Chad

Timane Erdimi, the leader of the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR), an alliance of several rebel groups, said he was willing to participate in the pre-dialogue and the inclusive national dialogue under certain conditions

The Chadian Chief of Air Staff has assured the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) of air support to its troops by the Chadian Air Force, in ongoing counter-insurgency operations

The country has been readmitted to international football after Fifa ended a six-month suspension originally given for government interference in the game

Wakit Tama, the coalition of political parties and civil society associations, has stated that it will not participate in the inclusive national dialogue until the conditions are in place for a dialogue involving all Chadians

According to UNHCR's latest report, 53% of refugees aged 6-18 in the country could be out of school, +2% from March 2020, before the pandemic forced the closing of schools

Protesters took to the streets demanding a return to civilian rule after the military took control following the death of President Idriss Deby

Due to a critic liquidity problem, the country needs to renegotiate its public debt with private creditors as the International Monetary Fund has rated the debt "unsustainable"

The II edition of the National Youth Forum will be held very soon in N'Djamena, to examine in depth the current problems and challenges of Chadian youth and propose feasible solutions

Along the Logone River, shared with Cameroon, the use of artisanal fishing methods and recent scarcity of fish are leading the two communities to clashes, allegedly accusing one another of using inappropriate fishing gear

Several hundred people demonstrated in the capital N'Djamena against the junta that took power in April after the death of Idriss Déby Itno, complaining about the military council's 'seizure of power'

The government has accused the Central African Republic of killing six of its soldiers in an attack on an outpost in the south of the country, branding it a "war crime" that "will not go unpunished"

The Henley Passport Index, the authoritative ranking of all the world's passports according to the number of destinations holders can access without a visa, places the country in 94th place

A film that pays tribute to Chadian women and the strategies of female solidarity to overcome the major obstacles they face will be presented at the Cannes film festival