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Is Sudan heading towards a new civil war?

Don't be fooled by tenuous truces. Nearly two weeks on in Sudan, with no clear winner in sight, the personal power play between rival generals shows all the signs that it could spiral into all-out civil war. Residents are desperately trying to leave the capital Khartoum. Tens of thousands have…

France 24

Humanitarian fears as thousands of Sudanese flee to Chad on foot

UN estimates 100,000 people will flee Sudan conflict to Chad, which already hosts more than half a million refugees.

Al Jazeera

Sudanese "staring into the abyss" as humanitarian situation worsens amid fighting

Hundreds in Sudan have been killed, tens of thousands have fled, and the country is facing major supply shortages.

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‘Hungry, exhausted, traumatised’: Sudanese scramble to flee their homeland

Thousands of refugees face transport chaos, cash shortages, scammers and visa delays as they race to escape to neighbouring countries

The Guardian - UK

UN fears more 'displacement' from Sudan despite cease-fire

The U.N. refugee agency is warning of “further displacement” of people from Sudan after thousands have streamed into neighboring countries of Chad and South Sudan

The Independent UK

Sudan’s Neighbors Brace for Political, Security Impact of Conflict

With the Sudanese conflict now in its second week, regional anxiety is mounting among its seven neighboring countries over the potential fallout of the crisis. There are fears that the conflict could escalate over time and across borders, leading to wide scale displacement of people towards border regions. This comes…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chad picks a fight with Germany – what's behind it and what the consequences are

Chad recently ordered the German ambassador to the country, Dr Gordon Kricke, to leave within 48 hours, accusing him of disrespectful behaviour and disregard for diplomatic protocol. In retaliation, Berlin expelled the Chadian ambassador to Germany. Helga Dickow, a political scientist and expert on Chad, explains the link between the…

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UN agency in Chad expects more refugees fleeing from Sudan

The head of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) in Chad said it expects to see more refugees fleeing across the border from Sudan to escape the fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Reuters

Explainer-Sudan's conflict and what worries neighbours, the U.S. and others

A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile waters and oil pipelines to the shape of a new government and a new humanitarian crisis in the making.

Reuters

'Beautiful' sighting raises hopes endangered lions making a comeback in Chad's Sena Oura National Park

Lions have not been seen in the area since 2004, but a remote camera has now managed to capture a lioness "in her prime".

ABC News

Sudan's military rules out negotiations with rival paramilitary force

Sudan's military ruled out negotiations with a rival paramilitary force on Thursday, saying it would only accept its surrender as the two sides continued to battle in central Khartoum and other parts of the country, threatening to wreck international attempts to broker a longer cease-fire.

France 24

320 Sudan Troops Flee Fighting to Chad

Around 320 Sudanese soldiers have fled the fighting raging in their country to neighbouring Chad, the country's defense minister said Wednesday. "They arrived in our territory, were disarmed and detained" on Sunday, General Daoud Yaya Brahim told a press conference, saying the troops feared being killed by the paramilitary Rapid…

Asharq Al-Awsat

At least 17 killed in southern Chad attack

At least 17 people were killed in southern Chad on Tuesday when armed assailants attacked nomadic herders and were then driven back by Chadian forces, the government said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Chad disarmed Sudanese contingent which entered its territory on Monday - defence minister

Chad's army stopped and disarmed a Sudanese contingent of 320 soldiers who entered the West African country on Monday, Defence Minister Daoud Yaya Brahim said on Wednesday.

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Chad's freed rebel prisoners call for leader's release

With the midday sun high over Chad's capital N'Djamena, Alhadj Barh embraced his wife for the first time in more than two years. It marked a new start for a man who, until earlier that day, had been in jail for fighting in a rebel army accused of killing the…

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Saudi Crown Prince Meets Transitional President of Chad in Jeddah

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with the President of Chad’s Transitional Military Council Mahamat Idriss Deby in Jeddah on Monday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and cooperation in all fields, as well as issues of mutual interest. The meeting was attended by…

Reuters

Germany expels Chad's ambassador in tit-for-tat move

Berlin has ordered Chad's ambassador to Germany to leave the country within 48 hours in response to a similar move by the Central African country last week, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Chad orders German ambassador to leave the country

Chad's government ordered the German ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours, it said in a statement, a decision sources said was motivated by his comments about Chad's delayed transition to civilian rule after a 2021 coup.

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Radio France Internationale

Sahel region increasingly difficult work area for journalists: report

Paris-based media watchdog Reporters without Borders (RSF) says in its latest report that journalists are facing growing difficulties to freely cover events in the Sahel region, especially after military coups in countries like Mali and Burkina Faso.

Radio France Internationale

Chad's president signs pardon for 380 rebels sentenced to life in prison

A group of 380 rebels handed life sentences over the 2021 death of former ruler Idriss Deby Itno have been pardoned, a statement from the president's office said Saturday.

Reuters

Chad pardons 380 rebels in apparent peace gesture

Chad's interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby on Saturday pardoned 380 jailed members of an influential rebel group in an apparent bid to get it to join peace talks.

The Independent UK

Chad nationalizes assets by oil giant Exxon, says government

Chad's government said it was nationalizing all assets from multinational oil giant, Exxon Mobil, including hydrocarbon and exploration permits

Reuters

Chad sentences 441 rebels to life in prison over ex-president Deby's death

A court in Chad sentenced more than 400 rebels to life in prison on Tuesday over the death of former president Idriss Deby, who was killed on the frontline of a battle against their group in 2021, their lawyer said.

The Conversation

The Lake Chad Basin is a security nightmare. 5 guidelines for finding solutions

It is now 14 years since Boko Haram and other armed groups began to operate in the Lake Chad Basin. The region, which includes Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, has become unstable and the people who live there are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

Wales Online

24-year-old with supercar and millions in the bank says he isnt materialistic

Dominik says he will use some of his money to start a charitable foundation in Chad

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