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

Sudan to re-open trade points with Chad and South Sudan soon
Monday 26 November 2018
November 25, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan’s State Minister of International Trade Abu al-Bishr Abdel-Rahman on Sunday said the border crossing points with Chad and South Sudan would be re-opened soon. Sudanese military personnel inspect (...)
EU froce to protect Darfur refugees pledges to Avoid Chad conflict
Thursday 14 February 2008
February 13, 2008 (NDJAMENA) — The head of an E.U. peacekeeping force deploying to protect Darfur refugees pledged Wednesday that troops wouldn’t become embroiled in the conflict between Chad’s government and rebels. The European Union (...)
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 (...)
Chad welcomes Libyan initiative over row with Sudan
Wednesday 25 January 2006
Jan 24, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — The Chadian Foreign Minister, Ahmat Allam-Mi , has declared his country’s welcome of the Libyan mediation to settle the Sudan-Chad tension, according to the Sudan News Agency. Muammar Gadhafi The Chadian (...)
270 Chadian refugees return from Sudan
Thursday 1 March 2018
February 28, 2018 (KHARTOUM) More than 270 Chadian refugees have been repatriated to Medihona area, in eastern Chad from Um Shalya camp in Darfur, said Darfur deputy commissioner for refugees Mujeeb Al-Rahman Mohamed On 31 May 2017, (...)
Chad carries out first executions since 1991
Thursday 6 November 2003
NDJAMENA, Nov 6 (AFP) — Chad on Thursday ignored protests from human rights groups and carried out the death penalty for the first time since 1991, executing eight people after vowing to crack down on unrest in the impoverished desert (...)
Libya proposes to deploy AU soldiers on Chad-Sudan border
Thursday 19 January 2006
Jan 19, 2006 (TRIPOLI) — The Libyan Leader, Colonel Muammar Gadhafi announced an initiative to solve the Chad-Sudan dispute, as a president of the Community of the Sahel and Saharan States, (COMESSA), reported the Libyan JANA news (...)
Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger border committee to meet in Khartoum
Wednesday 8 August 2018
August 7, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The 3rd ministerial meeting to strengthen the security of the joint border among Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger would be held in Khartoum on Wednesday. The two-day meeting would be held with the participation (...)
Sudan’s capital gripped in nuptials of Chad’s Deby, daughter of Darfur militia leader
Saturday 21 January 2012
January 20, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese capital Khartoum was preoccupied on Friday by the wedding ceremony of Chad’s President Idriss Deby, and daughter of Sudan’s Janjaweed militia leader, Musa Hilal, which took place at a top hotel (...)
Sudan and Chad agree to normalize bilateral relations
Wednesday 12 November 2008
November 11, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan and Chad agreed today on the needed steps to normalize bilateral relations, said a Sudanese presidential adviser after talks held in the Chadian capital today with the President Idriss Deby in (...)

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