added 2007 Tue Apr 17 6:48:58 by berkeley
The massacres in Tiero, and the neighbouring village of Marena, near the Sudanese border, killed about 400 people. The killings are a blood-red signal that the culture of mass murder as a weapon of war has found its way to Chad, after four years in Darfur uninterrupted by the global community.
The massacres in Tiero, and the neighbouring village of Marena, near the Sudanese border, killed about 400 people. The killings are a blood-red signal that the culture of mass murder as a weapon of war has found its way to Chad, after four years in Darfur uninterrupted by the global community.
added 2007 Thu Feb 15 7:59:32 by siddhu1983
Aid agency Oxfam urged the international community to tackle rising violence in eastern Chad before it becomes "another Darfur", ahead of a Security Council meeting on Thursday to decide on a peacekeeping force. Ethnic conflict and a simmering rebellion in Chad's east have displaced tens of thousands of people and hampered efforts to a
Aid agency Oxfam urged the international community to tackle rising violence in eastern Chad before it becomes "another Darfur", ahead of a Security Council meeting on Thursday to decide on a peacekeeping force. Ethnic conflict and a simmering rebellion in Chad's east have displaced tens of thousands of people and hampered efforts to a
added 2007 Wed Jan 24 13:27:29 by Fabienne
From the article: "A lone gunman has been arrested after hijacking a Sudanese passenger jet and diverting it to N'Djamena, the capital of neighbouring Chad. The Air West Boeing 737 was flying 103 people from Sudan's capital, Khartoum, to El Fasher in the Darfur region. The hijacker was carrying a machine gun, and a Chadian government minister said he was seeking asylum in the UK."
From the article: "A lone gunman has been arrested after hijacking a Sudanese passenger jet and diverting it to N'Djamena, the capital of neighbouring Chad. The Air West Boeing 737 was flying 103 people from Sudan's capital, Khartoum, to El Fasher in the Darfur region. The hijacker was carrying a machine gun, and a Chadian government minister said he was seeking asylum in the UK."
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 7:56:31 by ninjaboy
The withdrawal from Abeche in eastern Chad of non essential United Nations staff, including those of the World Health Organization (WHO), has left refugee and displaced populations and local communities facing a potential health crisis.
The withdrawal from Abeche in eastern Chad of non essential United Nations staff, including those of the World Health Organization (WHO), has left refugee and displaced populations and local communities facing a potential health crisis.
