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

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