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Chadian President Déby Meets Nigeria’s NSA, CDS, CDI Over Enhanced Defence, Security Cooperation

Global UpfrontNov 18, 2024November 18, 20240

The President of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, received a high-level Nigerian delegation in N’Djamena on Sunday, reaffirming the strategic partnership between the two nations

Dozens of Chad Security Personnel Arrested Over Alleged Collaboration with JAS Militants To Launch Attack Against own Troops

Global UpfrontNov 18, 2024November 18, 20240

By: Zagazola Makama Chadian authorities have reportedly detained several security personnel accused of colluding with Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) factions to facilitate attacks

Lake Chad Basin: Shift in Boko Haram Tactics Requires Security Forces to Adapt

Global UpfrontNov 6, 2024November 6, 20240

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby, center, surveys the damage in Barkaram on October 28, 2024, one day after Boko Haram militants attacked the island’s military

Chad: Notorious Boko Haram Terrorist Surrenders To MNJTF As Troops Ambush, Intercept Terrorists’ Logistics Supply Convoy

Global UpfrontSep 28, 2024September 28, 20240

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Saturday said that a notorious Boko Haram Terrorists identified as Bochu Abacha has surrendered to its troops deployed

AFRICOM Hosting African Chiefs of Defense Staff Conference As U.S. Is Forced From Niger, Chad

Global UpfrontJun 26, 2024June 26, 20240

Against a backdrop of Pentagon forces being withdrawn from Niger and Chad, the US this week will cohost with Botswana the 2024 African Chiefs of

Chad’s Mahamat Deby Doubles Down On Authoritarian Rule In Wake Of Election Victory

Global UpfrontJun 4, 2024June 4, 20240

By Helga Dickow, University of Freiburg The official results of Chad’s presidential elections in May 2024 confirmed the long-term consolidation of power by Mahamat Déby.

MNJTF Says Operation Lake Sanity 2 Continues Despite Terrorist Propaganda

Global UpfrontJun 1, 2024June 1, 20240

As Operation Lake Sanity 2 progresses, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) is addressing recent propaganda spread by ISWAP terrorists urging Kukawa and neighboring communities

International Rescue Committee Statement On All-time High Food Insecurity Nigeria, 5 Other West and Central African Countries

Global UpfrontMay 11, 2024May 11, 20240

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is extremely concerned about escalating food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central African countries. Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali,

Chad: Averting the Risk of Post-Transition Instability

Global UpfrontMay 3, 2024May 3, 20240

Chadians will soon elect a new president, concluding a three-year political transition that will almost certainly see the incumbent Mahamat Déby Itno retain power. In

Troops’ Withdrawal: U.S. Says It Will Return To Chad For Negotiations On Keeping Troops In The Country

Global UpfrontMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240

The U.S. military plans to return to Chad within a month for talks about revising an agreement that allows it to keep troops based there,