Chad

Fire at military weapons depot in Goudji area in N'Djamena, has killed at least 9 people, injuring 46 others that reportedly lay in an extremely serious condition; the explosions at Chad's main arsenal lasted for half an hour and could be heard miles away

Succès Masra, the former prime minister and leader of Chad's main opposition party, was arrested at his residence in N'Djamena, a watchdog reports, raising concerns of escalating harassment and threats against the opposition party Les Transformateurs

Chad helped over 20.000 Sudanese refugees in the Treguine and Breidjing camps along in the Ouaddai region in the eastern part of the country; the United Arab Emirates sent 5.000 food parcels

A proposal to support divorced women, providing them with better protection, is causing controversy and has led the government to take distance

Emergency, an Italian NGO, will support the government with initiatives to improve access to healthcare, particularly in Chad's most remote areas, in an agreement between Emergency and the Minister of Public Health

As a fundamental step in the process of establishing the new institutions, the President of the Republic summoned the elected deputies of the Fourth Legislature of the National Assembly for their inauguration

A ceremony on 11 January 2025 in Abéché, in the east of the country, marked the handover of French influence, in the context of the breakdown of military agreements between N'Djamena and Paris at the end of November

Succès Masra, the president of the opposition party Les Transformateurs, called for "a new transition" in Chad in the aftermath of elections marked by low turnout and accusations of fraud by the opposition

France has begun the withdrawal of its troops stationed in Chad; the Chadian foreign minister emphasised that this disengagement takes place within a framework of mutual respect and constructive dialogue