Chad

Official Name: Republic of Chad

Capital: N’Djamena

Official languages: French & Arabic

Area: 1,284,000 km2

Population: 10,329,208 (2009 estimate)

Geography

Region: Chad is landlocked country in Central Africa

Border Countries

Cameroon 1,094 km
Central African Republic 1,197 km
Libya 1,055 km
Niger 1,175 km
Nigeria 87 km
Sudan 1,360 km

Borders

Libya-Sudan border

Government - Presidential republic

President - Idriss Déby
Prime Minister - Emmanuel Nadingar

Independence from France - August 11, 1960

Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)

Internet TLD: .td

Calling code: +235

Videos

Al Jazeera English | Plight of Chad families in wake of "child smuggling" row | 2 November 2007

The French charity alleged to be involved in child kidnapping by Chad claims it was rescuing the children who were fleeing war-ravaged Darfur in neighbouring Sudan. Our correspondent, Mohamad Vall, went to the border town of Tine to uncover the plight of families still living there.

Links

Sudanese refugees say they want to settle in Chad
Tuesday 8 August 2017
August 7, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Over 500 Sudanese from West Darfur state who have recently moved into eastern Chad told the UN refugee agency they have no intention to return to their homeland. In an update on the refugee situation in (...)
Invisible, Forgotten, and Suffering: Darfuri Refugees in Eastern Chad
Thursday 28 April 2016
By Eric Reeves There are more than 20 million refugees worldwide—and half of them are children. Moreover, according to the UN High Commission for refugees, 86 percent of these refuges are in “countries considered economically less (...)
Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger sign border protection agreement
Sunday 3 June 2018
June 2, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The Foreign Ministry in the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) said a quadripartite agreement to control and monitor borders among Libya, Sudan, Chad and Niger has been signed in Ndjamena. In a (...)
Chad, Libya, Niger and Sudan agree to fight transnational "crime"
Wednesday 4 April 2018
April 3, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan and three other countries Chad, Libya and Niger, Tuesday agreed to "coordinate the actions" of their armed forces to fight against the transnational "crime" in the region, say two statements issued in (...)
Sudan-Chad railway funds secured
Monday 1 August 2011
by Toby Collins July 31, 2011 (LONDON) - The Secretary of Sudanese-Chadian Twinning Secretariat travelled to China on Saturday to sign a contract with a bank to borrow the funds to build a railway between Sudan and land-locked Chad. (...)
Wikileaks/US embassy cables: Sudan, Chad and the quest for resolution
Sunday 19 December 2010
Document leaked to Wikileaks whistle-blowing website. Published by the Guardian newspaper Friday 17 December 2010 21.30 GMT US embassy cables: Sudan, Chad and the quest for resolution Thursday, 13 March 2008, 06:12 C O N F I D E N (...)
Chadian government bans Sudanese music
Wednesday 14 May 2008
May 13, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — N’djamena government decided yesterday to ban the Sudanese music in the country depriving the Chadian public from listing or playing one of the most popular music in the country. In an extraordinary meeting on (...)
Deby lobbies AU to condemn Sudan’s "aggression"
Tuesday 27 December 2005
Dec 27, 2005 (ABUJA) — Chadian President Idriss Deby lobbied the African Union on Tuesday to condemn neighbour Sudan for what he says is Khartoum’s support for rebels seeking to overthrow him. Deby accuses Sudanese President Omar (...)
Chad president to marry daughter of Darfur Janjaweed leader: report
Saturday 31 December 2011
December 30, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The Chadian president Idriss Deby is engaged to the daughter of the notorious Darfuri Janjaweed leader Musa Hilal, according to a news report. Leader of the Darfurian Arab Mahameed clan Musa Hilal (L) (...)
Gunmen kill Chadian military commander in West Darfur
Thursday 17 March 2016
March 16, 2016 (EL - GENEINA) - Unidentified armed group has killed a Chadian commander from the Joint Sudanese-Chadian border patrol forces late night on Tuesday in West Darfur state. Chadian army officer Maj. al-Nur Abdel-Karim (ST (...)

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