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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, October 10, attended the inauguration of General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno as the President of the Chadian Transition Government and Head of State in Chad. The event took place in N’djamena. Read…

Cameroon’s Defense Minister has disclosed that it is safe for 40,000 villagers displaced by the militant group Boko Haram near the borders with Chad and Nigeria to return home. But villagers say they first need food aid as the fighting…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ambassador Babagana Kingibe as his special envoy with cabinet rank status, to Chad and Lake Chad Basin Region. This was contained in a statement by Secretary to the Government of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Friday, May 14 played host to Mahamat Idriss Déby, president of Chad’s transitional military council, at the presidential villa in Abuja. It would be recalled that Deby took over the mantle of leadership…

Son of Chad’s slain leader, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, is to take over as president in place of his father, according to a charter released on Wednesday by the presidency. It said the 37-year-old five-star General will “occupy the…

Federal Government is reportedly considering supplying electricity to the Republic of Chad following a recent request by the neighbouring country, it has emerged. Government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) disclosed on Sunday…

Chad’s President, Idriss Deby leading the Chadian Army in its ongoing war against Boko Haram terrorists. The Chadian Army has dealt a major blow on Boko Haram terrorists in its ongoing Operation Boma's Wrath, led by the country's…

Chad president, Idriss Deby Chad has shut its airports to all flights, over fears of the virus, despite not recording a case of coronavirus in the country. According to a recent statement by Chad’s government on March 17, the measure…

Eighteen people have been killed in a brutal attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad region. “Boko Haram elements attacked a village south of Daboua,” not far from Chad’s border with Niger, at around 9:00 pm (2000…

A special court in Senegal sentenced former Chadian President Hissene Habre to life in prison after finding him guilty of crimes against humanity and torture committed during his eight-year rule. The Extraordinary African Chambers, an ad…