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Chad awaits results from a 'sham' presidential election Votes are being counted in Chad's presidential election, which is widely expected to give incumbent Idris Deby a sixth term. President Idris Deby (second right) is expected to win a sixth term in office "In general, voters decided to stay in their homes because they say that they have been voting in the previous election, but there has been no change. So, there was no point in them going out to vote," says DW's Fred Muvuyi in the capital N'Djamena. and had no kind words for President Deby. "Even if I voted, there would be no change. Thi...

[Chad] Chadian soldiers patrol dirt roads near the Sudanese border. [January 2006] Chad soldiers on patrol Since 2003 conflict in the neighbouring Darfur region of southern Sudan has time and again spilled over into eastern Chad, where today some 207,000 Sudanese refugees live in makeshift camps after fleeing the campaigns of violence, rape and bloodshed being waged at home. Chad and Sudan have continually accused the other of supporting rival insurgents and fuelling violence. And most recently the military on whom Deby relies is turning against him. Since October 2005, soldiers have been des...

Ouaddaï EU allocates 160.000 EUR for Sudanese refugees: Since 15 January 2021, intercommunal violence led to the displacement of thousands of Sudanese people fleeing into Chad in a state of grave distress. On 24 February, the European Union (EU), through its European civil protection and humanitarian aid operations service (ECHO), allocated 160.000 EUR (105 million XAF) in humanitarian aid to Sudanese refugees who fled to Chad following intercommunal clashes. This humanitarian assistance targets more than 800 households (4.000 people) in the Assoungha and Ouara departments (Ouaddaï province...

Chad: President Idriss Deby's bid for sixth term provokes angry protests Issued on: 07/02/2021 - 11:32 President of Chad Idriss Déby Itno, at the African Union Summit, February 2020. © MICHAEL TEWELDE AFP/Archives 3 min Police in Chad fired tear gas and made several arrests as hundreds protested against President Idriss Deby's nomination on Saturday to run for a sixth term in April after 30 years in power. Advertising Read more In the capital N'Djamena on Saturday, hundreds of protesters set tyres on fire and c...

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Police in Chad fired tear gas and made several arrests as hundreds protested at President Idriss Deby's nomination on Saturday to run for a sixth term in April.