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• On the Election in Chad
  [State Department] Following the certification of final presidential election results by Chad's Constitutional Council on May 16, the United States commends those who exercised their right to vote on May 5-6. We welcome the peaceful conduct of the voting and its aftermath, although we regret the multiple casualties from celebratory gunfire that followed the announcement […]
• Chad's Constitutional Council to Finalize Election Results Despite Petitions for Annulment
  [VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Chad's constitutional council was expected on Thursday to declare final results of the May 6 presidential election and name transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby as the winner. This despite calls for annulment of the polls due to what the opposition says was massive fraud. Analysts say uncertainty lies ahead as […]
• Chad Hepatitis E Outbreak - How the Dangerous Liver Disease Spreads and How It Can Be Treated
  [The Conversation Africa] The World Health Organization recently announced an outbreak of hepatitis E in the eastern Ouaddai province of Chad. Between January and April 2024, 2,093 suspected hepatitis E cases were reported from two health districts. The Conversation Africa asked Kolawole Oluseyi Akande, a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist, to explain the causes, symptoms, spread […]
• An Exercise in Electoral Futility
  [CFR] The United States should resist a "business as usual" approach to Chad.
• Political Transition Ends With Déby's Election
  [HRW] Nairobi -- Ex-President's Son Declared Winner; Opponent Killed in Lead Up to the Vote
• Chadian Opposition Leader Files Legal Challenge to Presidential Election Poll
  [RFI] Chadian opposition leader Succès Masra has filed a legal challenge to the results of the 6 May election in which officials declared he came in second, behind junta leader and interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.
• Chad Opposition Petitions Constitutional Council to Cancel Presidential Election Results
  [VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Opposition candidates in Chad who lost the recent presidential election have filed paperwork challenging President Mahamat Idriss Deby's victory. The legal challenge comes as the media there appeal a decision barring them from reporting on election-related violence.
• Chad Deploys Combat-Ready Troops As Post-Election Violence Spikes
  [VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Chad says it has deployed combat-ready troops to stop armed attacks and maintain peace as the death toll increased to 12 people in post-election violence on Saturday. At least 90 people have sustained severe injuries in the capital, N'djamena.
• After Elections On May 6th - President Deby Declared Winner
  [Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- "The celebrations lasted late into the night, with the military firing into the air," report local sources from N'Djamena, capital of Chad, where yesterday interim President Mahamat Deby Itno was declared the winner of the presidential elections of May 6 (see Fides, 7/5/2024). "The fire from Kalashnikovs and machine guns continued […]
• Chad Deploys Troops As Opposition Protests After Deby Named Election Winner
  [VOA] Yaounde -- Chad has ordered the immediate deployment of troops to maintain peace, especially in the capital, N'djamena, after provisional results of the May 6 presidential elections surprisingly published on Thursday night declared transitional ruler General Mahamat Idriss Deby winner with over 61% of the votes. The main challenger, Succes Masra, claimed he won, […]