Latest in Tag: Chad Highlight
Latest in Tag: Chad

President Al-Sisi asserts Egypt’s support for Chad during its transitional phase
Al-Sisi also asserted the distinguished historical relations between the two countries.

President Al-Sisi meets with Chief of Chad’s Transitional Military Council in Cairo
An official reception ceremony was held for Deby upon his arrival at the palace.

Egypt participates in African fact-finding mission to Chad
Delegation reviews security situation in N’Djamena, efforts of restoring normality

Chad boils after President’s death, with his son taking office under military council
Army announces formation of military council to lead country for next 18 months

President of Chad killed during clashes with rebels; Egypt’s Al-Sisi expresses condolences
Idriss Deby ruled country for 30 years, recently won elections in landslide victory

Sahel Coalition adopts road map to combat terrorism
Road map aims to strengthen military capabilities of national armies and joint force of Sahel Coalition

Egypt sends Virus C follow-up medical delegation to Chad
Delegation comes as part of Egyptian initiative to treat one million Africans with virus

Egyptian expats stranded in Oman, Chad to arrive in Marsa Alam
Several special flights arrived in Egypt on Tuesday transporting 921 expats stranded abroad

Egypt heads G5 Sahel countries’ meetings, address Libyan crisis
Egypt has won the membership of the AU Peace and Security Council 2020-2022.

Three Egyptian ministers visit Chad to launch pharmaceutical factory
American firm conducts study to recover Egyptian cotton’s reputation, says Tawfik

Groundwater in Egypt: Reality, challenges
The deep Nubian Sandstone Basin, which covers the Western Desert, the largest underground aquifer in the world, passes through Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Chad

Ramadan in Chad
Even though it is not an Arab country, Chad has many Arab characteristics. Ramadan in Chad is an Arab and African combination. Besides French, Arabic is the official language and the one used in daily life in Chad, especially among Muslims, who form a majority of the country. The name of the country is taken …

Opinion: Gabon and the inglorious silence of African institutions
In Libreville, Gabon, residents ventured out on the streets and surveyed damage after two days of riots sparked by a disputed presidential poll. There was little to choose between the main candidates, writes Dirke Köpp.

Cameroon ratifies EU trade deal but suspicions remain
Cameroon has accepted an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union on the dismantling of customs barriers, even though it told members of a regional bloc it would hold out for a better deal.

Africa-wide passport launched amid skepticism at AU Summit
African leaders have come together in Rwanda this week for their 27th summit. Proposals include a new Africa-wide passport but most Africans are skeptical.

Hissene Habre victims welcome ex-Chad dictator’s life sentence
Survivors and human rights groups have praised the ruling by a special court in Senegal to sentence former Chad dictator Hissene Habre to life in prison

Lake Chad: climate change fosters terrorism
Droughts, unemployment and conflict over resources: residents around Lake Chad are grappling with the consequences of climate change. Terrorist groups like Boko Haram know how to exploit this to their advantage. “Lake Chad is dying.” President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger was peremptory in his speech at the opening of the Paris Climate Conference on Monday, …

Lake Chad recedes to ‘catastrophic’ levels
Countries that share Lake Chad will be asking world leaders at the climate talks in Paris to help them transfer water from the Congo basin. The once rich lake has lost 90 percent of its water due to climate change. Kanada Souley casts his nets in the low waters of Lake Chad. The 40-year-old is …

Multinational force announced as Boko Haram attacks continue
The presidents of Nigeria and Cameroon have announced that they will be launching a multinational army to attack and eradicate the Boko Haram militant group. Chad, Benin and Niger will also be committing troops. The announcement came after meetings between Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Cameroonian President Paul Biya in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon. …

Foreign ministry condemns Boko Haram ‘terrorist attacks’
Harsh condemnation of IS, Boko Haram ideology by Egyptian foreign ministry and Dar Al-Ifta; Chad and Niger attack Boko Haram on Nigerian soil

Egypt condemns Boko Haram’s killings in Cameroon, Niger
Latest attack left more than 100 dead

PM travels to Chad, Tanzania
Egypt’s prime minister discusses economic, cultural ties, lobbies to lift African Union suspension

Egypt major recipient of illicit Libyan weapons: UN report
A new report published by the United Nations says illicit arms from the Libyan civil war fuelling conflicts in the wider region

Egypt less safe tourist destination than Pakistan, Yemen and Chad: WEF
Plunges ten places in World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index

Gunmen kidnap five aid workers, driver in Niger
Abduction confirmed by an aid group and a security source