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Ex-Gitmo detainee struggles to build life in Chad
A former detainee who spent his teenage years at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday he is struggling to build a life in his parents' native Chad, a central African nation he had never seen before his release from the U.S. military prison earlier this year. Comment?
Former Guantanamo detainee, raised in Saudi Arabia, struggles to build new life in Chad
A former detainee who spent his teenage years at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday he is struggling to build a life in his parents' native Chad, a central African nation he had never seen before his release from the U.S. military prison earlier this year. Comment?
Aid chiefs fear Chad-Darfur kidnap 'trend'
Brazen kidnapping raids targeting aid workers in Chad and Darfur have set UN officials and aid groups on edge, fuelling fears of a violent new trend that could hobble relief work in the lawless area. Comment?
Liow and 12 others submit resignation letters to MCA sec-gen
KUALA LUMPUR: Thirteen elected MCA central committee members, including vice-presidents Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai and Tan Kok Hong have submitted their undated resignation letters to party secretary-general Senator Datuk Wong Foon Meng. Comment?
Sudan says not involved in abduction of French aid workers
The Sudanese government rejected today Chadian accusations of being behind the kidnapping of three French aid workers in Western Sudan and eastern Chad. Comment?
Chad calls in planes during gun battle
... on Tuesday. "The fighting was very brief. Airplanes came in support of our men on the ground," said Mahamat Hissene, Chad's information minister, when asked about fighting that took place on Sunday and Monday near the towns of Ade and Tissi, in ... Comment?
Sudan rejects Chad accusations over abduction
... to sow disorder among us," General Oki Dagache, the representative of President Idriss Deby to the UN mission in Chad, told AFP in Ndjamena. "They are against the deployment of the UN and humanitarian workers here," he said. A French agronomist ... Comment?
Chad forces 'bomb rebel fighters'
... troops are likely to be an attempt by the rebels to show the country that they are still a significant force. Chad has suffered from rebellions by several armed groups for more than a decade. The government claims Sudan backs and arms the militants ... Comment?
KUALA LUMPUR: Fresh polls may not take place in MCA as many central committee members are reluctant to quit. Comment?
Disgraced major held for killing girl
... of a schoolgirl. Major Niranjan Basnet, expelled from the UN Peacekeeping Forces in the Central African Republic of Chad after being exposed as facing criminal charges for the killing of 15-year-old Maina Sunuwar five years ago, was arrested at the ... Comment?
Afghan Artists Unite in Hamburg, Germany for 4th Annual ATN Awards...
Musicians and performers gathered from around the world in Hamburg, Germany on December 5, 2009 at the historic Kehrwieder Theatre for Ariana Television Network's 4th Annual Awards to recognize and celebrate Afghan musical and performance talent while encouraging unity among the Afghan community around the world and preservation of Afghanistan's ... Comment?
Kidnappers threaten to kill French aid workers if Paris refuses to negotiate
... told the Afence Francve Press today. He further said that all the "hostages are in good health, and they are all in Chad." In statements to Al-Shrouq TV, the leader of the group slammed France for its support to the Chadian President Idriss Deby and ... Comment?
Kidnappers threaten to kill French hostage
... al-Rizeigi, spokesman for the kidnappers, told AFP by telephone yesterday. ``We will also target French forces in Chad and we will carry out assassinations against French diplomats.'' Rizeigi said the hostages were in Chad, bordering the Central ... Comment?
Chad calls for EU deployment as rebels regroup
Chad's President Idriss Deby called on the European Union on Thursday to deploy a peacekeeping force urgently to the east after rebels who raided his capital pulled back halfway towards the Sudan border. Comment?
Chad: A Failure but the Oil Keeps Flowing
Over a year after the World Bank formally withdrew from the social welfare portion of the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development Project , acknowledging that the goals were not going to be met,[1] the number and diversity of new analyses make now a good time to revisit the CCPDP and the lessons brought on by this 'pioneering and collaborative ... Comment?
Chad / Judge orders automatic seizure of all of newspaper's issues
... there were no grounds for his deportation. Reporters Without Borders has been told that Ebod is now on his way back to Chad with the aim of challenging this decision. Source: Reporters without Borders (RSF) Comment?
CHAD: Re-assessing the aid footprint
... agency and two non-profit organizations. More than 1,000 members of the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) - " sent to boost border security and facilitate refugee and Chadian returns - " have also used AbA chA ... Comment?
Re-assessing the aid footprint in Chad
... agency and two non-profit organizations. More than 1,000 members of the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) - " sent to boost border security and facilitate refugee and Chadian returns - " have also used AbA chA ... Comment?
Chad rebels to EU states: don't send troops to Chad
Chad's rebels on Monday urged European Union member states not to send peacekeeping troops to the country's east, saying the force would not be neutral because it was dominated by France. Comment?
Oil revenues prolong abusive rule of Chad's President
Title: Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline - Who's watching? Author: Brendan Schwartz and Valery Nodem Category: Resource Extraction Date: 12/2/2009 Source: AlterNet Source Website: www.alternet.org African Charter Article# 21: All peoples shall freely dispose of their wealth and natural resources for their exclusive interest, eliminating all forms of ... 1 comment