Africa Chad The campaign leading up to the referendum scheduled for 17 December began; citizens will be asked to vote for or against a new fundamental law, between a centralised, unitary form of state and one that provides for federalism
Africa Chad WFP says food aid to 1,4 million people in Chad, including newly arrived refugees fleeing violence in the Darfur region of Sudan, will end in January due to a shortage of funds
Africa Chad A drinking water supply and sanitation project in Salamat and Mandoul provinces was subsidised by China to build wells equipped with hand pumps, water supply stations and public toilets
Africa Chad 50.000 people fleeing the crisis in Sudan have been camping on the border with Chad for months, without any assistance or basic services; 70% are women and children and their numbers are set to increase as the conflict that broke out in April continues
Africa Chad One year has passed since the bloody repression of the demonstration of 22 October 2022 for President Mahamat Déby decision of extending his government for another two years, the culmination of a crisis that shook the country with mass protests
Africa Chad The National Police Headquarters launched an awareness-raising campaign followed by a voluntary blood donation campaign
Africa Chad The staff union of the Ministry of National Solidarity has issued a one-week strike notice, from 9 to 17 October 2023, demanding payment of their bonuses for their work in the catastrophe zones last year
Africa Chad The revision of the electoral register, which concerns Chadian citizens of voting age who were not on the last electoral register in 2021, has been concluded
Africa Chad Named 'the city of peace and social cohesion, city of Toumaï', the headquarters of the Peace and Social Cohesion Party was inaugurated in the capital, an opportunity for the party's president to launch an appeal to young Chadians for peace and unity
Africa Chad Victims of the Ark of Zoe case, a dubious transaction involving children for adoption that held international public opinion in suspense in 2007, are demanding compensation from the Chadian government
Africa Chad National Commission for the Piloting of the Exit Strategy from the Terrorism Crisis in Lake Chad Province was established by the government to coordinate and implement strategic actions to restore peace, stability and development in the area
Africa Chad The country celebrated the 63rd anniversary of independence from France, on which occasion the President of the Transition addressed the nation on the complex challenges facing the country, calling for unity and solidarity
Africa Chad A donation of 150 motorbikes from UNICEF to the Ministry of Public Health and Prevention will enhance the mobility of health teams working in 130 health centres and vaccine depots selected from 41 provincial health districts