By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE Lake Chad Governor’s Forum has pledged its support for the reintegration of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno State. Chairperson of the Forum, Ildjima Abdramane who is also the Governor of Hadjer-Lamis province in Chad Republic led a high-level delegation to the state to assess the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement … Read more
Chad’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Allamaye Halina, unveiled his inaugural government on Monday, signalling the conclusion of a three-year period of military governance in the arid nation. Trojan News reports that the cabinet decree, broadcast on public television, retained senior ministers who are predominantly supporters of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. Halina, a former ambassador to … Read more
CHADIAN Prime Minister Succes Masra announced his resignation on Wednesday, just over two weeks after his defeat to junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in presidential elections. Deby, who secured 61 percent of the vote, is set to be sworn in on Thursday in the capital N’Djamena. Masra, once a staunch opponent of Deby before assuming the … Read more
CHAD’S political landscape faces turbulence as opposition leader Succes Masra takes legal action to contest the outcome of the country’s presidential election, lodging a formal appeal with the constitutional council. The state-run national election management body declared interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby the winner of the May 6 election with 61.3 percent of the vote, according … Read more
CHAD has issued a direct challenge to US military presence in another African nation, signalling its intent to terminate a crucial security agreement that governs the operations of American troops in the country. According to four sources familiar with the matter, Chadian officials conveyed their intent through a letter to the US defence attaché last … Read more