Chad

A high-stakes investor roundtable was hosted by Chadian government in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to secure financing for its ambitious National Development Plan, encompassing 300 project under the title “Chad Connect 2030”

Nearly 5 million children aged 0 to 59 months will be immunized against polio between 31 October and 2 November; the national campaign aims to prevent a resurgence of the virus; vaccines will be administered free of charge to all beneficiaries

President could be allowed to serve an unlimited number of terms after the lower house approved major constitutional changes; opposition said the move, which could help keep President in power, presents a fundamental threat to democracy

Al Jazeera reported voices of women speaking from refugee camps in Chad, were hundreds of thousands of women and girls have fled leaving Sudan, only to encounter more merciless violence

Former PM and opposition leader Masra, one of President Itno,'s fiercest critics, was sentenced 20 years in jail for hate speech and for having incited a massacre due his role in riots in which 42 people, mostly women and children, were killed on 14 May

A subsidized sale of foodstuffs in the 9th district of N’Djamena has been launched to support vulnerable communities; the National Food Security Office initiative involves the distribution of over 120 tonnes of staple food products

Hundreds of deaths among 'thousands' of cases of cholera among Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad, are reported by multiple sources, including WHO, with near-total absence of healthcare support and continued mass displacement as civilians flee war zones

Succes Masra began a hunger strike; the former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition party Les Transformateurs, he has spent over a month in detention and announced the decision in a letter to his supporters, made public in late June

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

All visas to US citizens will be suspended out of "reciprocity", after Chad learnt it is one of a dozen countries whose nationals are banned from travelling to the US; President Idriss Déby Itno cited "dignity and pride" in his post

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

Military leader Mahamat Deby Itno was declared the winner of the presidential election, according to provisional results, released weeks earlier than planned; the results were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra