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Chad launches commission to end military pact with France

Chad, the last remaining country in the Sahel to play host French troops, has set up a special commission to oversee the dismantling of the military agreement between Paris and N'Djamena.

Radio France Internationale

They fled war in Sudan. But they haven't been able to flee the hunger

The war in Sudan has created vast hunger, including famine

The Independent UK

Chad Ends Defense Agreement With Former Colonial Ruler France

Chad ends defense agreement with France to redefine sovereignty and explore new security alliances.

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France caught off guard as Chad cuts military ties with Paris

Chad has ended its defence cooperation pact with France – a move that has taken France by surprise and could see French troops leave the country as the former colonial power's influence across the Sahel collapses.

Radio France Internationale

Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with its former colonial ruler France

Chad’s government is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France to redefine the nation's sovereignty from its former colonial ruler

The Independent UK

UN investigates sexual exploitation allegations against aid workers in Chad following AP story

The United Nations in Chad has launched an internal investigation, following an Associated Press report on allegations of sexual exploitation of Sudanese refugees, including by aid workers

The Independent UK

Terrorism is spreading in west Africa – foreign and regional collaboration are needed to fight the threat

The United States army has completed its withdrawal from Niger after 11 years of military cooperation with the west African country.

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Women’s rights groups fear FGM is rife among Sudanese refugees in Chad

Practice banned in both countries but widespread among those displaced by Sudan’s civil war, say aid workers

The Guardian - UK

Women who escaped war to refugee camps say they’re being forced to have sex to survive

Hundreds of thousands of people have streamed into Chad to escape Sudan’s deadly civil war

The Independent UK

Sudan keeps key aid crossing from Chad open for hard-hit Darfur region as famine grows

Sudan’s military-controlled government says a key border crossing with Chad will stay open to keep much-needed humanitarian aid flowing into the western Darfur region which has been a center of fighting in the country's ongoing war

The Independent UK

Boko Haram Kills 17 Chadian Soldiers In Weekend Attack

Boko Haram attack in Chad highlights security challenges in Lake Chad region. President initiates military operation against militants. Political instabili...

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Chad President Launches Military Operation After 40 Soldiers Killed

Chad's President responds to deadly attack on military base, launching operation to track down assailants. Nation mourns loss of soldiers as authorities wo...

Radio France Internationale

From Gaza to Chad, seeds find refuge in Arctic 'doomsday' vault

An Arctic seed vault designed to safeguard the world's plant diversity has received thousands of new samples, marking the largest number of depositors since 2020. The latest deposits, including Palestinian seeds, come amid growing concerns over conflict and climate change threatening food security.

International Business Times

Activists Say 50 Killed In Sudan Paramilitary Attack

At least 50 people have been killed in a single attack by Sudanese paramilitaries who have besieged and raided villages in al-Jazira state, activists said.

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Why is Hungary’s Orban sending soldiers to Chad?

An unlikely friendship is budding between Budapest and N’Djamena with the goal of stemming migration to Europe.

Radio France Internationale

Climate change worsened deadly floods in African regions, scientists say

Devastating rains that triggered floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months – killing hundreds of people and displacing millions – were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists announced Wednesday.

International Business Times

Climate Change Worsened Deadly Africa Floods, Scientists Say

Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week

Warning of ‘lost generation’ in Adré and Farchana camps as Sudan’s civil war drives huge numbers across border

International Business Times

Spiralling Sudan Bloodshed Sparks Refugee Surge Into Chad

Nearly three million people have fled Sudan after 18 months of war in a still-growing exodus, the UN warned, with 25,000 fleeing to neighbouring Chad in the first week of October alone.

International Business Times

Chad's Capital Under Threat As Floodwaters Rise

At the spot where the Chari and Logone Rivers meet, residents of Chad's capital, N'Djamena, have been scrambling to face flooding brought on by torrential rains that have submerged entire neighbourhoods.

France 24

Macron warns against 'double standards' in world conflicts

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.

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