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The militarization of the Sahel: Governments run by soldiers ($)
By Arezki Daoud: Military regimes now dominate the governments of the Sahel nations. The countries in the region have...
Sahel: Cocaine trafficking surges in the Sahel, as armed groups seek to profit from illicit trade
Annual cocaine seizures in the Sahel surged from 13 kilograms (28 pounds) in 2020 to 863 kilos just two years later as...
Sahel: Chad trade union calls strike over opposition arrests
The leading union group in Chad on Tuesday called for an indefinite strike from Wednesday demanding the immediate...
Sahel: Millions of people face food shortages
The United Nations warned Friday that up to 18 million people in the Sahel face severe food insecurity, with rations...
Sahel: Anti-French sentiment on the rise in Chad
Hundreds of people demonstrated Saturday against France in the Chadian capital, accusing the former colonial power of...
Sahel: Peace talks between Chad regime and rebels get off to a bad start
Chad's military government and dozens of opposition groups started peace talks on Sunday in Qatar as a first step...
Sahel: Inside child labor in Chad
By Dylan Gamba Celestin sweats profusely in the searing heat. Like dozens of other youngsters in Chad's capital...
Chad: Five soldiers killed in Lake Chad region
Five Chadian soldiers have been killed by jihadists in the Lake Chad region, a vast marshland that has become a...
Sahel: Concern over Russian mercenaries’ entry into Chad
Chad's ruling military junta on Wednesday accused a rebel leader of seeking the help of Russian mercenaries to derail...
Sahel: Communal clashes leave 12 people dead in Moyen-Chari province, Chad
Twelve people have been killed in clashes between herders and farmers in southern Chad, where ethnic friction over...
Sahel: Cameroon refugees pour into Chad in unfolding violence over water
Footage from the conflict zone By Djimet Wiche More than 30,000 people in northern Cameroon have fled to Chad after...
Sahel: Chad rebels claim they want political solution and dialogue with military junta
Chad's main rebel groups said Tuesday they were conditionally willing to take part in national talks aimed at leading...
Sahel: UN and NATO mulling over support to Sahelian armies in combating militant groups
NATO is studying options to bolster support for the multinational G5 Sahel force in the troubled three-borders region...
Sahel: Russia’s entry into the Sahel raises concern in the region
Chad's foreign minister warned against outside interference on Thursday, referencing Russian paramilitaries operating...
A destabilized region: Awful week in the Sahel
Introduction by Arezki Daoud: For years, several analysts made dire predictions about where the Sahel was headed....
Sahel: Impoverished Chad faces influx of Cameroon refugees
At least 10,000 people, mostly women and children, have fled into Chad from northern Cameroon this week after deadly...
Sahel: Violence in the Sahel continues to escalate with no end in sight
Deadly competition between two insurgent groups spreads terror in Lake Chad Here is a factfile on Boko Haram and its...
Chad: Protest in N’Djamena against military junta
Several hundred people marched in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Thursday to protest the ruling military junta as police...
Sahel: Despite announcing troop drawdown plan, France insists it will not leave the Sahel
France to start closing military bases in Mali by year-end President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that France would...
Sahel: Six Chad soldiers killed at border with Central African Republic
Chad has sent men and material to reinforce the border with the Central African Republic despite agreeing to jointly...
Sahel: Chad facing humanitarian disaster
The United Nations on Friday launched an appeal for $617.5 million dollars to help the central African state of Chad...
Sahel: Chad military junta said it defeated FACT insurgents
Chad's military junta on Sunday declared victory after a month-long operation against rebels in the northwest of the...
Sahel: Chad braces for more political turmoil
Opposition parties and civil society groups in Chad said fresh protests would be held on Saturday against the junta...
Chad military junta says counterinsurgency campaign is working, rules out dialogue
Rebels who launched an offensive in northern Chad, sparking clashes that claimed the life of veteran president Idriss...
Chad: More smokes and mirrors in N’Djamena as military junta announces transition government
Editor Opinion: Smokes & Mirrors A “civilian prime minister,” a “transitional government.” “restoring democracy,”...
Sahel: Killed in Chad for demanding the rule of law
By Amaury Hauchard - A printed sheet of paper bearing a photo of Adoussouma hung on the crumbling wall at the...
Sahel: Chad army and opposition rebels clash in Kanem
Government troops and rebels clashed on Thursday in a region of western Chad where president Idriss Deby Itno was...
Chad: Hunt of alleged killers of president Deby expands to Niger
Chad's new ruling junta on Sunday vowed to root out a rebel leader accused of "war crimes", seeking help from...
Sahel: Lawlessness in northern Chad
Northern Chad is a restive region and a breeding ground for rebel groups which oppose the N'Djamena authorities. A...
Sahel: The extraordinary end of a reign: Day after he was proclaimed president of Chad, Deby allegedly dies in battle
Deby replaces Deby: what a surprise! A four-star general who is a son of Chad's slain president Idriss Deby Itno will...
Sahel: After 31 years in power, Chad’s president Deby reelected again
Idriss Deby Itno, who has won re-election according to provisional results Monday, has carved out a reputation as the...
Sahel: Chad claims it killed hundreds of “rebels” near Libya border
The Chadian army said Monday it had killed 300 rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, adding that it had...
Sahel: Fighting between herdsmen and farmers rages in southeaster Chad
Clashes between sedentary farmers and semi-nomadic herders in southeastern Chad have left many dead in recent days,...
Chad’s security forces stifle dissent in the run-up to presidential elections
The security forces in Chad have brutally stifled dissent in the run-up to presidential elections this weekend,...
Africa: With terror groups intensely fixated on Africa, security outlook feels gloomy
By Didier Lauras - From the arid expanses of the Sahel into the Sinai Peninsula and now Mozambique, Africa is proving...
Sahel: Chad Strongman Deby prepares to rule for another term
Chad's Idriss Deby Itno, combining hardline tactics with political savvy, has sidelined his most viable challengers,...
Sahel: Chad ups violence against opposition, less than a month to presidential election
Police broke up demonstrations by opposition movements and civil society groups in Chad's capital N'Djamena Saturday,...
Chad: Opposition leader Saleh Kebzabo withdraws from presidential elections as dictator Deby ups intimidation against opposition
[Photo: Saleh Kebzabo] - Chad's main opposition figure, Saleh Kebzabo, on Monday announced he was withdrawing from the...
Sahel: Political life in Chad heats up ahead of October presidential election
Fifteen parties in Chad's fragmented opposition said on Tuesday that they had named a single candidate to contest...
Sahel: Chad opposition parties coalesce against autocratic ruler Deby in upcoming election
Twelve opposition parties in Chad say they will field a joint candidate against Idriss Deby Itno, who has been in...
Chad regime bans protest before announcing candidacy of autocrat Idriss Deby
Chad's government has barred the opposition from staging protests ahead of an expected announcement by President...
Sahel: Complaint against Glencore over Chad spill clears UK hurdle
A complaint by rights groups over a toxic spill at an oil site in Chad linked to the British subsidiary of mining...