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WEBChad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city of N'Djamena. With a total area of around 1,284,000 km2 (496,000 sq mi), Chad is the fifth-largest country in Africa and the twentieth largest nation by area in the world.
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WEBMay 10, 2024 · transitional civilian government 1. Official Languages : Arabic; French. Recent News. May 10, 2024, 2:32 AM ET (AP) Chad's military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result. May 6, 2024, 4:02 PM ET (AP) Chad holds a presidential election after years of military rule. May 1, 2024, 1:42 PM ET …
Chad’s Military Ruler Is Announced as Winner of Disputed Election
WEBMay 9, 2024. Celebratory gunshots rang out in the capital of the Central African nation of Chad on Thursday night after its military ruler, President Mahamat Idriss Déby, was declared the winner ...
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WEBMay 7, 2024 · Introduction. Background. Chad emerged from a collection of powerful states that controlled the Sahelian belt starting around the 9 th century. These states focused on controlling trans-Saharan trade routes and profited mostly from the slave trade.
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WEBMay 3, 2024 · Chad | Today's latest from Al Jazeera. Chad’s President Deby wins election against prime minister in heated race. Violence and questions of election-rigging, however, marred the vote tally, which...
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WEBDec 28, 2021 · local short form: Tchad/Tshad. etymology: named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border; the word "tsade" means "large body of water" or "lake" in several local native languages. note: the only country whose name is composed of a single syllable with a single vowel.
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WEBMar 21, 2024 · Chad. Overview. Results in the Sahel. Context. Strategy. Results. Partners. A landlocked Sahelian country in central Africa, Chad is grappling with security challenges associated with conflicts in bordering countries as well as the impacts of climate change, in particular accelerated desertification and the drying up of Lake Chad.
History of Chad - Wikipedia
WEBChad (Arabic: تشاد; French: Tchad), officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west.
Chad - Tchad - Country Profile - Nations Online Project
WEBA virtual guide to Chad, a landlocked country in northern Central Africa, bordered by Cameroon in south west, by the Central African Republic in south, by Libya in north, by Niger in west, by North Sudan in east and it has a border with Nigeria across Lake Chad.
Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll ...
WEBMay 6, 2024 · Chad deployed dozens of security forces in the capital amid rising tensions on Monday as polls closed and vote counting began in the first presidential election in Africa's Sahel region since a ...
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