Senegal 30/05/2016 Ex-Chad president sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity 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.
Chad 22/12/2015 Africa: 'catastrophic' malnutrition amid Boko Haram violence Boko Haram’s violent militancy in Africa’s Lake Chad region has caused “catastrophic” levels of malnutrition, according to the World Food Programme
Chad 05/12/2015 Triple suicide attack in Chad leaves dozens dead 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
Chad 05/12/2015 Triple suicide blasts on island in Lake Chad kill 30 people, injure 80 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
Chad 11/10/2015 Co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks kill more than 30 people in Chad 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
Senegal 21/07/2015 Hissene Habre dragged from court; officials suspend war-crimes trial “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
Senegal 20/07/2015 Chad's victims of Hissene Habre 'will inspire others' demanding justice 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
Senegal 20/07/2015 Trial of Chad's former leader Hissene Habre begins in Senegal 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
insiders 14/07/2015 Alleged victims of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré get their day in court A historic trial scheduled for late July will see former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré face charges of human rights abuses. After falling from
Chad 18/06/2015 Chad bans burqa after two suicide bombings Chad which is a predominantly Muslim country has banned people from wearing the full-face veil, following two suicide bomb attacks. The Islamist
Chad 15/06/2015 At least 27 dead in two attacks on Chad, government blames Boko Haram 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
Chad 16/04/2015 Boko Haram special: on the frontline in Chad 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
Nigeria 04/04/2015 'Phase one over' in Boko Haram battle, say Chad-Niger forces African coalition forces say the first phase of the offensive against Boko Haram is over following last week’s successful recapture of a strategic
Chad 03/04/2015 Chadian general blasts Boko Haram as 'outright international enemy' From the field of conflict against the Nigerian insurgent group Boko Haram, euronews correspondent Luis Carballo has been talking to Army Chief of
Chad 02/04/2015 As Chad's army battles Boko Haram its people find themselves on the front line in the fight 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
Chad 01/04/2015 Nigerian refugees bear terror trauma from Boko Haram 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
Nigeria 25/03/2015 Nigeria: Hundreds of women and children kidnapped, locals say Boko Haram militants in northern Nigeria have kidnapped more than 400 young women and children from Damasak, according to residents of the town
Nigeria 14/03/2015 Boko Haram on the run as Nigerian army retakes Baga Under the combined pressure of forces from Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria Islamic extremists Boko Haram are not having things all their own way. The
Mali 08/03/2015 UN base comes under attack in Mali 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
Chad 23/02/2015 African Union intensifies efforts to defeat Boko Haram Elite forces from the West begin to train the new five-nation African Union coalition with fresh boost in efforts to defeat Boko Haram.
