http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:35:32 +0100 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:35:32 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/09/chads-saharan-cultures-festival-brings-together-desert-nations http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/09/chads-saharan-cultures-festival-brings-together-desert-nations Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:55:54 +0100 Chad hosts the sixth International Saharan Cultures Festival in Amdjarass, uniting artists from across the Sahara to celebrate shared heritage. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/31/frances-military-forced-out-of-sahel-region-as-it-closes-base-in-chad http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/31/frances-military-forced-out-of-sahel-region-as-it-closes-base-in-chad Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:57:53 +0100 The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European interests in the region. http://www.euronews.com/2025/01/12/chads-ruling-party-wins-majority-in-parliamentary-election http://www.euronews.com/2025/01/12/chads-ruling-party-wins-majority-in-parliamentary-election Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:38:45 +0100 Analysts say the lack of any strong opponent in the elections has consolidated President Mahamat Idriss Deby's grip on power. http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/30/chads-parliamentary-elections-marked-by-low-turnout-and-opposition-boycotts http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/30/chads-parliamentary-elections-marked-by-low-turnout-and-opposition-boycotts Mon, 30 Dec 2024 11:38:28 +0100 Critics have dismissed the vote as a ploy to allow junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby to entrench his power. http://www.euronews.com/2024/11/29/chad-ends-defence-pact-with-france-in-effort-to-assert-sovereignty http://www.euronews.com/2024/11/29/chad-ends-defence-pact-with-france-in-effort-to-assert-sovereignty Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:59:21 +0100 The decision represents growing anti-French sentiment in Chad and the Sahel region, where France has been effectively expelled from several former colonies. http://www.euronews.com/2024/05/10/chad-declares-military-leader-deby-itno-winner-of-disputed-election http://www.euronews.com/2024/05/10/chad-declares-military-leader-deby-itno-winner-of-disputed-election Fri, 10 May 2024 11:13:14 +0200 The results were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra. http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/07/world-food-programme-sudans-war-risks-creating-worlds-largest-hunger-crisis http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/07/world-food-programme-sudans-war-risks-creating-worlds-largest-hunger-crisis Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:11:44 +0100 Fighting between the country's military and paramilitary groups has the potential to trigger a devastating famine. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/07/12/watch-a-quarter-of-a-million-people-flee-to-chad-as-fighting-continues-in-sudan http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/07/12/watch-a-quarter-of-a-million-people-flee-to-chad-as-fighting-continues-in-sudan Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:43:19 +0200 The United Nations says over three million people have fled their homes as fighting in Sudan continues, amid growing concerns the country is sliding into a full-scale civil war. http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/01/sudans-army-and-rival-extend-truce-despite-ongoing-clashes http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/01/sudans-army-and-rival-extend-truce-despite-ongoing-clashes Mon, 01 May 2023 08:36:37 +0200 Sudan's army and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said Sunday they would extend a humanitarian cease-fire for a further 72 hours. The decision follows international pressure to allow the safe passage of civilians and aid, but the shaky truce has not stopped the clashes so far. http://www.euronews.com/2022/11/25/libyan-authorities-send-back-illegal-migrants-to-neighbouring-countries http://www.euronews.com/2022/11/25/libyan-authorities-send-back-illegal-migrants-to-neighbouring-countries Fri, 25 Nov 2022 16:13:00 +0100 Libya has sent over 200 migrants from neighbouring countries back to their homelands, in a rare display of cooperation from the country's divided institutions. http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/11/women-champions-of-development-in-the-sahel-inspire-africa http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/11/women-champions-of-development-in-the-sahel-inspire-africa Sat, 11 Sep 2021 13:00:54 +0200 "Investing in women and girls is one of the most effective ways to increase equality and promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth.. "- SWEDD #StrongerTogether2021 #womenempowerment http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/06/the-russia-factor-may-partially-explain-france-s-divergent-policies-in-chad-and-mali-view http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/06/the-russia-factor-may-partially-explain-france-s-divergent-policies-in-chad-and-mali-view Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:17:00 +0200 Slammed