Vol 45 No 18 | CHAD Déby's dilemma 10th September 2004 The conflict in Darfur threatens N'djamena more than Khartoum President Idriss Déby is nervous. Chadians are involved on both sides of the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region and the National Islamic Front government is strengthening its...
Vol 45 No 8 | CHAD Rebels all round 16th April 2004 President Déby looks vulnerable but the French and American governments see no credible alternative The global 'War on Terror' arrived in Chad in early March when a heavily armed column of Algeria's Groupe Salafiste de Prédication et de Combat (GSPC), turned up unexpectedl...
Vol 44 No 25 | CHADSUDAN The language of weapons 19th December 2003 A sick President and armed uprisings threaten attempts to share out the oil more fairly Armed opposition is on the rise again, as anti-government militias train in Sudan and politicians grow restless in N'djamena. The unrest puts at risk not only the ailing President ...
Vol 44 No 25 | CHADSUDAN Dead men tell tales 19th December 2003 Ibn Omer Youssef Idriss, a Sudanese businessman, was shot dead at point blank range outside Chad's Foreign Ministry on 25 September. Six weeks later, on 6 November, four men who ha...
Vol 43 No 17 | CHAD Digging a hole 30th August 2002 The World Bank appears to be struggling to create transparency but at least it's trying Digging a trench is easier than establishing accountable institutions. Yet the World Bank is supposed to be financing the Chad-Cameroon pipeline project precisely to set up these k...
Vol 42 No 22 | CHAD Desert fox 9th November 2001 President Déby wants oil, needs friends and fears prosecution President Idriss Déby's arbitrary rule worries regional allies and foreign investors. There is growing anxiety in the consortium, led by ExxonMobil of the United States, whi...
Vol 42 No 19 | CHAD Dodgy dinars 28th September 2001 British authorities have seized a consignment of fake Bahraini dinars which arrived in the country allegedly via the Chadian presidency.
Vol 42 No 12 | CHAD Fraud storm 15th June 2001 Déby must win back the donors' confidence - the people's confidence is another matter President Idriss Déby sailed through the presidential election in the first round amid loud questions about electoral fraud. Many Chadians are challenging the results. While...
Vol 41 No 14 | CAMEROONCHAD Under fire 7th July 2000 Work is scheduled to start late this year on the controversial US$3.7 billion Chad-Cameroon pipeline following the World Bank's June decision to lend the project $193 million. Chad...
Vol 41 No 7 | CHAD Togoïmi's Tactics 31st March 2000 President Idriss Déby is deeply worried about ex-Defence Minister Youssouf Togoïmi's rebellion in the Tibesti. Travel, even for officials, is impossible north of Faya-L...