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  • May 2008

    • Sudan Cuts Ties With Chad After Surprise Rebel Attack

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 11, 08 6:12 AM CDT

      Sudan Cuts Ties With Chad After Surprise Rebel Attack

      Sudan today severed ties with Chad, charging that the nation aided hundreds of Darfur rebels who launched a surprise assault on the Khartoum suburb of Omdurman late yesterday. Khartoum and Omdurman were heavily guarded and under curfew after the assault hundreds of miles from rebel bases in the west. Sudanese leaders assured residents that the threat was over. Chad has denied involvement. More »

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      Sudan  • Darfur  • Crisis in Darfur  • Chad  • Khartoum  • Sudanese

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Darfur Sees New Cycle of Bloodshed, Refugees

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 2, 08 2:32 PM CST

      Darfur Sees New Cycle of Bloodshed, Refugees

      Darfur may be on a road back to the pitched fighting between rebels, militias and the Sudanese army that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions 5 years ago, prompting the US to call it genocide, the New York Times reports. The Sudanese government recently stepped up operations in the area, creating “a population that is just being attacked from both sides.” More »

  • February 2008

    • 12,000 Flee Darfur Raids for Chad

      newser  |  BBC  |  Feb 10, 08 10:27 AM CST

      12,000 Flee Darfur Raids for Chad

      Government attacks on Darfur villages, ostensibly directed at rebel fighters, have caused a new exodus of at least 12,000 people from western Sudan into Chad, the BBC reports. The government acknowledges bombing three villages Friday, but said it was targeting fighters from the Justice and Equality Movement. Rebel leaders denied their people were in those villages. More »

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      Sudan  • Darfur  • human rights  • Chad  • Human Rights Watch  • rebels  • Justice and Equality Movement  • Janjaweed

    • Chad President Claims 'Control' of Country

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 6, 08 2:19 PM CST

      Chad President Claims 'Control' of Country

      The president of Chad said today his forces had reclaimed control of the whole nation, the AP reports. "Security forces have repulsed the aggressors. The mercenaries directed by Sudan have been forced to flee," Idriss Deby said in his first public remarks since the uprising began last week. A rebel leader, however, said the coalition had accepted a ceasefire negotiated by Libya. More »

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      Sudan  • Chad  • Idriss Deby  • Khartoum  • Chadian rebels  • N'Djamena

    • Tense Quiet Prevails in Chad

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 5, 08 2:15 PM CST

      Tense Quiet Prevails in Chad

      Chad's capital city was largely quiet today as rebels prowled the outskirts of violence-wracked N'Djamena, Reuters reports. "I think they are awaiting some reinforcements,” the foreign minister told the AP. Just in case, Nicolas Sarkozy said France was ready to lend its former colony's government military support. “Let no one doubt it,” the president declared. More »

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      Sudan  • Darfur  • Crisis in Darfur  • Chad  • Justice and Equality Movement  • N'Djamena

    • Rebels Flee Chad's Capital

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 4, 08 12:19 PM CST

      Rebels Flee Chad's Capital

      Rebels pulled out of Chad’s capital city of N’Djamena last night, temporarily ending a 2-day siege, but renewed hostilities broke out today, the AP reports. The rebels said they pulled back to allow civilians to flee, an offer hundreds took advantage of. But the interior minister insisted the army was in control: “The savage mercenaries are routed.” More »

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      France  • Sudan  • Darfur  • Chad  • peacekeeping force  • peacekeeper  • Idriss Deby  • rebels

    • Chadian Army, Rebels Battle a Second Day

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 3, 08 10:17 AM CST

      Chadian Army, Rebels Battle a Second Day

      Gunfire echoed through the Chadian capital of N'Djamena today, as government forces struggled to fight back rebels on the second day of an offensive which they claimed had trapped the president in his palace, the AP reports. A spokesman for France's military—which maintains a presence in its former colony—says the outcome is far from certain: "Nobody can say who will win." More »

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      France  • Chad  • evacuation  • Idriss Deby  • Chadian rebels  • N'Djamena

    • Rebels Storm Chad's Capital in Coup Attempt

      newser  |  CNN  |  Feb 2, 08 8:47 AM CST

      Rebels Storm Chad's Capital in Coup Attempt

      Rebels looking to overthrow Chad's president stormed the capital today, advancing toward the African nation’s presidential palace and ransacking its parliament building, CNN reports. Ndjamena has been the site of fierce clashes between rebels and government forces, and today, a military source told the AFP it “is in the hands of the rebels.” Chad’s foreign minister disputed the claim, insisting Ndjamena is under control. More »

