Chad

  • Apr 5, 2013
  • 7 min read

Chad moves to boost legitimacy through regional clout

Last month's ousting of former President Francois Bozize of the Central African Republic (CAR)...

Chad
  • Oct 5, 2012
  • 6 min read

Chad's oil sector faces tepid growth prospects

Chad and Pan-African oil company Simba Energy have agreed to finalise a production-sharing...

Chad
  • Sep 21, 2012
  • 11 min read

Local issues drive and constrain Africa Sahel jihadis

Following northern Mali's crisis this year, speculation has grown that the central and western...

Africa
  • Sep 19, 2012
  • 7 min read

Central Africa's strategic iron ore chance has passed

Despite some upward iron ore price movement in the last week, the prevailing outlook for the...

Central Africa
  • Jun 20, 2012
  • 7 min read

Chad's stability rests on superficial economic gains

Although President Idris Deby was re-elected in 2011, Chad is ranked near the bottom of global...

Chad
  • Nov 3, 2011
  • 2 min read

Climate change will increase need for aid to LDCs

Norway has the highest human development level in the world, while the Democratic Republic of...

LDCs
  • Sep 30, 2011
  • 7 min read

Chad's Deby is well placed to ride out Libya shocks

Chadian President Idris Deby has been in power for 21 years and won a new five-year term earlier...

Chad
  • Sep 22, 2011
  • 7 min read

Libyan revolution triggers security fallout in Sahel

Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on September 19 called for foreign military aid to help...

Africa