Chad

Chadian soldier on patrol
Chad: The U.S. Embassy Evacuation and Rebel Attacks
June 17, 2008 2221 GMT
The United States evacuated non-essential employees from its embassy in the Chadian capital as fighting continued between Chadian soldiers and rebel forces in the country's east. [more]
Soldier from the Sudan People's Liberation Army
Sudan: Khartoum Fights for Survival
May 20, 2008 1719 GMT
The Sudanese government in Khartoum is fighting to ensure its survival through control over the country's economic lifeline: the country's southern oil wealth.(With Stratfor map.) [more]
Sudanese soldiers on a truck near Khartoum
Sudan, Chad: A Proxy War Escalates
May 12, 2008 1854 GMT
A proxy war is shaping up in eastern Chad and western Sudan, with a deployment of EU peacekeepers caught in the middle. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Austrian Defense minister Norbert Darabos and soldiers on the EU peacekeeping force for Chad
Chad: Securing the EU Deployment
February 29, 2008 1607 GMT
The government of Chad has extended a state of emergency in a move to secure the deployment of EU peacekeepers. [more]
Chad - Crowd of Arrested Rebels
Chad: EU Peacekeepers and Overtures to the Rebels
February 21, 2008 1817 GMT
A vanguard force of Irish peacekeepers has deployed to Chad ahead of an EU peacekeeping force. [more]
The logo of the EUFOR Chad-CAR
Chad: The EU Peacekeepers' Tense Deployment
February 12, 2008 2033 GMT
EU peacekeepers deploying to Chad on Feb. 12 will experience a more hostile reception than they would have just two weeks ago. [more]
Chadian President Idriss Deby
Chad: EU Peacekeepers and Presidential Score-Settling
February 7, 2008 1703 GMT
Chadian President Idriss Deby said Feb. 7 that EU peacekeepers should be deployed to his country [more]
Geopolitical Diary Graphic -- FINAL
Geopolitical Diary: International Support for Chad's Defeated Rebel Forces
February 6, 2008 0315 GMT
The Chadian government on Tuesday ruled out extending a peace deal to rebels defeated in the recent conflict there, in which national, regional and international concerns intervened to protect a host of interests. [more]
Chadian soldier next to destroyed UFDD truck
Chad: The Rebel Defeat and Paying Back Sudan
February 4, 2008 1741 GMT
Chadian forces defeated rebel forces in the country's capital Feb. 4. [more]
Chad - President Idriss Deby (2001 file photo)
Rebels in Chad: Prolonging the Plight of Darfur Refugees
February 4, 2008 0652 GMT
A fresh attempt to overthrow the government of Chadian President Idriss Deby will further fuel conflict -- and misery -- in neighboring Sudan. [more]
Chadian soldiers
Chad: The Rebel Advance Continues
February 1, 2008 1832 GMT
Chadian rebel forces have been fighting within 100 miles of the country’s capital, N’Djamena, according to Feb. 1 media reports. [more]
A damaged vehicle belonging to the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development
Chad: A Rebel Advance Toward the Capital
January 31, 2008 1630 GMT
Chadian rebel group Union of Forces for Democracy and Development has advanced toward the capital, N'Djamena, from its bases in the Chadian-Sudanese border region, according to Jan. 31 media reports. [more]
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
Africa: Tripoli Tries Diplomacy Again
January 29, 2008 1631 GMT
The leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, Mauritania, Gabon and Senegal met in Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 28 for a mini-summit hosted by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. [more]
MAP - Chad-Sudan - Aerial attack Jan. 7 2008
Chad, Sudan: Airstrikes and Continued Tensions
January 8, 2008 2054 GMT
Chadian warplanes struck targets inside Sudan’s Darfur region, according to Jan. 8 media reports. [more]
MAP - West Africa - US AFRICOM's Sahel region of interest
Mali: Rising Tensions and Interest in the Sahel
September 13, 2007 2154 GMT
A U.S. military transport plane came under fire while delivering supplies to a Malian army. [more]
Chad, Sudan: The Proxy Duel's Victims
October 26, 2006 0327 GMT
The Chadian government has said Sudan is backing Chad's Union of Forces for Democracy and... [more]
Chad: The President's Oil-Dollar Grab
August 29, 2006 2229 GMT
Chadian President Idriss Deby is on a steep downward slide. Most of Deby’s men have defected to... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: Deby's Dilemma
April 27, 2006 0723 GMT
Col. Adam Rakis, who leads a faction of rebels in Chad, said on Wednesday that reinforcements are... [more]
Chad: Empty Threats From an Endangered Regime
April 19, 2006 0031 GMT
The Chadian government has threatened to cut off oil production unless its demands are met. Any... [more]
Chad: Unrest in the Capital
April 14, 2006 0134 GMT
Chadian government troops clashed with members of the United Front for Democratic Change (UFDC)... [more]
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