EDOUARD TAKADJI

Chadians participate in an Anti-French protest in N'djamena, Chad, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Edouard Takadji)
Hundreds of people in Chad protest against the French military presence in the country
Hundreds of people have marched in Chad to call for the withdrawal of French troops from the country, a week after the Central African country ended a military agreement with its former colonial ruler.
 
FILE - Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno participates in his inauguration ceremony in N'djamena, Chad, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mouta Ali, File)
17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says
Chad’s army says Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead. The army spokesperson says The attack in the Lake Chad region happened on Saturday.
 
Explosions at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital kill 9 people and injure 46 others
An official says nine people were killed and more than 40 injured when a fire set off explosions at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital.
 
FILE - Chadian interim President Mahamat Deby Itno casts his ballot, in N'djamena, Chad, Monday, May 6, 2024, in a long delayed presidential election that is set to end three years of military rule. Chad’s military leader, Deby Itno, has been declared the winner of this week’s presidential election, according to provisional results released Thursday May9. The results were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra. (AP Photo/Mouta, File)
Chad’s military leader is confirmed as election winner in the final tally despite opposition protest
Chad’s constitutional council has confirmed that President Mahamat Deby Itno, who seized power in 2021, won the May 6 presidential election and rejected an appeal by his main opponent. That’s according to final results released on Thursday.
 
Chadians vote in N'djamena, Chad, Monday, May 6, 2024. Voters in Chad headed to the polls on Monday to cast their ballot in a long delayed presidential election that is set to end three years of military rule under interim president, Mahamat Deby Itno. (AP Photo/Mouta)
Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result
Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, has been declared the winner of this week’s presidential election. The provisional results released Thursday were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra.
 
Seven soldiers in Chad are killed in an explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists
 
Chad opposition leader was killed as he led attack on security agency in the capital, official says
Chad’s prosecutor said on Thursday that an opposition leader was killed while leading an attack on the national security agency in the capital.
 
Chad says opposition group attacked security agency in capital, a day after election date was set
Officials in Chad say several people were killed in an attack on the national security agency in the capital.
 
A search is underway for a Polish doctor kidnapped from a hospital in Chad
A search is underway for a Polish doctor kidnapped in southern Chad. Polish media reported the woman was volunteering at the Saint-Michel Hospital in the Central African nation when attackers pretending to be patients abducted her and a Mexican doctor.