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Colonel Haroun escaped from court during staged brawl after receiving five-year prison sentence for murder.
Chad
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Government says measure introduced to curb ‘dissemination of messages inciting hate and division’ in the country.
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Leaders from G5 Sahel bloc of nations and French president meet in Nouakchott to discuss campaign...
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An autopsy on four of 44 dead revealed traces of a lethal substance that caused heart attacks and...
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President Idris Deby says Chadian troops will no longer take part in military operations outside the country’s borders.
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Chad’s army says it lost 52 troops during the operation against Boko Haram.
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Hissene Habre, serving life sentence for crimes against humanity, granted two months’ leave from Senegal jail.
The president of Chad is describing Monday’s attack by Boro Haram fighters as the worst yet on the army.
Attack on soldiers on the Boma peninsula on Sunday lasted at least seven hours and reinforcements were also attacked.
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Parts of the arid belt of land below the Sahara have been engulfed by swiftly deteriorating violence.
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FGM severely hampers career prospects and economic opportunities for 200 million women and girls.
Deadly attack by a female bomber in the village of Kaiga-Kindjiria was blamed on the armed group, Boko Haram.
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After talks, analysts say French military strategy extension will not end violence, stress political goals must be met.
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French role, security set to dominate Macron’s talks with leaders from Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad.