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

Chadian rebels seize large parts of Ndjamena
Sunday 3 February 2008
February 2, 2008 (NDJAMENA) — Chadian rebels seized large parts of the capital Ndjamena Saturday, military and rebel sources said, leaving President Idriss Deby Itno holed up in the presidential palace. Chadian soldiers patrol the (...)
Sudan vows to ‘crush’ Chadian army incursions
Wednesday 20 May 2009
May 19, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese army reacted strongly to statements by Chadian officials in which they said that they preparing for an offensive inside Sudan to pursue rebel groups seeking to oust president Idriss Deby. A file (...)
Chad rebellion quashed, Sudan behind it - FM minister
Monday 4 February 2008
February 3, 2008 (NDJAMENA) — The Chadian government said Sunday it had qaushed a rebellion aimed at ousting President Idriss Deby and driven the rebels out of the capital Ndjamena. "The battle for Ndjamena is over," Foreign Minister (...)
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) (...)
244 Sudanese refugees return to North Darfur from Chad
Saturday 15 December 2018
December 14, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The government of North Darfur State said 244 refugees have returned to Tina locality from Chad. The semi-official Sudan Media Center quoted the commissioner of Tina locality Al-Sadig Ibrahim Shargo as (...)
Israel to renew ties with Chad
Saturday 26 March 2005
By Yossi Melman, Haaretz TEL AVIV, Israel, Mar 25, 2005 — Israel and Chad, a Muslim country in the Sahara region of Africa, are working to renew their diplomatic relations after Chad cut ties with Israel 33 years ago. Deby Foreign (...)
NGOs work to clear their name after Chad child ’trafficking’
Wednesday 31 October 2007
October 30, 2007 (ABECHE, Chad) — Aid agencies and authorities in eastern Chad are urging local people not to lose confidence in the international humanitarian community, after members of a French association claiming to rescue Sudanese (...)
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’s Bashir attends inauguration of Chadian president
Tuesday 9 August 2016
August 8, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir on Monday has attended in N’Djamena the inauguration of the Chadian President Idriss Deby for a new term in office. Chad’s President Idriss Deby (L) with President Omer (...)
Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger border committee to meet in Ndjamena
Tuesday 23 October 2018
October 22, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The 4th ministerial meeting to strengthen the security of the joint border among Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger would be held in Ndjamena on Wednesday. The two-day meeting would be held with the (...)

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