Africa Chad As part of the work of the Strategic Committee for Flood Management and Prevention, the Minister of Spatial Development, Housing and Urban Planning held a meeting to be prepared for possible events
Africa Chad The Ministry of Communication, in collaboration with UNICEF, held a training on false rumours on polio vaccination in Mara, a town west of N'Djamena, for 40 influencers (bloggers, online media journalists, comedians)
Africa Chad Only 1 in 10 students have access to a textbook, according to WB report; a Chadian child completes 5,3 years of schooling, but, due to the poor quality of education, this amounts to only 2,8 years of schooling adequate for learning
Africa Chad Chadian Transition President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno announced new pardons, 11 men accused of coup d'état and 77 people arrested after the October 2022 protests
Africa Chad Three women have founded a radio programme where they denounce violence against women, gender inequality and the dramatic situations that women in the country experience on a daily basis
Africa Chad The platform 'All united for a successful transition phase 2' announced the holding of 'a major citizen action' on 29 April in Nation Square in N'Djamena
Africa Chad The organisation Sos eléphants du Tchad publicly denounced the resumption of elephant poaching in the country, calling on the authorities to take "firm measures" to prevent these activities
Africa Chad Interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby pardoned 380 rebels from Front for Change and Concord in Chad group who had been given life imprisonment for killing his father Idriss Deby Itno, country's long-time ruler
Africa Chad Over 400 members of the Front for Alternation and Concord, arrested after the death of former president Idriss Déby Isno in 2021, have been sentenced to life imprisonment
Africa Chad Exiled to the United States, where he is trying to garner support from the Americans and the UN, opponent Masra remains determined to thwart the power of Mahamat Idriss Déby
Africa Chad The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (Afr100) organised a roundtable to mobilise private sector investment and financial institutions for its implementation in the country
Africa Chad Approximately 1,8 million children under five will be affected by acute malnutrition between October 2022 and September 2023, according to the latest Ipc analysis
Africa Chad The education situation in the country improves, with a ratio of one teacher for every 32 students, which is above international standards; however, there are challenges such as the anarchic creation of colleges with almost no students and teachers