An ongoing diplomatic row between Germany and Chad has once again brought attention to the delayed return to democracy in the oil-rich Central African nation—still reeling from multiple crises two years after the long-term leader, Idriss Deby Itno died while fighting rebels. On April 11, Berlin ordered Chad’s ambassador to Germany, Mariam Ali Moussa, to…
Germany and Chad In Tit-For-Tat Expulsions Over Delay in Return to Democracy
Germany and Chad Exchange Expulsions Over Delay in Return to Democracy
A diplomatic spat between Germany and Chad has again brought attention to the delayed return to democracy in the oil-rich Central African nation—still reeling from multiple crises two years after long-term leader Idriss Deby Itno died while fighting rebels. On April 11, Berlin ordered Chad’s ambassador to Germany, Mariam Ali Moussa, to leave the country…
At Least 19 Killed in South Chad in Clashes Between Farmers, Herders
N’DJAMENA—At least 19 people were killed in a flare-up of fighting between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers in south Chad last week, authorities said. Deadly inter-communal conflicts are relatively frequent in Chad, mainly between herders and local farmers who accuse them of grazing animals on their farmland. Chad, a regional power and ally of the…
Several Dead in Fighting Between Miners in North Chad, Government Says
N’DJAMENA—Deadly clashes have broken out between gold miners in north Chad, the interim government said on Wednesday, as a local rebel group’s unconfirmed report of at least 200 fatalities in the area circulated on social media. The violence broke out at an informal gold mining site in the mountainous Kouri Bougoudi district, near the border…
Air France Flight From Chad Searched After Bomb Threat
PARIS—French authorities in Paris are searching an Air France airplane that arrived from Chad following an anonymous threat about a possible explosive device on board, officials said on Thursday. Air France said in a statement that following the threat, Air France Flight AF865 from N’Djamena to Paris had been escorted by a French Air Force…
Military Says That Chad’s President Killed on Battlefield
N’DJAMENA, Chad—Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed Tuesday on the battlefield in a fight against rebels, the military announced on national television and radio. The military said that a transitional council will be led by Deby’s son, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. The stunning…
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