Chad

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre distributed 1.000 food baskets in the Kanem province of the Republic of Chad, benefiting 6.000 people

The World Health Organisation congratulated Chad on its success in eliminating the Gambian form of human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness

In recognition of his intervention in the Chadian transition, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi will have a street named after him in Chad

"Yesterday and today we still have the same position: we are a non-aligned country and will never be aligned with any power," said the new head of Chadian diplomacy, Abderamane Koullamallah on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

After ten years of closure, Chad and the Central African Republic have found common ground to reopen their land borders

Mahamat Idriss Deby's victory in the first round of the presidential elections was announced by the National Election Management Authority; the current transitional president, heir to his father-president Idriss Deby Itno, obtained 61% of the vote

Ahead of the first round of presidential elections in Chad, scheduled for 6 May, UN Secretary-General Guterres urged all national stakeholders to work for a peaceful, inclusive, transparent and accountable electoral process

The only woman among the 10 candidates, Lydie Beassemda is running for the second time as a candidate for Chad's supreme office in the Party for Democracy and Full Independence

The Ennedi Plateau in Chad is home to one of the world's most important rock art sites, a place unknown to most but containing one of the largest concentrations of prehistoric art in the world

There is growing concern about the consumption of energy drinks by young people, which are often consumed for reasons of lack of sleep, fatigue and lack of information about the composition

The Constitutional Council invalidated candidacies of 10 opponents, including the one nominated to replace Yaya Dillo, Nassour Ibrahim Koursami, and validated only 10, including General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, in power since his father's death in 2021

In a rather exceptional meteorological phenomenon, it snowed in the village of Tarsus, in the Tibesti region in the far north of Chad, on the border with Libya, a region generally known for its torrid heat

The death of political opponent Yaya Dillo Djerou was confirmed by the prosecutor at the High Court in N'Djamena, Oumar Mahamat Kedelaye; president of the Socialist Party Without Borders, he was a critic of the regime in power for years