Chad

Official Name: Republic of Chad

Capital: N’Djamena

Official languages: French & Arabic

Area: 1,284,000 km2

Population: 10,329,208 (2009 estimate)

Geography

Region: Chad is landlocked country in Central Africa

Border Countries

Cameroon 1,094 km
Central African Republic 1,197 km
Libya 1,055 km
Niger 1,175 km
Nigeria 87 km
Sudan 1,360 km

Borders

Libya-Sudan border

Government - Presidential republic

President - Idriss Déby
Prime Minister - Emmanuel Nadingar

Independence from France - August 11, 1960

Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)

Internet TLD: .td

Calling code: +235

Videos

Al Jazeera English | Plight of Chad families in wake of "child smuggling" row | 2 November 2007

The French charity alleged to be involved in child kidnapping by Chad claims it was rescuing the children who were fleeing war-ravaged Darfur in neighbouring Sudan. Our correspondent, Mohamad Vall, went to the border town of Tine to uncover the plight of families still living there.

Links

Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger border committee to meet at end of month
Monday 19 November 2018
November 18, 2018 (KHARTOUM) The Foreign Ministers of Sudan, Chad, Niger and Libya have agreed to hold an extraordinary meeting of the joint border security committee among the four countries at the end of the month, said El-Dirdeiry (...)
Sudan’s Bashir, Chad’s Deby vow to promote joint cooperation
Sunday 18 November 2018
November 17, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir Saturday met with the Chadian President Idris Deby in Addis Ababa on the sidelines of the 11th extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU). In a press (...)
South Sudan hosts consultative conference for fragile states
Thursday 20 October 2011
By Ngor Arol Garang 19 October 2011 (JUBA) - A two day consultative conference on fragile states concluded in South Sudan’s capital Juba on Wednesday, as the economic situation in the new nation worsens, with inflation rising over 60%. (...)
Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger border committee to meet in Ndjamena
Tuesday 23 October 2018
October 22, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The 4th ministerial meeting to strengthen the security of the joint border among Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger would be held in Ndjamena on Wednesday. The two-day meeting would be held with the (...)
Sudan’s capital gripped in nuptials of Chad’s Deby, daughter of Darfur militia leader
Saturday 21 January 2012
January 20, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese capital Khartoum was preoccupied on Friday by the wedding ceremony of Chad’s President Idriss Deby, and daughter of Sudan’s Janjaweed militia leader, Musa Hilal, which took place at a top hotel (...)
Sudan, UNHCR welcome return of 53 Sudanese refugees from Chad
Tuesday 17 April 2018
April 16, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Sudan’s Commissioner of Refugees Hamad El-Gizouli have welcomed the return of 53 Sudanese refugees from Chad. “The returnees were warmly received by the Commissioner of Tina (...)
Chad, Libya, Niger and Sudan agree to fight transnational "crime"
Wednesday 4 April 2018
April 3, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan and three other countries Chad, Libya and Niger, Tuesday agreed to "coordinate the actions" of their armed forces to fight against the transnational "crime" in the region, say two statements issued in (...)
UN urges implementation of border agreement among Sudan, Libya and Chad
Saturday 8 September 2018
September 7, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The United Nations special envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to seek to implement the border agreement signed between Sudan, Libya and Chad. More than 60 people (...)
Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger border committee to meet in Khartoum
Wednesday 8 August 2018
August 7, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The 3rd ministerial meeting to strengthen the security of the joint border among Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger would be held in Khartoum on Wednesday. The two-day meeting would be held with the participation (...)
Military cooperation with neighbouring countries protecting border: defence minister
Tuesday 6 May 2014
May 5, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s defence minister says military cooperation agreements with neighbouring have largely contributed to the protection of borders and reinforced diplomatic relations. Sudanese defence minister Abdel Raheem (...)

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