Chad

Sudan: Peace Deal With Darfur Rebels?
February 23, 2010 2058 GMT
The Sudanese government and Darfur's main rebel group have signed a tentative peace deal. (With STRATFOR maps) [more]
Chad, Sudan: Saber Rattling on the Border
Neither Chad nor Sudan is likely to launch an invasion although the respective countries will continue to support proxy rebel groups. [more]
Africa: Constraints on FDI in the Sub-Sahara
Sub-Saharan Africa’s geography determines its politics, economics and industry, in particular by limiting foreign investment and constraining the directions in which foreign capital flows. [more]
Chad: The U.S. Embassy Evacuation and Rebel Attacks
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]
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]
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]
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: EU Peacekeepers and Overtures to the Rebels
A vanguard force of Irish peacekeepers has deployed to Chad ahead of an EU peacekeeping force. [more]
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]
Chad: EU Peacekeepers and Presidential Score-Settling
Chadian President Idriss Deby said Feb. 7 that EU peacekeepers should be deployed to his country [more]
Geopolitical Diary: International Support for Chad's Defeated Rebel Forces
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]
Chad: The Rebel Defeat and Paying Back Sudan
Chadian forces defeated rebel forces in the country's capital Feb. 4. [more]
Rebels in Chad: Prolonging the Plight of Darfur Refugees
A fresh attempt to overthrow the government of Chadian President Idriss Deby will further fuel conflict -- and misery -- in neighboring Sudan. [more]
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]
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]
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]
Chad, Sudan: Airstrikes and Continued Tensions
Chadian warplanes struck targets inside Sudan’s Darfur region, according to Jan. 8 media reports. [more]
Mali: Rising Tensions and Interest in the Sahel
A U.S. military transport plane came under fire while delivering supplies to a Malian army. [more]
October 26, 2006 0327 GMT
The Chadian government has said Sudan is backing Chad's Union of Forces for Democracy and... [more]
August 29, 2006 2229 GMT
Chadian President Idriss Deby is on a steep downward slide. Most of Deby’s men have defected to... [more]
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