by some as "hypocrisy," the sharp differences in Paris' policies towards Chad and Mali are actually explained by the need to counter Russia’s creeping influence in the Sahel, writes foreign policy analyst Nicolas Tenzer. http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/03/passengers-evacuated-from-plane-in-paris-amid-suspicions-of-explosive-device-on-flight-fro http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/03/passengers-evacuated-from-plane-in-paris-amid-suspicions-of-explosive-device-on-flight-fro Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:08:38 +0200 French interior minister Gérald Darmanin said a crisis cell had been opened after the Air France flight which was coming from Chad was evacuated. http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/20/chadian-president-idriss-deby-killed-after-30-years-in-power-military-announces http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/20/chadian-president-idriss-deby-killed-after-30-years-in-power-military-announces Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:26:41 +0200 Idriss Deby was killed on Tuesday on the battlefield in a fight against rebels, the country's top military commander said. http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/14/g5-sahel-leaders-pay-tribute-to-french-soldiers-killed-in-mali http://www.euronews.com/2020/01/14/g5-sahel-leaders-pay-tribute-to-french-soldiers-killed-in-mali Tue, 14 Jan 2020 07:55:20 +0100 Macron wants the summit to help re-legitimize the French operation in the Sahel by sending a strong joint message. http://www.euronews.com/2019/02/07/french-fighter-jets-bomb-chadian-rebels-in-support-of-deby-s-regime http://www.euronews.com/2019/02/07/french-fighter-jets-bomb-chadian-rebels-in-support-of-deby-s-regime Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:14:37 +0100 Deby's regime is widely perceived by its Western allies as a key partner in the fight against Islamic terror groups, which is why he has retained their support thus far. http://www.euronews.com/2017/10/10/france-to-send-missions-to-chad-and-niger-to-bring-back-refugees http://www.euronews.com/2017/10/10/france-to-send-missions-to-chad-and-niger-to-bring-back-refugees Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:35:47 +0200 French president announces measures alongside promise to crack down on economic immigrants. http://www.euronews.com/2017/09/25/the-united-states-extends-travel-ban-to-citizens-from-north-korea-and-venezuela http://www.euronews.com/2017/09/25/the-united-states-extends-travel-ban-to-citizens-from-north-korea-and-venezuela Mon, 25 Sep 2017 05:12:24 +0200 Donald Trump's third attempt to ban citizens entering the US from some states drops Sudan, relaxes restrictions on Iraqis, but adds Chad, North Korea and Venezuela. http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/12/boko-haram-child-suicide-bombings-surge-says-unicef http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/12/boko-haram-child-suicide-bombings-surge-says-unicef Wed, 12 Apr 2017 09:55:54 +0200 In the first three months of this year, 27 children have blown themselves up for the Islamist militant group, three times more than in the same period a year ago. http://www.euronews.com/2017/02/24/three-million-at-risk-of-famine-in-lake-chad-region http://www.euronews.com/2017/02/24/three-million-at-risk-of-famine-in-lake-chad-region Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:25:58 +0100 Launching a funding appeal, the UN says drought, chronic poverty and Boko Haram Islamic militants have led to the emergency. http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/25/lake-chad-the-humanitarian-crisis-that-doesn-t-make-the-headlines http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/25/lake-chad-the-humanitarian-crisis-that-doesn-t-make-the-headlines Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:03:47 +0100 The UN has sounded the alarm about the plight of 11 million people in desperate need of aid in Africa's Lake Chad basin. http://www.euronews.com/2016/10/12/germany-to-give-extra-aid-to-chad-for-sahel-refugees http://www.euronews.com/2016/10/12/germany-to-give-extra-aid-to-chad-for-sahel-refugees Wed, 12 Oct 2016 20:53:40 +0200 Germany has announced 8. http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/25/lake-chad-basin-thousands-of-children-in-danger-of-severe-acute-malnutrition http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/25/lake-chad-basin-thousands-of-children-in-danger-of-severe-acute-malnutrition Thu, 25 Aug 2016 19:59:23 +0200 UNICEF is describing it as a “major humanitarian crisis. http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/31/habre-i-hope-this-is-a-lesson-to-all-the-other-dictators-out-there http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/31/habre-i-hope-this-is-a-lesson-to-all-the-other-dictators-out-there Tue, 31 May 2016 01:49:19 +0200 News that the former president of Chad has been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity has been met with celebration. http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/30/ex-chad-leader-hissene-habre-gets-life-in-prison-for-crimes-against-humanity http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/30/ex-chad-leader-hissene-habre-gets-life-in-prison-for-crimes-against-humanity Mon, 30 May 2016 19:22:54 +0200 Habré ruled Chad from 1982-1990 Investigators told trial he was responsible for 40,000 killings and torture of 200,000 people He denied all charges, refuses court’s authority Victims campaigned for 25 http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/30/former-chad-president-hissene-habre-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-humanity-by http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/30/former-chad-president-hissene-habre-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-humanity-by Mon, 30 May 2016 15:51:17 +0200 Hissene Habre has been found guilty of crimes against humanity for ordering the killing and torture of thousands of political opponents during his rule from 1982-1990. http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/22/africa-catastrophic-malnutrition-amid-boko-haram-violence http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/22/africa-catastrophic-malnutrition-amid-boko-haram-violence Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:16:56 +0100 Boko Haram’s violent militancy in Africa’s Lake Chad region has caused “catastrophic” levels of malnutrition, according to the World Food Programme http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/05/triple-suicide-attack-in-chad-leaves-dozens-dead http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/05/triple-suicide-attack-in-chad-leaves-dozens-dead Sat, 05 Dec 2015 18:16:10 +0100 Around 30 people have been killed and another 80 injured in three suicide attacks on the island of Koulfoua in Lake Chad in Africa. It wasn’t http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/05/triple-suicide-bombings-on-island-in-lake-chad-kill-30-people-injure-80 http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/05/triple-suicide-bombings-on-island-in-lake-chad-kill-30-people-injure-80 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 16:50:00 +0100 Security sources in Chad say 30 people have been killed and 80 injured in a triple suicide attack on an island in Lake Chad. At least 80 other people http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/11/co-ordinated-suicide-bomb-attacks-kill-more-than-30-people-in-chad http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/11/co-ordinated-suicide-bomb-attacks-kill-more-than-30-people-in-chad Sun, 11 Oct 2015 06:13:10 +0200 Five co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks have struck the market at Baga Sola in Chad, just over the border from Nigeria and a refugee camp for people http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/21/hissene-habre-dragged-from-court-officials-suspend-war-crimes-trial http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/21/hissene-habre-dragged-from-court-officials-suspend-war-crimes-trial Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:11:02 +0200 “This is a farce” shouted the former President of Chad as he was dragged from a court in Senegal, where he is being tried on counts of war crimes http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/20/chad-s-victims-of-hissene-habre-will-inspire-others-demanding-justice http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/20/chad-s-victims-of-hissene-habre-will-inspire-others-demanding-justice Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:09:01 +0200 In the Chadian capital Ndjamena, the work of the Association of Victims of the Crimes of Hissene Habre has finally born fruit — 25 years after http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/20/trial-of-chad-s-former-leader-hissene-habre-begins-in-senegal http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/20/trial-of-chad-s-former-leader-hissene-habre-begins-in-senegal Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:58:00 +0200 The trial of the former president of Chad has begun in Senegal. Hissene Habre appears on charges of crimes against humanity after being brought to http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2015/07/14/alleged-victims-of-former-chadian-dictator-hissene-habre-get-their-day-in-court http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2015/07/14/alleged-victims-of-former-chadian-dictator-hissene-habre-get-their-day-in-court Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:51:12 +0200 A historic trial scheduled for late July will see former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré face charges of human rights abuses. After falling from http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/18/chad-bans-burqa-after-two-suicide-bombings http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/18/chad-bans-burqa-after-two-suicide-bombings Thu, 18 Jun 2015 06:05:02 +0200 Chad which is a predominantly Muslim country has banned people from wearing the full-face veil, following two suicide bomb attacks. The Islamist http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/15/at-least-27-dead-in-two-attacks-on-chad-government-blames-boko-haram http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/15/at-least-27-dead-in-two-attacks-on-chad-government-blames-boko-haram Mon, 15 Jun 2015 18:50:04 +0200 At least 27 people have died in two attacks in the Chadian capital N’Djamena. Four suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters are said to be among those