A quick article about roadblocks in Chad, Central Africa: originally part of the nation's infrastructure, road barriers have become ready-made businesses for those looking to make a quick buck off of motor traffic."The rain gates are installed and manned by the government,...
A dusk to dawn curfew is in effect in N'Djamena and six other provinces after reports of rebels regrouping. The Chad government has been fighting back rebels who got as close as the city gates last week after a failed coup. Ironically, this is the same manner that current...
Chad has always been a hotbed of civil unrest and outbreaks of war and violence, but after the failed 2006 coup against president Deby things have only heated up. Many experts think the only thing holding the...
"Chadian rebels seeking to overthrow President Idriss Deby battled their way into the capital N'Djamena on Saturday and fought government troops around the presidential palace, diplomats and residents said.
The...
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The Chadian has begun demobilizing its child soldiers, even whilst denying that the government knew that children were serving in the armed forces. "Chad pledged on Wednesday to work to demobilise hundreds of child soldiers fighting in the ranks of the government army and...
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