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Chad

Chad's President Déby wearing an olive-green outfit

In the wake of Chadian President Idriss Déby’s death, a transitional military council will lead the country

Leaders

Idriss Déby’s death has spurred a dizzying, 360-degree change of course for Chad, which was nearing the end of an election that was projected to give the president a sixth term in office.

Guengueng

How this torture survivor from Chad made good on ‘a pact with God’

Justice
A girl and her mother rescued from Boko Haram in Sambisa Forest by Nigeria's military arrive at a camp for the displaced.

An uncertain welcome awaits hundreds of Nigerian women and girls freed from Boko Haram captivity

Conflict

ExxonMobil and Chad’s Authoritarian Regime: An ‘Unholy Bargain’

Global Politics
The World

France’s role in Chad

Global Politics
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Refugee crisis in Chad

Conflict & Justice

An outbreak of violence in the African country of Chad has put increasing strain on humanitarian efforts there and has created a large number of internally displaced people

The World

Fighting in Chad

Thousands of people are fleeing the fighting in Chad which broke out over the weekend between government troops and rebels, and Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Smith College professor Eric Reeves

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