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AllAfrica News: Chad
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Aid Groups Face Dilemma Over EU Protection
Faced with frequent armed robberies, many aid groups in eastern Chad say the European Union Force (EUFOR), deployed there since February, is not doing its job of protecting them.
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UN Chief Sees Progress on Peace
Improved political dialogue in the Central African Republic (CAR), a peace conference in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as well as the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Chad and CAR are all signs of progress towards peace in the region, the Secretary-General said today.
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UN Decision On Hissène Habré Flouted
Two years after a United Nations committee requested that Senegal prosecute or extradite the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, no action has been taken, six human rights organizations said today. Habré fled to Senegal after he was deposed in 1990.
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Attack on Capital Changes Darfur Conflict
It was a gem of a plan.
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Chad Denies Involvement in Khartoum Attack
Chad's government has denied allegations made by neighbouring Sudan that it backed rebels who raided the Sudanese capital Khartoum on 10 May.
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Govt Arrests Four Peacekeepers
Four troops from EUFOR, the European Union force in Chad, were arrested on 7 May by local authorities near the southern town of Moundou. They have not yet been released.
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Southern Region Relatively Stable Despite Refugee Influx
A good level of security prevails in southern Chad, despite concerns over road banditry and an influx of refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR), says the United Nations peacekeeping operation in the two countries.
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Open Letter to the international and African Communities From the International Committee for the Fair Trial of Hissène Habré
We write to draw your attention to Senegal's long delay in opening proceedings against the former President of Chad, Hissène Habré. We appeal to the African and international communities to encourage Senegal to discharge the mandate it was given by the African Union, and to respect the decision issued by the United Nations Committee against Torture almost two years ago, calling for the trial of Hissène Habré.
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Aid Stoppage Called to Highlight Insecurity And Impunity
Aid agencies in Chad have called a two-day aid stoppage in protest at the murder of a French aid worker in eastern Chad on 1 May.
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UN Refugee Agency Deplores Murder of Aid Worker in East
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced its sadness at the killing of a senior aid worker in eastern Chad and warned that humanitarian staff operating in the region must endure an increasingly insecure environment in which to carry out their work.
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UN Humanitarian Chief Condemns Killing of Senior Aid Worker
The United Nations humanitarian chief today strongly condemned the killing of Pascal Marlinge, Country Director of Save the Children-UK in Chad, and extended his condolences to the agency and to Mr. Marlinge's family.
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