Chad – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:10:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Chad – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Nigeria and Chad to set up Joint Business Council https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-and-chad-to-set-up-joint-business-council/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-and-chad-to-set-up-joint-business-council/#respond Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:10:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=311201 The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has dedicated its support to work with relevant government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to set up the Nigeria-Chad Joint Business Council. This disclosure was made by NIPC, via a statement issued and signed by its Head, Press & Protocol, Daniel Awurum on Monday. The Council is expected to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-and-chad-to-set-up-joint-business-council/feed/ 0 Chad’s Idriss Deby Re-elected Amid Rebel Offensive https://www.theinfostride.com/chads-idriss-deby-re-elected-amid-rebel-offensive/ https://www.theinfostride.com/chads-idriss-deby-re-elected-amid-rebel-offensive/#respond Wed, 12 May 2021 11:00:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=293219 President Idriss Déby Itno, who has ruled Chad for 30 years, was re-elected for a sixth term with 79.32 percent of the vote, according to official results released Monday shortly after the army said it had defeated a rebellion launched on election day April 11 and killed “more than 300 enemies. The turnout was 64.81 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/chads-idriss-deby-re-elected-amid-rebel-offensive/feed/ 0 Buhari Returns From N’Djamena, Chad https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-returns-from-ndjamena-chad/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 04:31:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=222190 Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in N’Djamena, Chad, renewed call for quick interventions and measures to curb the menace of Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said in a statement in Abuja that Buhari made the appeal at a one-day consultation with Heads [...]

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]]> Muhammadu Buhari Sends Minister of Defence To Chad https://www.theinfostride.com/muhammadu-buhari-sends-minister-of-defence-to-chad/ Sat, 24 Nov 2018 19:27:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=221709 Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched the Minister of Defence, retired Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, to Chad for an emergency meeting with the Chadian President, Idris Deby, on the deterioration of security at the Nigeria – Chad border. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dan-Ali had on Thursday briefed President Buhari on security development across the [...]

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]]> Abubakar Shekau Reappears https://www.theinfostride.com/abubakar-shekau-reappears/ Sat, 18 Mar 2017 06:45:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159380 Boko Haram’s elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide bombings and rejecting claims scores of his fighters have been killed. Abubakar Shekau spoke for nearly 20 minutes of a 27-minute video obtained by AFP on Friday, in a trademark pose in front of a sub-machine gun, [...]

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]]> I Will Rehabilitate IDPs – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-rehabilitate-idps-buhari/ Sat, 27 Aug 2016 22:56:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=141694 President Buhari has assured world leaders that his administration will rehabilitate Internally Displaced Persons who were victims of Boko Haram. A statement issued by the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said Buhari was speaking at the opening of the 6th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), in [...]

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]]> PMB Is On His Way To Chad https://www.theinfostride.com/pmb-is-on-his-way-to-chad/ Mon, 08 Aug 2016 13:01:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=139226 President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja for N’Djamena on Monday to attend the inauguration of President Idriss Deby of Chad. This information is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. The statement said President Buhari would be joining other [...]

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]]> Africa Finance Corporation invests up to US$ 140 million in Gabon’s Special Economic Zone https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-finance-corporation-invests-up-to-us-140-million-in-gabons-special-economic-zone/ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:03:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125120 [LAGOS, April 8]: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is pleased to announce it is to invest up to US $140 million in the Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ). The GSEZ was created in 2010 to accelerate Gabon’s economic diversification and development and is a joint venture vehicle between Olam International, a leading agricultural business, and the [...]

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]]> Do Not To Dump Your Deportees In Nigeria, FG Warns ECOWAS Member States https://www.theinfostride.com/do-not-to-dump-your-deportees-in-nigeria-fg-warns-ecowas-member-states/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 23:45:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116582 Nigerian Government has warned Gabon and other ECOWAS member states not to dump deportees from their countries in Nigeria. The Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazzau, gave the warning yesterday in Calabar during the evacuation of 617 people including women and children deported from Gabon to Calabar. He warned that the federal government would impound any vessel used [...]

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]]> President Buhari’s Foreign Trips, pretty gratituitious to Nigeria – Garba Shehu https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buharis-foreign-trips-pretty-gratituitious-to-nigeria-garba-shehu/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:43:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109961 I have been amused by the number of jokes concerning the frequency of President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips. Questions have been raised about why so many visits and what are we benefiting as Nigeria? I will make it clear from the beginning that the critic is entitled to his and her own opinion and nothing [...]

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]]> WHO Regional Committee for Africa holds Annual Meeting in N’djamena, Chad https://www.theinfostride.com/who-regional-committee-for-africa-holds-annual-meeting-in-ndjamena-chad/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:27:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108841 The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa has commenced the 65th session of her Annual General Meeting in N’djamena, Chad. The meeting which was scheduled to hold from 23rd to 27th of November 2015 is aimed at soliciting for fresh commitment to the provision of appropriate responses to the many health challenges facing [...]

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]]> Chad Yet To Deploy Troops To MNJTF In Tackling Boko Haram – Defence Chief https://www.theinfostride.com/chad-yet-to-deploy-troops-to-mnjtf-in-tackling-boko-haram-defence-chief/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:11:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107967 With the December deadline set by President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) for Boko Haram to be wiped out, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonisakin, yesterday said Chad was yet to deploy troops in certain areas of operations designated for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF). The MNJTF is a formation of troops drawn [...]

