2010-08-28
Flooding Ravage Communities
Flooding across Chad has destroyed homes, crops, livestock, wells and latrines in communities already pummelled by food shortages and high malnutrition, according to the UN.2010-08-27
Under Water
Flooding across Chad has destroyed homes, crops, livestock, wells and latrines in communities already pummelled by food shortages and high malnutrition, according to the UN. 2010-08-27
Aid in Niger And Chad Following the Famine And Floods
The current food crisis in Niger and Chad is a symptom of long-term poverty, cyclical agricultural crisis, and lack of infrastructural development. In 2009, the region endured famine and food shortages due to deforestation, overpopulation, and environmental changes. The coping mechanisms of these countries have been exhausted from years of disaster response, diminishing their grain reserves and other emergency programs. 2010-08-27
Save Lake Chad - N'Djamena To Host Sustainable Development Forum
The announcement was made yesterday in Yaounde during a News Conference organised by the visiting Chadian Minister of Environment and Fisheries Resources. 2010-08-24
Malnutrition Outstrips Aid Response
In parts of Chad acute malnutrition levels far exceed the international emergency threshold, according to a new study - fallout, partly, from crop failure hitting already fragile communities where access to basic health services is low and aid agencies are scarce. 2010-08-23
Polls Offer Chance to End Turmoil - Analysts
The Chadian elections scheduled for November provide the biggest opportunity to end the political and military turmoil that has bedevilled the Central African country for the past five years. 2010-08-24
New Media Law, Contrasting Opinions
Chadian parliament has adopted a media law which modifies parts of the previous text which was adopted after an attempted coup in 2008 With 82 votes in favour, two against and 11 abstentions. 2010-08-24
Beyond Superficial Stability - Executive Summary and Recommendations
On the eve of elections, Chad has a chance to escape the political and military crisis of the last five years. A lull in fighting between government forces and rebel groups and the easing of tensions with Sudan since the start of 2010 may bode well for a gradual return to normality. However, President Idriss Déby?s rigid control of political space and recurrent problems in the electoral process could plunge the country into turmoil once again. The government must take advantage of this moment to bolster relations with Sudan, fully respect its commitments to provide security in Eastern Chad per Security Council Resolution 1923 (2010), carry out the internal reforms it has committed itself to and offer lasting peace to the armed opposition. 2010-08-24
Beyond Superficial Stability
The approaching elections could be important steps toward reviving democracy in Chad, but only if President Idriss Déby opens political space for the opposition beforehand. 2010-08-20
Parliament Adopts New Media Law
Reporters Without Borders regrets that Chad's national assembly yesterday passed a media bill that the government resubmitted at the start of the month and urges President Idriss Déby not to sign it into law because it would still allow journalists to be imprisoned. 2010-08-13
UN Agency Distributes Emergency Supplies as Floods Strike
The United Nations refugee agency is delivering emergency assistance to thousands of flood victims in Chad, where entire villages have been destroyed and cultivated land ruined by the country's heaviest rainfall in 40 years. 2010-08-12
Deby Demands Compensation for French Troops On Local Soil
Chadian demands for financial compensation from France to maintain its military operation there will be considered, if the request is confirmed through diplomatic bilateral channels, the French foreign ministry said on Thursday. 2010-08-10
National Day
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Chad on the 50th anniversary of your National Day this August 11. 2010-08-05
Nutrient-Rich Algae Help Fight Malnutrition
A nutrient-rich indigenous produce holds out the hope of a better life for the impoverished women who harvest it on the edges of Lake Chad, and may also one day make a contribution to fighting malnutrition. 2010-07-29
Nutrient-Rich Algae Can Boost Women's Incomes and Tackle Malnutrition - UN
A local variety of the nutrient-rich, blue-green algae known as spirulina could boost incomes for women in Chad who harvest the product as well as help fight nutrition, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. |
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