UN fast-tracks support for displaced people, host communities in Chad

25 june 2025 - 11:48:10 MA/AR 187 Views Panafrican News Agency N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says US$8 million has been allocated from the OCHA Regional Pooled Fund to support the...

Detained Chadian opposition leader Succes Masra begins hunger strike

Succes Masra, former Prime Minister of Chad and leader of the opposition party Les Transformateurs, began a hunger strike after more than a month in detention. The announcement came in a letter to his supporters, made public on June 24. “In...

UNICEF ED: Children bearing brunt of Sudan war, refugee life in Chad

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Monday concluded a three-day mission to Chad, warning of the worsening crisis affecting children in the eastern part of the country that has seen the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees from...

Fresh communal violence kills 18 in Chad

A new bout of intercommunal violence has left 18 people dead, including women and children, in a southwestern region of Chad, according to a new government toll. “A deadly clash occurred on June 19, 2025 in the village of Oregomel, Mayo-Kebbi...

Russell Crowe Joins Henry Cavill in Chad Stahelski’s HIGHLANDER Reboot

Russell Crowe is officially suiting up for sword-swinging immortality. The Oscar-winning actor has joined the cast of Chad Stahelski’s Highlander reboot, taking on the iconic Ramirez mentor role originally played by Sean Connery in the 1986 cult...

 Intercommunal Clash in Chad Leaves 17 Women, Children Dead

At least 17 people, all women and children, have been killed in southwestern Chad following a machete attack by armed herders, an official from the regional governor’s office confirmed to AFP on Friday. The violence reportedly stemmed from an...

Maroc Telecom and IFC partner to expand 4G Connectivity in Chad and Mali

Maroc Telecom and the IFC, the International Finance Corporation have entered a long-term partnership to accelerate digital connectivity in Chad and Mali. As part of the agreement, IFC will provide 370 million eurpo in loans to support the rollout...

17 killed in clashes in Chad

YAOUNDE, June 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 people died Thursday evening in clashes in Chad, local authorities and media said Friday. The clashes took place Thursday evening in Oregomel village located in Mayo-Kebbi West province (southwest) of the...

Russell Crowe to star opposite Henry Cavill in Chad Stahelski’s Highlander reboot

In Highlander, there can only be one. Still, adding actors to the cast of Henry Cavill’s upcoming reboot sounds like a good idea. According to Collider, Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe is officially joining the cast. The forthcoming reboot of...

IFC to Support Maroc Telecom Subsidiaries in Chad, Mali with €370 million in Loans

Rabat – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced on Thursday a partnership with Maroc Telecom to support its subsidiaries in Chad and Mali through a two-loan program of €370 million. A statement from IFC said the partnership seeks to...

Russell Crowe Arming Up Opposite Henry Cavill In Chad Stahelski’s ‘Highlander’ At Amazon MGM Studios & UA

Russell Crowe is boarding Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists’ Highlander in the Ramirez mentor role made famous by Sean Connery in the original 1986 movie. He joins already cast lead Henry Cavill. John Wick architect Chad Stahelski is helming...

Machete-wielding herders kill 17 women, children in Chad

An attack by herders armed with machetes has killed at least 17 people, all women and children, in a village in southwestern Chad, an official for the regional governor told AFP Friday. A dispute between nomadic Fulani herders and Ngambaye farmers...

In Chad, UNICEF Emergency Aid For Refugee Children Fleeing Sudan War

By Brice Kevin Da After more than two years of civil war in Sudan, the number of Sudanese refugees and Chadian returnees seeking safety in eastern Chad has ballooned to over 975,000, creating a deepening humanitarian crisis. UNICEF is there,...

Workers crush burnt agricultural waste at a 'green coal' production plant in Chad

Displacement: Stakeholders Calls For Action as Nigeria Hosts Over 3.5 Million IDPs

Nigeria is currently hosting over 3.5 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and more than 138,000 refugees and asylum seekers, according to the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI). The figures...

Chadian president holds emergency meeting after deadly incidents

YAOUNDE, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno held an emergency meeting on security and safety after some 50 people had been killed in deadly incidents since May, the presidency said in a statement Thursday. Mahamat noted...

20 killed in clashes in Chad

YAOUNDE, June 16 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 people have been killed and 16 others injured following some clashes in Chad, authorities said on Monday. In a statement, the country's communication ministry said the clashes ran from June 10 to 14 in...

World News in Brief: Ages in Haiti, Sudan War sees Exodus in Chad, Optimism for food trade

Between January 1 and May 30, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957 injured, 316 kidnapped for ransom and many others subject to sexual violence and recruitment of children’s gangs. “Also alarming, the figures cannot...

Journalists in Chad Entitled to Pretrial Release

Last week marked three months since Olivier Monodji, editor of Le Pays and a correspondent for Radio France Internationale, and Mahamat Saleh Alhissein, a reporter with state broadcaster Télé Tchad, were arrested in Chad. There are other...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Condemns Terrorist Attack On Military Site In Chad

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, June 11, 2025/APO Group/ -- The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that targeted a military site in Chad, which resulted in the deaths of a number of...