The Latest Breaking News from Chad

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Chad's transitional authorities and rebel groups have signed a peace agreement in Qatar ahead of a broad national reconciliation dialogue due to begin later this month.

At least 40 groups sign deal with gov’t to launch national reconciliation dialogue, but main rebels refuse to take part.

More than 30 rebel and opposition factions signed a peace pact with Chad's transitional authorities on Monday, agreeing to join broader talks after years of turmoil - though the most powerful insurgent group refused to take part.

Chad's transitional authorities and rebel groups are expected to sign an agreement in Doha on Monday paving the way to a broader national reconciliation dialogue later this month, the Qatari foreign ministry said.

The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has summoned Chad's ambassador to Khartoum, Abdelkarim Kabir, to protest the killing of 18 Sudanese citizens during an attack by Chadian shooters. Sudan's acting Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq conveyed his country's "protest and condemnation of the incident," demanding the Chadian authorities to exert an effort to…

Sudan has accused neighboring Chad of a cross-border attack earlier this week that a top commander says killed at least 18 nomads in Sudan's western Darfur region. According to Sudan’s ruling sovereign council, armed Chadian assailants crossed into West Darfur province and attacked a group of nomads staying in an…

The head of Chad’s military government has met with the ruling emir of Qatar after months of talks over a possible peace deal between his forces and rebel factions in the African nation

Eighteen Sudanese were killed on Thursday evening in an ambush by an armed Chadian group, Sudan's state news agency (SUNA) reported on Friday. A number of people were injured in the attack that took place in West Darfur. Deputy head of Sudan's sovereign council Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo asked citizens to…

There have been multiple instances of sexual violence against women and girls in the Lake Chad region since terrorism activity started in the area in 2009. The region includes Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

Chad rebels said on Friday they would renew their participation in peace-building talks with the interim authorities, after breaking off negotiations last week.