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Apr 12, 2024 · Chad - The World Factbook. Explore All Countries. Chad. Africa. Page last updated: April 12, 2024. Photos of Chad. view 4 photos. Introduction. Background. Chad emerged from a collection of powerful states that controlled the Sahelian belt starting around the 9 th century.
Jul 28, 2023 · A largely semi-desert country, Chad is rich in gold and uranium and stands to benefit from its recently-acquired status as an oil-exporting state. Chad's post-independence history has been...
Chad - Colonialism, Independence, Civil War: The region of the eastern Sahara and Sudan from Fezzan, Bilma, and Chad in the west to the Nile valley in the east was well peopled in Neolithic times, as discovered sites attest.
Mar 21, 2024 · Chad. Overview. Results in the Sahel. Context. Strategy. Results. Partners. A landlocked Sahelian country in central Africa, Chad is grappling with security challenges associated with conflicts in bordering countries as well as the impacts of climate change, in particular accelerated desertification and the drying up of Lake Chad.
Background. Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured six decades of internal conflicts with armed rebel groups, including a period of civil war in 1979-1982 and a Libyan invasion in the 1980s. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution but has held flawed presidential elections since 1996.
Apr 15, 2024 · 5:10 25 Mar. Chad's junta chief, nine others cleared for May election. Reuters. Interim President General Mahamat Idriss Deby seized power after the death of his father in 2021. The...
6 days ago · CNN — The US risks losing its military presence in another African country as the government of Chad sent a letter threatening to end a critical security agreement, according to four US...
