The Latest Breaking News from Chad

French President Emmanuel Macron opened the two-day "Francophonie" summit on Friday, and called on the international community to avoid "double standards" in world conflicts.

The annual "Francophonie" summit kicks off on Friday – an opportunity for host-country France to try and bolster its influence in a conflict-ridden world, particularly in Africa. Chad President Mahamat Idriss Deby, an ally of France and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are among the prominent guests.

For the first time in months a trickle of aid makes it through from Chad into the Sudanese region of Darfur. The border crossing has been temporarily reopened for humanitarian deliveries desperately needed after 16 months of war.

World Food Programme says a small convoy carrying food enters Sudan via temporarily reopened border crossing with Chad.

Floods in Chad’s northeastern province of Tibesti have claimed the lives of at least 54 people, authorities have said. The heavy rains are also causing devastation in neighbouring Niger and Sudan, with more rainfall expected across central Africa due to climate change.

Sudan reopens Adre crossing on Chad border to address worsening humanitarian crisis in Darfur region.

Human Rights Watch reports deaths and mistreatment of detainees in Chad's Koro Toro prison following protests. Chad's political landscape faces scrutiny ov...

Human Rights Watch says Chad’s military was responsible for the deaths of several detainees who were arrested after protests in October 2022

Sudan’s ongoing humanitarian crisis after more than a year of civil war shows few signs of abating. And amid the fighting, a significant and troubling development looks set to complicate the conflict and spread it beyond Sudan’s borders: the rise of “ethno-mercenarism.”