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Giants land Lamar Jackson in Chad Reuter's 'win now' mock draft
If the NFL started from scratch every year like many fantasy leagues do, what would it look like? Everyone going back into the pool and landing in a new spot every season? Well, Chad Reuter of the NFL Network went through the exercise and...

Lawyers of Chadian jailed opposition leader call on Macron to intervene
Lawyers in Chad representing former prime minister and opposition leader Succès Masra have issued a formal appeal to French President Emmanuel Macron, urging him to intervene in what they describe as a politically motivated legal case after Masra...

Starlink launches internet service in Chad, its 24th African market
SpaceX’s Starlink has officially launched its satellite internet service in Chad, one of Africa’s least connected countries. Announced on X on July 3, 2025, the rollout marks the 24th market in Africa where Starlink’s high-speed internet is...

Starlink launches satellite internet service in Chad to boost connectivity
The government’s backing of Starlink highlights its belief that the technology can bypass traditional infrastructure barriers limiting internet access in Chad’s remote areas. Starlink has begun operations in Chad after completing the licensing...

Elon Musk's Starlink goes live in Chad, its 24th market in Africa
Starlink, the satellite internet service developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has officially commenced operations in Chad, following the finalisation of its licensing process and confirmation via the company’s official availability map. The...

Former trooper academy leader sworn in as Sitka’s interim police chief
Judge Amanda Browning swears in Chad Goeden to serve as Sitka’s interim police chief (KCAW Photo) Chad Goeden has spent 25 years working in law enforcement throughout the state, including seven leading the Alaska State Trooper Academy in Sitka. He...

Massacres Denounced at Christmas “have only worsened”: Chad’s Catholic Bishops Say “ready” to Facilitate Reconciliation
In their 2024 Christmas message, Chad’s Catholic Bishops denounced murders with impunity in the country, saying, “Massacres and killings have become alarmingly normalized, with little accountability.” In their message in which they blamed the...

Sudanese Refugee Crisis in Chad Reaches Breaking Point Amid Aid Shortfalls
June 30, 2025 Hour: 2:35 pm The humanitarian situation for Sudanese refugees in Chad has reached a critical stage, with over 844,000 people having fled into the country since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan in April 2023. According to the UN...

Sudanese refugees in Chad face deepening humanitarian crisis
The situation of Sudanese refugees in neighbouring Chad is reaching a breaking point as the number of arrivals in the country increases, humanitarian actors warned. Chad hosts a quarter of the 4 million refugees who fled the Sudanese civil war...

Sudan civil war overwhelms border town in Chad as refugees find little help
Published: 29 Jun. 2025, 16:58 Refugees loads their belongings into trucks as they leave the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province for Iridimi refugee camp on May 3. [AP/YONHAP] Fatima Omas Abdullah wakes up every morning with aches and...

Wounded Sudanese refugees in Chad brace for impact of U.S. foreign-aid cuts
Arbab Sharif Ahmad, 33, survived a massacre during an ethnic cleansing campaign, but his five-year-old son was executed in front of him. As Mr. Ahmad fled from the Arab-led Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur in...

9 Killed, 4 Injured in Armed Attack in Northeastern Nigeria
ABUJA - Nine people were killed and four others injured in an armed attack in northeastern Nigeria. Local authorities reported that Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the Malam Fatori area of Borno State, killing nine people and wounding...

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 ends hunger strike
Chadian opposition leader and former Prime Minister Succès Masra, who has been in detention since mid-May, has ended his hunger strike after about a week of fasting, his lawyers announced Monday. " President Masra, physically weakened but morally...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...