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      France  • United Nations  • Chad  • Idriss Deby  • Chadian rebels

  • December 2007

    • Chad 'Kidnappers' in France

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Dec 28, 07 4:55 PM CST

      Chad 'Kidnappers' in France

      Six charity workers convicted of kidnapping children in Chad arrived today in their native France, where they are expected to serve out 8-year sentences, Reuters reports. The six, employees of humanitarian group Zoe’s Ark, will meet with a prosecutor to decide their prison placement. By serving their sentences in France, they swapped a Chadian court’s sentence of hard labor for jail time. More »

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      Darfur  • adoption  • Chad  • orphans  • Zoe's Ark

    • Chad To Return Convicted Kidnappers To France

      newser  |  CNN  |  Dec 28, 07 5:56 AM CST

      Chad To Return Convicted Kidnappers To France

      The six French charity workers convicted in Chad of attempting to kidnap 103 children they claimed were Darfuri orphans will return to France. It's unclear whether the French justice system will reduce their 8-year sentences. The Zoe's Ark charity workers, scheduled to return on a special flight, claimed they were acting out of compassion and intended to place the children in French homes. More »

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      France  • Darfur  • Chad  • Zoe's Ark

    • Alleged French Kidnappers Go on Trial in Chad

      newser  |  BBC  |  Dec 21, 07 7:21 AM CST

      Alleged French Kidnappers Go on Trial in Chad

      Six French citizens accused of the attempted kidnapping of 103 children have gone on trial in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena, in a courtroom surrounded by riot police and packed with journalists. The members of the Zoe's Ark charity, who claim that the children were orphans from Darfur whom they were taking to foster families in France, have gone on hunger strike. If found guilty, they face 20 years of hard labor, reports the BBC. More »

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      Darfur  • Chad  • Zoe's Ark

  • November 2007

    • 7 Freed in Chad Kidnap Case

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 4, 07 8:23 AM CST

      7 Freed in Chad Kidnap Case

      Three French journalists and four Spanish flight attendants have been released in a bizarre alleged kidnapping case in Chad shortly after French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived to mediate. Still detained are members of French charity organization Zoe's Ark that attempted to airlift to France 103 African children they claimed were orphans. "It's over; they're free," said an attorney for the seven released. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • Chad  • orphans

  • October 2007

    • 6 Charged in Darfur 'Kidnapping'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 30, 07 8:12 AM CDT

      6 Charged in Darfur 'Kidnapping'

      Six French nationals who attempted to fly children from Chad to France for adoption have been charged with kidnapping. The Chad government also detained 11 other alleged accomplices, including the flight crew, reports the AP. Charity group L'Arche de Zoe had arranged French host families for 103 children they called orphans of the Darfur conflict. More »

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      kidnapping  • Darfur  • adoption  • Chad  • Idriss Deby

  • August 2007

    • Chinese Seek Fortune in Africa

      newser  |  International Herald Tribune  |  Aug 17, 07 3:22 PM CDT

      Chinese Seek Fortune in Africa

      A growing number of poor Chinese are flocking to Africa, hoping to cash in on the destitute continent’s infinite growth potential. China is building factories in eastern Africa, and trade between the two burgeoning economies ballooned to $55 billion last year. The eastern entrepreneurs are diving into every sector of the African market—from diamonds to ice cream—but oil is particularly piquing their interest. More »

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      China  • oil  • Africa  • World Bank  • trade  • Chad  • Tanzania  • Zambia  • mineral resources

    • China Seeks Oil in Africa

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Aug 13, 07 10:34 AM CDT

      China Seeks Oil in Africa

      China is exploring the sweltering wilderness of Chad in search of lucrative pockets of oil and other materials, the New York Times reports. Chinese officials tout the strategy as a "win-win" situation as the country develops relationships with African nations to achieve mutual prosperity by capitalizing on natural resources out of the shadow of Western influence. More »

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      China  • US economy  • oil  • Africa  • poverty  • trade  • Chad  • natural resources

  • July 2007

    • Son of Chad Prez Probable Murder Victim

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 2, 07 3:27 PM CDT

      Son of Chad Prez Probable Murder Victim

      French police have launched an investigation into the death of Brahim Deby, whose body was recovered in the parking lot of his apartment building, Reuters reports. Once touted as a possible successor to his father, the younger Deby had become a controversial figure, doing time in France for drugs and weapons possession. An autopsy will be performed next week. More »

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      murder  • Africa  • Chad  • Idriss Deby

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