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]]> Senegalese Government considers Full-Body Veil Ban as Boko Haram Fears escalate https://www.theinfostride.com/senegalese-government-considers-full-body-veil-ban-as-boko-haram-fears-escalate/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 12:02:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107833 Senegal is considering banning the full-body veil worn by some females in the Muslim-majority country. The proposal by the government in the West African nation comes as Senegalese security services questioned at least six religious leaders over alleged links to armed groups. “The full veil is not a religious affair and it does not represent [...]

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]]> State of Emergency declared in Mali after Deadly Hotel Attack https://www.theinfostride.com/state-of-emergency-declared-in-mali-after-deadly-hotel-attack/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 09:22:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108035 Mali was under a state of emergency on Saturday after a brazen siege by gunmen at a five-star hotel killed 21 people in the heart of the capital, Bamako. A breakaway al-Qaeda faction from the country’s restive north claimed responsibility for the attack. Three days of mourning were announced by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who [...]

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]]> President Buhari Missed UN Meeting On Boko Haram Because It Was Not Official – Presidency https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-missed-un-meeting-on-boko-haram-because-it-was-not-official-presidency/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 10:26:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101127 Although Boko Haram insurgency is largely Nigeria’s problem, President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) and his delegation were absent at a United Nations’ meeting to discuss and proffer solution to the problems of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country. The United Nations, Chad, Niger and Cameroon, appealed on Friday for help for millions of people in [...]

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]]> Nigeria Working To End Boko Haram Insurgency As Soon As Possible – Buhari | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-working-to-end-boko-haram-insurgency-as-soon-as-possible-buhari-nigeria/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 21:30:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/nigeria-working-to-end-boko-haram-insurgency-as-soon-as-possible-buhari-nigeria/ President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) says he is convinced that the end of the Boko Haram insurgency was in sight as Nigeria and her allies intensified the war against the terrorist group. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday at an audience with Mr Mousa Faki Mahamat, Chadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of President Idris [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Kidnaps Over 400 Women and Children In Borno Town https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-kidnaps-over-400-women-and-children-in-borno-town/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:15:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/03/boko-haram-kidnaps-over-400-women-and-children-in-borno-town/ As the Nigerian military alongside its Chadian, Nigerien and Cameroonian counterparts tighten the noose around Boko Haram in Northeast Nigeria, residents of Damasak in Borno State have claimed that the insurgents kidnapped over 400 women and children. This latest claim of mass abduction is reminiscent of the Chibok schoolgirls’ saga, where over 200 girls were [...]

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]]> United States is alone in helping Nigeria find kidnapped schoolgirls says Kerry https://www.theinfostride.com/united-states-is-alone-in-helping-nigeria-find-kidnapped-schoolgirls-says-kerry/ Fri, 23 May 2014 22:51:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44555 The United States is alone in helping Nigeria locate more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamists, Secretary of State John Kerry said, despite help on the ground from Britain, France and Israel. With 80 military personnel sent to neighboring Chad…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: US stepped up effort to find missing Nigerian schoolgirls https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-us-stepped-up-effort-to-find-missing-nigerian-schoolgirls/ Thu, 22 May 2014 15:47:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44220 The United States deployed 80 military personnel to Chad on Wednesday to help find 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, as Nigeria probed its deadliest attack ever with the militant group the main suspect. In a letter to congress, US President Barack…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: Missing schoolgirls protest at Nigeria presidency, US military in Chad https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-missing-schoolgirls-protest-at-nigeria-presidency-us-military-in-chad/ Thu, 22 May 2014 13:04:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44168 Protesters on Thursday were taking their call for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram to Nigeria's president, as US military personnel headed to Chad as part of the rescue effort. Demonstrators said they were intending to…

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]]> Chad closes border to conflict-torn Central African Republic https://www.theinfostride.com/chad-closes-border-to-conflict-torn-central-african-republic/ Mon, 12 May 2014 18:15:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42157 Chad announced it is closing its border with the Central African Republic on Monday, saying it wants to stop violence spilling over from the sectarian conflict next door. "We will not allow the Chadian territory to be used by one side or the other to…

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]]> LCBC Member States demand resources for Five – Year Investment Plan implementation. https://www.theinfostride.com/lcbc-member-states-demand-resources-for-five-year-investment-plan-implementation/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:46:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/04/lcbc-member-states-demand-resources-for-five-year-investment-plan-implementation/ ABUJA (Water Resources Ministry Report) – Member – States of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) as well as the representatives of international communities, who participated at the just concluded round table conference convened to raise funds to save the drying Lake Chad Basin have resolved that both human and financial resources are required to [...]

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]]> UN accuses Chad troops of unprovoked Central Africa Republic killings https://www.theinfostride.com/un-accuses-chad-troops-of-unprovoked-central-africa-republic-killings/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:09:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33161 The UN accused Chadian soldiers Friday of carrying out an unprovoked attack when they opened fire in a crowded market in the Central African Republic's capital Bangui, killing at least 30 people. The damning findings came a day after Chad -- under fire…

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]]> Toll in Chad troop killings in Central Africa rises to 24: mayor https://www.theinfostride.com/toll-in-chad-troop-killings-in-central-africa-rises-to-24-mayor/ Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:36:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31879 At least 24 people have been killed and another 100 seriously injured by Chadian soldiers sent to repatriate their compatriots from the Central African Republic, according to figures released on Sunday evening. "There are already 24 bodies identified…

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