13 July 2017 – Amid rising terrorism and violent extremism in West Africa and the United Nations envoy for the region called on the Security Council to further support national and Regional efforts to combat this "serious threat", including strengthening the UN Integrated Strategy for the Sahel. ...

MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA/WASHINGNTON — Three years ago, at the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian soldiers stopped all fishing activities in the country's section of Lake Chad. Militants had infiltrated the ranks of the fishermen, the army said, and were using the guise to fund arms purchases a...

DSG/SM/1072-POP/1065 Deputy Secretary-General Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed's remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Lake Chad Basin and Sahel at the Family Planning Summit, in London today: The Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin regions face similar interconnected ...

Chad is a landlocked country in Central Africa bordered by Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic (CAR) to the south, Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger to the west. The country is hit by several humanitarian crises caused by conflicts in its neighboring countries. Sudanese refugees from Darfur...

La Police nationale tchadienne a lancé dans la soirée de ce samedi 8 juillet 2017, une vaste opération, de contrôle d’identité des ressortissants étrangers vivant dans la capitale N’Djamena. C’est le quartier Kabalaye dans le 3ème arrondissement municipal, où presque toutes les nationalités africain...

Le Tchad adopte un plan national de développement pour les trois prochaines années. Un Conseil extraordinaire de ministres a adopté vendredi le plan d'ici 2021 et une autre stratégie à moyen terme intitulée « le Tchad que nous voulons en 2030 ». C’est un Conseil extraordinaire de ministres qui a ...

Le Groupe de la Banque mondiale vient d’approuver un financement additionnel de 50 millions de dollars soit environ 30 milliards Fcfa, au Tchad. Ce montant octroyé dans le cadre du projet d’appui au renforcement du système éducatif servira principalement à rémunérer les maîtres communautaires. La Ba...

Le pedigree d’Abdoulaye Hissène fait de lui un bon client pour la Cour pénale spéciale (CPS) chargée d’instruire et de juger les crimes de guerre et contre l’humanité commis en Centrafrique depuis 2003. Ce chef de milices de l’ex-Séléka est accusé par la justice de son pays de meurtres, tortures et ...

3 July 2017 – Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed today called for strengthening the relationship between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations to deliver on promised development for Africa's youth. Addressing her first African Union Summit since taking office, Ms. Mohammed said that ...

Nigeria, Niger and Chad face the risk of a disease outbreak as the rainy season starts in the Lake Chad Basin. 2.4 million people are already displaced due to the ongoing conflict with Boko Haram and the military operations to counter them, and the rains are set to make the humanitarian situation ev...