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(Newser) - The youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay has been freed to his native Chad, Reuters reports. Mohammed El Gharani was seized in Pakistan in 2001 at 14, and accused variously of being an al-Qaeda operative, messenger, and combatant. Five months ago a judge found the evidence against him insufficient. “That... More »

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Afghanistan • Chad • Pakistan • US military • Guantanamo Bay • detainee • al-Qaeda • Reprieve • Mohammed El Gharani

(Newser) - There’s a vampire resurgence in Chad, and no, it’s not because Twilight has swept the African country. Cost-conscious residents have resurrected a dish slyly known as “vampire”: cooked animal blood, the BBC reports. With global food prices soaring and meat increasingly expensive, traditional vampire is “actually... More »

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Africa • Chad • cooking • meat • blood • food prices • vampire

UN Fights to Release Child Soldiers in Chad

Boys as young as 13 held captive by African nation's army

Jun 1, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The UN has obtained access to 80 child soldiers, some as young as 13, who have been taken prisoner in Chad near the Sudanese region of Darfur. UNICEF says that the children were captured and paraded before television cameras after a battle in early May between the Chadian army and... More »

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Africa • United Nations • Chad • UNICEF • child soldier • Chadian rebels • rebel fighters

(Newser) - George Clooney figures prominently in New York Times op-ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof's latest report from Africa, which Kristof describes as "yet another hand-wringing column about Darfur." He offers to swap dirt on the Hollywood heartthrob for readers' interest—then offers a chilling tale of a "petty... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Chad • genocide • Sudan • George Clooney • Nicholas Kristof

Judge Orders Youngest Gitmo Prisoner Freed

Chadian citizen, 21,
has been held at camp
since he was 14

Jan 15, 09 4:31 AM CST
(Newser) - A judge has ordered the military to release the youngest prisoner ever sent to Guantanamo Bay, reports CNN. The judge ruled that Mohammad el-Gharani, sent to the detention center in 2002 at the age of 14, was not an enemy combatant. El-Gharani's lawyer said his client, a citizen of Chad,... More »

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Chad • enemy combatants • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • al-Qaeda

Sudan Cuts Ties With Chad
After Surprise Rebel Attack

Assault was crushed, says Sudan prez

May 11, 08 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Google Tracking Refugees 

UN info on displaced peoples now available through Earth mapping feature

Apr 8, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new feature allows Google Earth users to take a tour of the world’s refugee hotspots, with images of camps supplemented by information from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the AP reports. The search titan has greatly improved the available resolution in its satellite photos of refugee areas—... More »

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United Nations • Google • Darfur • Chad • Google Earth • refugee camp • Crisis in Darfur • refugee • UN High Commissioner for Refugees • humanitarian aid

Chad Pardons, Frees
French 'Orphan' Kidnappers 

Chad's president pardons aid workers

Apr 1, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The six men imprisoned for kidnapping 103 Chadian children have been pardoned and freed from a French prison, reports the BBC. Convicted in Chad and sentenced to hard labor, the members of charity group Zoe's Ark had been transferred to a facility in France, and received a pardon from Chadian... More »

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Darfur • Chad • France • kidnapping • pardon • Idriss Deby • aid workers • Zoe's Ark

Darfur Sees New Cycle of Bloodshed, Refugees

Recent upset in Chad has Sudanese military, janjaweed militias on warpath

Mar 2, 08 2:32 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Chad • genocide • Sudan • Crisis in Darfur • African Union • peacekeeper • Sudanese Liberation Army • Janjaweed • Justice and Equality Movement

12,000 Flee Darfur Raids for Chad

Sudanese gov't says attacks on 3 villages aimed at rebels

Feb 10, 08 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Chad President Claims 'Control' of Country

Rebels supported by Sudan 'forced to flee,' Idriss Deby says

Feb 6, 08 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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

Tense Quiet Prevails in Chad

Sarkozy says France will support embattled government if needed

Feb 5, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - 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. “... More »

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

Rebels Flee Chad's Capital

Government declares victory; insurgents say move allows civilians
to escape hostilities

Feb 4, 08 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Chadian Army, Rebels Battle
a Second Day

Insurgents claim prez trapped in palace; foreigners evacuate

Feb 3, 08 10:17 AM CST
(Newser) - 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—... More »

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

Rebels Storm Chad's Capital in Coup Attempt

French, US embassies prepare to evacuate amid fighting

Feb 2, 08 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Chad 'Kidnappers' in France

Aid workers will serve out Chadian sentences in homeland

Dec 28, 07 4:55 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Darfur • Chad • adoption • France • orphan • Zoe's Ark

Chad To Return Convicted Kidnappers To France

Zoe's Ark members will avoid sentences of hard labor

Dec 28, 07 5:56 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Darfur • Chad • France • Zoe's Ark

Chad Sentences Aid Workers
to 8 Years

Release likely after French govt. intervenes in 'kidnapping' case

Dec 26, 07 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Six French charity workers were convicted today of attempting to kidnap 103 children and send them from Chad to Europe, but a diplomatic agreement is expected to repatriate them before they begin their sentences of 8 years at hard labor, Reuters reports. The workers had testified that they believed the... More »

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Chad • France • aid workers

Alleged French Kidnappers Go on Trial in Chad

Charity workers on hunger strike; they face 20 years hard labor

Dec 21, 07 7:21 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Darfur • Chad • France • Zoe's Ark

 7 Freed in Chad Kidnap Case

Reporters, flight staff released after Sarko jets in to mediate

Nov 4, 07 8:23 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Chad • Nicolas Sarkozy • orphan

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