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Former Chad opposition leader appointed as PM of transitional government

Succes Masra returned from exile in November after signing a reconciliation agreement with Chad’s military rulers.

Al Jazeera

Chad Military Leaders Appoint Former Opponent PM

Chad's transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday appointed one of his leading opponents, who recently returned from exile, as prime minister.

International Business Times

‘They told us – you are slaves’: survivors give harrowing testimony of Darfur’s year of hell

With the war in Sudan poised to escalate and the humanitarian crisis growing, traumatised survivors of a blood-drenched summer in West Darfur tell of their ordeal

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New constitution, old playbook: Chad’s Deby continues power play in Sahel

Critics of the Chadian leader say the referendum was part of efforts to perpetuate himself in power like his father.

Al Jazeera

Chad votes "Yes" to new junta-backed constitution

Chadians have voted in favour of a new constitution that critics say could help cement the power of junta leader Mahamat Idriss Déby.

Radio France Internationale

Chad votes in favour of new constitution backed by military rulers

Referendum held earlier this month has been approved by 86 percent of voters, say the officials.

Al Jazeera

In Chad Camps, Survivors Recount Sudan War Horrors

Sitting outside her makeshift shelter in eastern Chad, Sudanese refugee Mariam Adam Yaya warmed up tea on some firewood in a bid to quell the pangs of hunger.

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Chad awaits results from referendum hoped to chart path for civilian rule

As Chad awaits the provisional results of last Sunday's referendum on a new constitution, the transitional government and its opponents have been exchanging claims and counter-claims over how many voters participated across the country, following opposition calls for a boycott of the polls.

Radio France Internationale

Last French troops leave Niger, ending decade of Sahel missions

The last French troops deployed in Niger left on Friday, an AFP journalist reported, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

France 24

Last French Troops To Bow Out Of Africa's Sahel

The last French troops are to withdraw from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

International Business Times

Chad Votes On New Constitution Ahead Of Promised End Of Military Rule

Polls opened in a Chadian referendum on a new constitution on Sunday, with the vote seen as a key step towards elections and the return of civilian rule promised, but postponed, by the ruling military junta.

International Business Times

Rape, murder, looting: massacre in Ardamata is the latest chapter in Darfur’s horror story

Witnesses recall November’s atrocity as the long-running ethnic conflict in Sudan claims more victims

The Guardian - UK

COP28: Some targets met for Africa, but funding still falls short

In tonight's edition: the COP28 climate summit delivers a deal which for the first time calls on all nations to move away from using fossil fuels. But what does it mean for oil and gas-producing countries? Also, it's a bittersweet return for dozens of Tunisians from the Gaza Strip. They…

France 24

What's east Africa's position on the Israel-Hamas war? An expert unpacks the reactions of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

The reactions of some east African countries to the ongoing conflict in Gaza have been less dramatic than South Africa’s. South Africa’s parliament has passed a resolution calling for the closure of its embassy in Tel Aviv. Algeria and South Africa have been the most supportive of the Palestinians. Thus…

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Chad and Mauritania pave way to dissolve G5 anti-jihadist alliance

The two remaining members of West Africa's G5 Sahel group has said they are paving the way to dissolving the anti-jihadist alliance, after the other three founding countries recently left.

France 24

Chad and Mauritania edge closer to dissolving G5 Sahel alliance

In tonight's edition: Mauritania and Chad say they're calling time on the G5 Sahel anti-jihadist alliance. Also, Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam offers huge renewable energy prospects, but is also responsible for troubled waters with neighbours Egypt and Sudan. And in DR Congo, election campaigning is in full swing ahead of…

The Guardian - UK

VIP passengers: the five black rhinos flown 2,700 miles on a mission to repopulate Chad

When they last tried to relocate this critically endangered species, only two females survived. Have conservationists learned enough to end a 40-year local extinction?

Evening Standard

Women in Sudan ‘gang-raped for hours in ethnically-targeted attacks’

A 19-year-old said she was raped repeatedly for three days before being released

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Hunger Crisis Looms Over Chad as Funding for Food Aid Wavers

Without immediate and substantial financial support, vital food distributions to Chad will be halted, exacerbating the suffering of vulnerable communities.

Radio France Internationale

Chad junta grants general amnesty over deadly 'Black Thursday' anti-govt rally

Chad's military rulers have announced a general amnesty that effectoively ends prosecution and recinds guilty verdicts related to the deaths of hundreds of protesters in a 2022 anti-government rally.

The Guardian - UK

Hunger crisis threatens Chad as funding for food aid falters

World Food Programme warns it will stop helping to feed 1.4 million people including refugees from Darfur as global demand for assistance increases

The Independent UK

UN warns food aid for 1.4 million refugees in Chad could end over limited funding

The United Nations food agency has warned that it might end food assistance to 1.4 million refugees in Chad who fled the conflict in parts of the Sahel because of limited funding

Al Jazeera

Food aid for 1.4 million people in Chad to ‘grind to a halt’ soon, WFP says

Food aid is due to stop in January in a country taking in hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sudan’s war.

The Guardian - UK

Sudan’s cycle of violence: ‘There is a genocide going on in west Darfur’

The UN, independent researchers and charities all highlight the brutality of a conflict that has left 9,000 people dead and 5.6 million displaced in the past seven months

Marie Claire

How to Help Victims of the Sudanese Civil War

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