In the heart of N’Djamena, the capital city of Chad, children aged 10 to 13 scour the streets, scavenging through heaps of garbage and dirt in search of metal scraps known as “adjith kilos.” After collecting discarded items, the pariah children sell them to local dealers or metal manufacturers to earn a living. The troubling […]
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The Chadian government has launched the 2026 National Humanitarian Response Plan (NHRP) and the Refugee Response Plan (RRP) to coordinate assistance for vulnerable people uprooted by war. Amid a growing refugee crisis, including the arrival of 7,000 new Sudanese refugees at the eastern Oure Cassoni camp, the Chadian authorities established these schemes to tackle the […]
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The Chadian Ministry of Public Health and Prevention has announced there are over 2,100 recorded cases of cholera in the country, adding that the disease is spreading in three provinces. The announcement was made yesterday, Sept. 19. Since announcing the discovery of the first suspected cases of the disease on July 13, followed by the […]
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Following the halt of the United States’ financial aid, the European Union has committed to significantly enhancing its humanitarian assistance to Chad in response to the recent influx of refugees in the Ouaddai region of eastern Chad. The EU is increasing the funding to meet the critical needs of more than 1.5 million forcibly displaced […]
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Women in the Larmanaye village of Logone Oriental province in Chad on Tuesday, Jan. 14, trooped into the streets half-naked, marching to the residence of the sub-divisional officer in protest against rising insecurity. The women condemned the assassinations and theft of cattle which have become very rampant in the zone and expressed their anger against […]
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Security forces killed at least 18 persons attempting to attack the presidential complex in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad on Wednesday evening, Jan. 8. A Chadian soldier was also killed during an exchange of gunfire between the assailants and the security agents guarding the presidential palace. The country’s government spokesperson and Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah […]
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The call connected after a few rings, and his voice emerged, low and steady over the soft hum of mourners from the background. They were praying for the souls of those lost. “The military mistook my colleagues for terrorists,” Abdulsalam Abubakar began. “We often spend seven to 14 days on the shores of the water […]
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it could be forced to stop providing humanitarian aid to more than one million people in Chad, including refugees crossing from war-torn Sudan as a result of funding constraints and rising needs. Pierre Honnorat, WFP’s Country Director in Chad, said more people have fled Sudan’s Darfur to […]
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Mr Mahamat, while receiving wishes from the country’s superior council for Islamic Affairs on the heels of the Tabaski feast yesterday, said all those involved in demonstrations, convicted or not, have been forgiven. “From the top of this tribune, I forgive all those involved, convicted or not, who committed damage during the insurrection of October […]
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There has been a surge of refugees fleeing Sudan to Chad and aid agencies say they need hundreds of millions of dollars from the international community, The United Nations has said. The High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Chad needs $214.1 million to provide vital protection and assistance for forcibly displaced people as the number […]
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Dozens of highway robbers suspected to have been involved in a mass murder in Chad have been arrested as they tried to cross the border into the Central African Republic. The group are thought to be the ones who attacked the villages of Don and Doniate in Goré, Logone-Oriental province on May 8, where 17 […]
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On the Facebook page of one of Chad’s leading media, Tchadinfos.com, is a note titled “information” printed in red. The note carries a message addressed to its audience, apologising for the blackout on Monday and Tuesday. The blackout is in solidarity with other pressmen and jailed journalist, Eric Ngarlem Toldé. Toldé, a blogger and journalist […]
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