so serious that our representative in Chad is now at the border trying to find a solution to this problem.”

Unidentified gunmen today blocked attempts by the United Nations refugee agency to move 179 Darfurian families away from the volatile border region and into formal camps in eastern Chad, sparking concern among ... via United Nations

“French forces took part in the delivery of ammunition destined for the Chadian forces”

NDJAMENA: Chad was placed under a state of emergency Friday, while rebels said they needed to pick a single leader to oust President Idriss Deby after a foiled offensive. via The Daily Star

“If the war continues it will be terrible. We want change, but not this way.”

Red cross workers register a Chadian refugee in a refugee camp at the border town of Kousseri, Cameroon, Thursday, Feb. via Press of Atlantic City

“These young people have embarked on this path [of being child combatants] so you cannot return them to their villages yet. They need to be re-educated to change their way of thinking.”

Around 135 rebels captured when they attacked the Chadian capital N'djamena in early February were displayed by Chadian police on 13 February, some of whom were identified as children. via AllAfrica.com

FIJI: Missionary family in Chad reported safe - 15/02/2008 A Fijian family working as missionaries in the war-torn Central African nation of Chad are reported to be safe in Abeche in the east of the country. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

French forces transported munitions from Libya and other countries to Chad's army during a rebellion earlier this month, a Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.

Laurent Teissiere said France 'helped Chad receive munitions coming from other countries' to Chadian government forces.

France, which has troops in Chad and a military agreement with the central African country, has said it provided Chadian President Idriss Deby with logistical and intelligence support when rebels advanced on the capital, N'Djamena, Feb. 2-3. Read more

“Are there salaries? Water? Something to eat? It's not possible for me to leave [Kousseri] now”

Fighting ended in Chad's capital N'djamena almost a week ago but many of the tens of thousands of Chadians who sought refuge across the River Chari in northern Cameroon say they are not planning to return for ... via AllAfrica.com

Main Category: Aid / Disasters Article Date: 14 Feb 2008 - 2:00 PST newsletters In light of the recent security meltdown in Chad and the brutal February 8 attack on Darfuri civilians by the Sudanese Armed ... via Medical News Today

“Unfortunately, we have a number of countries which are forgotten in terms of emergencies”

While world attention is gripped by major crises such as Darfur and Kenya, malnutrition threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in "silent emergencies" elsewhere in Africa, the United Nations ... via The New Zealand Herald

“They are from the Islamic Legion, from al Qaeda, or purely and simply mercenaries”

Chad's government on Wednesday displayed more than 100 prisoners it said were captured during a rebel assault on the capital this month, branding them Sudanese mercenaries, Islamic militants and members of al ... via Reuters

“The continuing risk to civilians is great, and there is an urgent need for EUFOR to deploy immediately.”

The European Union should urgently move forward with its planned deployment of troops to protect civilians in eastern Chad, Human Rights Watch said today. via Humans Rights Watch

An Air Serv International Twin Otter aircraft arrived yesterday in Abeche, Chad from Entebbe, Uganda. via AlertNet

“We expect such number to remain in Chad in the medium term”

United Nations aid officials in Cameroon are preparing plans to deliver protection and assistance for some months to as many as 20,000 Chadian refugees who fled their homeland last week because of deadly ... via United Nations

“We don't know what conditions the people crossing into Cameroon will be facing and we are very concerned that children will be alone and in danger.”

Fighting in Chad could trigger a humanitarian crisis in neighboring Cameroon, particularly for children, Save the Children warned Monday. via Daily India

“There are therefore legitimate grounds for serious concern about journalists who are often identified by the government with the most radical opposition sources”

Many journalists have fled Chad's capital and several have escaped arrest following a failed rebel assault on Ndjamena this month, a leading media watchdog group said. via Sunday Times

“There is not a single common point between [the French troops] mission and ours”

The EU mission to Chad will resume deployment today following delays due to fighting between rebels and government forces, with Irish troops scheduled to depart for the central African country next week, writes ... via Eircom.net News

“They haven't returned to Sudan. They're in the middle of Chad”

N'DJAMENA, Chad : Markets opened Sunday in Chad's capital and residents returned to their weekend routines a week after an attempted coup by rebels triggered days of violence. via International Herald Tribune

“Water will be turned off for more than 100,000 unless urgent action taken by the UN and donors”

At least 1,000 people were wounded during two days of heavy street fighting between rebels and the army in the Chadian capital N'djamena. The rebels were finally repelled and France threw its weight between ... via IRIN News

“All the new refugees we talked to said they did not want to go back to Darfur at this point, they wanted to be transferred to a refugee camp in eastern Chad”

Up to 12,000 people have fled militia attacks in Sudan's Darfur region over the past few days and sought shelter in neighbouring Chad amid a marked deterioration in the regional military situation. via AlertNet

“Can, beyond that, the leaders outside the (negotiating) room and all of their constituencies, which in both cases includes some pretty radical elements ... be brought into agreement?”

LONDON : Britain is cautiously hopeful Kenya's rival political parties can reach a power-sharing deal this week although there is still "a mountain to be climbed", Africa Minister Mark Malloch-Brown said on ... via International Herald Tribune