Chad 'Alarming' rise in Boko Haram child suicide bombings 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. 12/04/2017
Chad Three million at risk of famine in Lake Chad region Launching a funding appeal, the UN says drought, chronic poverty and Boko Haram Islamic militants have led to the emergency. 24/02/2017
world news Lake Chad: The humanitarian crisis that doesn't make the headlines The UN has sounded the alarm about the plight of 11 million people in desperate need of aid in Africa's Lake Chad basin. 25/01/2017
Chad Lake Chad Basin: thousands of children 'in danger of severe acute malnutrition' UNICEF is describing it as a “major humanitarian crisis. 25/08/2016
world news Habre - "I hope this is a lesson to all the other dictators out there" News that the former president of Chad has been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity has been met with celebration. 30/05/2016
Senegal Ex-Chad leader Hissène Habré gets life in prison for crimes against humanity 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 30/05/2016
Senegal 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. 30/05/2016
Chad 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 22/12/2015
Chad 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 05/12/2015
Chad 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 05/12/2015
Chad 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 11/10/2015
Senegal 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 21/07/2015
Senegal 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 20/07/2015
Senegal 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 20/07/2015
insiders 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 14/07/2015
Chad 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 18/06/2015
Chad 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 15/06/2015
Chad 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 16/04/2015
Nigeria '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 04/04/2015
Chad 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 03/04/2015
Chad 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 02/04/2015
Chad 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 01/04/2015
Nigeria 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 25/03/2015
Nigeria 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 14/03/2015
Mali 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 08/03/2015
