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CHAD
French Red Cross member kidnapped near Sudanese border
Laurent Maurice, a 37-year-old French employee of the International Committee for the Red Cross was abducted by armed men in eastern Chad, the aid group said on Tuesday.
Chad - Darfur - Sudan
Rodolphe Adada, former joint Special Representative of the UNAMID
Rodolphe Adada, former joint special representative of the United Nations/African Union, explains why he resigned from the head of the UNAMID in July.
Chad - Guantanamo - Hillary Clinton - Niger - referendum
Chadian former detainee speaks out on Guantanamo jail
In this edition: a Chadian former Guantanamo offers his harrowing tale of life in Guantanamo; following Hillary Clinton on her tour of Africa; and a look at the implications of Niger's constitutional referendum.
CHAD
Two aid workers 'missing' after armed attack
Aid group Médecins Sans Frontières says two of its workers have gone missing after an armed attack on a compound in eastern Chad, near the border with Sudan's troubled Darfur region. Chadian officials have yet to confirm the incident.
Chad - Darfur - Omar al-Bashir - Sudan
Idriss Deby accuses Sudan of meddling
President Idriss Deby of Chad lashes out at his Sudanese counterpart, accusing him of plotting to overthrow his regime. And he says he backs the warrant arrest against Bashir by the ICC for crimes against humanity.
GUANTANAMO
Two Guantanamo detainees transferred to Chad, Iraq
Two Guantanamo detainees, a man with dual Chadian and Saudi nationalities and an Iraqi, have been transferred to Chad and Iraq, respectively. These were the seventh and eighth releases from the prison since President Barack Obama took office.
ADOPTION
Zoe's Ark organisation under investigation in France
A French court source said on Friday that the organisation Zoe's Ark is undergoing investigation for removing Chadian children from their country for adoption purposes in 2008, falsely passing off the children as Sudanese orphans.
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THE HAGUE
Senegal not obligated to detain Habre until trial, UN court says
The UN court at The Hague rejected a Belgian request to force Senegal to detain Chad's former dictator Hissene Habre until his trial for torturing and killing opponents. The court said it was satisfied Habre would not be allowed to leave the country.
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SUDAN
Armed rebels 'capture' Darfur border town
Armed raiders using mortars and heavy guns have seized a second town near the Chad border in Darfur, according to international peacekeepers. The Sudanese army denied the strategic town had been captured.
CHAD - SUDAN
Chad pulls troops out of Sudan after wiping out rebels, says minister
Chad has pulled its troops out of Sudan after having wiped out bases belonging to the rebels who invaded their country earlier this month, Defence Minister Adoum Younousmi announced Sunday.
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