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

Three Chadian rebel groups sign peace agreement with Ndjamena
Tuesday 28 July 2009
July 27, 2009 (TRIPOLI) — Three Chadian rebel groups signed a peace agreement with the government of President Idriss Deby on Sunday under the sponsorship of the Libyan government. The three factions are member of rebel National (...)
Sudan, Chad discuss boosting joint border forces
Friday 28 April 2017
April 27, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudan-Chad Security Committee Thursday wrapped up meetings to discuss ways to boost the ability of the joint border forces to preserve security and to face new challenges. The joint border force has (...)
JEM leader heads to Chad for talks on Sudan peace process
Saturday 2 November 2019
November 1, 2019 (KHARTOUM) - The leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Gibril Ibrahim, will travel to Ndjamena on Saturday to discuss Chad’s role in upcoming Sudan’s peace talks. JEM Spokesperson Motasim Adam said in a (...)
353 Sudanese refugee return to West Darfur from Chad
Saturday 1 December 2018
November 30, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan’s Refugee Commission said 353 refugees have returned to West Darfur State from Chad. The semi-official Sudan Media Center quoted the Darfur refugee commissioner Mujeeb al-Rahman Mohamed as saying (...)
Guinea Worm: S. Sudan world’s most affected, says Carter Center
Friday 18 January 2013
By Julius N. Uma January 17, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan remains the most Guinea Worm affected country in the world, with 521 cases out of the 542 reported worldwide last year, the Carter Center said on Thursday. Jimmy Carter (c) with (...)
Chadian army deserters retreat to Sudan after attack
Monday 19 December 2005
Dec 19, 2005 (EL-GENEINA) — Chadian army deserters who launched a failed offensive on a military base on Sunday have retreated over the border to Sudan’s remote west, Sudanese rebels said on Monday. A group of Chadian army deserters (...)
Locust swarms threaten turbulent border region, experts on close watch
Wednesday 7 September 2005
Locusts. Photo credit : FAO. Sept 06, 2005 (Dakar) — Locust swarm sightings and favourable breeding conditions have agricultural experts on high alert in eastern Chad and the troubled Darfur region of western Sudan, the UN Food and (...)
Chad envoy to US says Sudan “must learn the lesson”
Monday 4 February 2008
By Wasil Ali February 4, 2008 (WASHINGTON) — The Chadian ambassador in Washington, Mahmoud Adam Bechir, said today that Sudan “must learn not to try and change other regimes” in light of the fighting between the government and rebels (...)
Chad army chief killed in battle with rebels
Friday 31 March 2006
Mar 31, 2006 (N’DJAMENA) — Chad’s top army general, a nephew of the country’s president, has been killed by rebel forces backed by Janjaweed militias from Sudan, military sources said Friday. A soldier of the Chad National Army (...)
Chad defence chief urges calm as ex-rebels desert
Saturday 13 October 2007
October 12, 2007 (N’DJAMENA) — Chad’s Defence Minister Mahamat Nour called for calm on Friday after a group of former rebel fighters loyal to him deserted their positions and moved to the border with Sudan’s Darfur region. Speaking on (...)

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