http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/17/fighting-boko-haram-chad-aims-to-destroy-militant-group http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/17/fighting-boko-haram-chad-aims-to-destroy-militant-group Fri, 17 Apr 2015 00:10:04 +0200 Luis Carballo will be online to discuss his experiences in Chad on Thursday at 15:00 CET. He’ll answer your questions in English, Spanish or French http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/04/phase-one-over-in-boko-haram-battle-say-chad-niger-forces http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/04/phase-one-over-in-boko-haram-battle-say-chad-niger-forces Sat, 04 Apr 2015 18:41:38 +0200 African coalition forces say the first phase of the offensive against Boko Haram is over following last week’s successful recapture of a strategic http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/03/chadian-general-blasts-boko-haram-as-outright-international-enemy http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/03/chadian-general-blasts-boko-haram-as-outright-international-enemy Fri, 03 Apr 2015 19:16:02 +0200 Chadian general blasts Boko Haram as 'outright international enemy' http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/02/as-chad-s-army-battles-boko-haram-its-people-find-themselves-on-the-front-line- http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/02/as-chad-s-army-battles-boko-haram-its-people-find-themselves-on-the-front-line- Thu, 02 Apr 2015 03:47:00 +0200 Chad’s army reported its forces had killed hundreds of Boko Haram militants in clashes in Northern Nigeria on Wednesday. But as its army becomes http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/01/nigerian-refugees-bear-terror-trauma-from-boko-haram http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/01/nigerian-refugees-bear-terror-trauma-from-boko-haram Wed, 01 Apr 2015 18:03:01 +0200 Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres or MSF) has deployed an emergency team to Chad. The NGO is helping an estimated 18,300 refugees and http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/25/nigeria-hundreds-of-women-and-children-kidnapped-locals-say http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/25/nigeria-hundreds-of-women-and-children-kidnapped-locals-say Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:27:02 +0100 Boko Haram militants in northern Nigeria have kidnapped more than 400 young women and children from Damasak, according to residents of the town http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/14/boko-haram-on-the-run-as-nigerian-army-retakes-baga http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/14/boko-haram-on-the-run-as-nigerian-army-retakes-baga Sat, 14 Mar 2015 03:33:03 +0100 Under the combined pressure of forces from Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria Islamic extremists Boko Haram are not having things all their own way. The http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/08/un-base-comes-under-attack-in-mali http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/08/un-base-comes-under-attack-in-mali Sun, 08 Mar 2015 17:34:30 +0100 Unknown attackers fired more than thirty rockets at a United Nations base in northern Mali early on Sunday (March 8). One UN peacekeeper was killed http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/23/african-union-intensifies-efforts-to-defeat-boko-haram http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/23/african-union-intensifies-efforts-to-defeat-boko-haram Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:17:02 +0100 Elite forces from the West begin to train the new five-nation African Union coalition with fresh boost in efforts to defeat Boko Haram. http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/14/footage-shows-boko-haram-s-latest-deadly-attack http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/14/footage-shows-boko-haram-s-latest-deadly-attack Sat, 14 Feb 2015 23:45:01 +0100 For the first time, the Islamist militant group attacked a village in Chad, killing several people. http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/05/chad-forces-mass-on-nigeria-border-as-france-boosts-fight-against-boko-haram http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/05/chad-forces-mass-on-nigeria-border-as-france-boosts-fight-against-boko-haram Thu, 05 Feb 2015 20:09:04 +0100 France has sent military advisers to Niger’s southern border with Nigeria in an effort to boost the campaign by regional powers against the Islamist http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/04/chadian-forces-kill-hundreds-of-boko-haram-militants-in-north-east-nigeria http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/04/chadian-forces-kill-hundreds-of-boko-haram-militants-in-north-east-nigeria Wed, 04 Feb 2015 19:39:15 +0100 Chad’s army claims it has killed some 200 Boko Haram militants in the towns of Gambaru and Ngala near the border with Cameroon. Around 2,000 Chadian http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/01/7500-african-union-troops-to-fight-boko-haram http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/01/7500-african-union-troops-to-fight-boko-haram Sun, 01 Feb 2015 09:18:14 +0100 African Union forces from Chad have attacked Boko Haram killing 120 of its militants in the far north of Cameron. The Islamist militant group had