Sources: BBC
Four Chadian United Nations peacekeepers are killed and two others are injured in a roadside bombing near Tessalit, Kidal Region. 2022-10-17
Twenty people are found dead in the Libyan Desert, after they went missing fourteen days ago. The group, mainly composed by migrants from Chad, died of thirst. 2022-06-29
At least 20 Chadian soldiers are killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants during a routine patrol near Lake Chad. 2021-08-5
In the Central African Republic, the number of infections climbs by 88 in the past 24 hours to reach 3,051. 2020-06-25
The Extraordinary African Chambers tribunal in Dakar, Senegal, upholds its conviction of former Chadian president Hissène Habré for crimes against humanity, but acquits him of rape. 2017-04-27
Voters in the Central African Republic are heading to the polls for the rescheduled parliamentary elections and the first round of the presidential election, where 30 candidates are running to replace Acting President Catherine Samba-Panza. The presidential runoff election is scheduled for 31 January 2016. The Central African Republic has been rocked by unrest since the March 2013 coup of president François Bozizé by Séléka, a mostly Muslim alliance of anti-government groups. Thousands have died and about one million people have been displaced in the ongoing sectarian violence between Séléka and the Christian anti-balaka militia. The United Nations peacekeeping mission has promised a heavy security presence today. 2015-12-30
Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Benin, and Chad join together to combat Boko Haram. 2014-05-17
Chad sends troops to the Central African Republic to help defend the town of Bria from the Seleka rebel coalition. 2012-12-19
A coalition of rebel groups called "Seleka" take over the Central African Republic mining town of Bria, killing at least 15 government soldiers. The group is spearheaded by UFDR forces and has already taken five towns in its two-week offensive, which it claims is because of a lack of progress after a peace deal ended the 2004–2007 Bush War. Following an appeal for help from President François Bozizé, the President of Chad Idriss Déby sends 20 vehicles of heavily armed troops to help quell the rebellion. 2012-12-18
Rebels from Chad rob 40 people – including a local government official – in attacks in the Central African Republic. 2012-02-19