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Chad's leader denies opposition 'witch hunt'

Agence France-PresseMay 8, 2013 18:12
Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno on Wednesday denied he was waging a "witch hunt" against the opposition, after a string of arrests in connection with a foiled coup plot last week. "What happened last week was a conspiracy, a very serious conspiracy... Some perpetrators and accomplices were apprehended and brought to justice," the president said. "There are a lot of rumours saying this action (the arrests) was against the opposition, and there is also talks of a witch hunt, but you must not be mistaken. No one is above the law," he said.

Two generals, pro-Deby MP arrested over Chad coup plot

May 7, 2013 10:49
By Madjiasra Nako N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadian authorities arrested two senior generals and a member of parliament allied to President Idriss Deby on suspicion of involvement in a foiled coup plot that security sources said left at least four people dead. The incident has pointed to high-level divisions in the oil-producing nation that has sought to leave behind a turbulent past to become an ally of the West against al Qaeda-linked militants across Africa's arid Sahel region.

Chad arrests journalist

Agence France-PresseMay 6, 2013 15:00
The Chadian authorities on Monday detained a journalist on charges of "threatening constitutional order", his lawyer and colleagues said. Eric Topona, secretary-general of the Union of Chadian Journalists (UJT), was "summoned as a witness in a defamation case" and subsequently detained, his lawyer Sobdibe Zoua told AFP. "The UJT is saddened to learn that its secretary-general Eric Topna was arrested Monday and detained at the N'Djamena detention centre," union chairman Mahamd Moussa Abba said.

Three killed in foiled Chad coup

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 19:31
At least three people were killed in a foiled coup attempt in Chad, the foreign minister said Thursday, and several arrested over the plot in the chronically unstable former French colony. Security services had for months been monitoring "a group of individuals who were preparing a plot against the state's institutions" and swooped on one of their meetings in the capital on Wednesday, Moussa Faki said.

'Several killed' in apparent foiled coup in Chad

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 09:45
A foiled coup attempt in Chad has left several people dead while a number of others have been arrested in connection with what the government described as a "destabilisation plot" in the landlocked central African country, police sources said Thursday. A shootout broke out on the outskirts of the capital N'Djamena on Wednesday when security forces came to arrest the alleged conspirators, leaving "several dead and around 15 injured", a police source said on condition of anonymity.

Chad foils apparent coup plot

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 08:45
Chad has arrested a group of people for conspiring in what the government described as a "destabilisation plot" in the landlocked central African country, which has a history of instability. The government serving under President Idris Deby Itno, who himself came to power in a 1990 coup, said a "small group" was involved while police and opposition sources said one of the detainees was an opposition lawmaker. The situation appeared calm in the Chadian capital on Thursday, with residents going about their usual day-to-day activities normally.

Chad to withdraw troops from Mali

April 15, 2013 15:20
Chad's parliament voted overwhelmingly Monday for a gradual withdrawal of troops from Mali where 36 have died in a French-led campaign to oust armed Islamists from the north of the country. Lawmakers were nearly unanimous in asking government to withdraw its 2,250 troops "within a reasonable timeframe". Speaking at the session, Prime Minister Dadnadji Djimrangar said: "We paid a heavy price for this noble mission."

Two Chadian soldiers die in Mali suicide bombing: military sources

April 12, 2013 08:16
At least two Chadian soldiers were killed Friday in a suicide bombing by Islamist militants in the city of Kidal in northeastern Mali, regional security sources told AFP. "Two Chadian soldiers were killed in an attack Friday in Kidal. It was jihadists who did it. The death toll is provisionary," said a Malian military source. A Chadian military source said three Chadian soldiers had been killed and four wounded. yas-sd/ft/nb

C.Africa strongman agrees to faster polls under new leader (RECIT)

April 4, 2013 16:00
The Central African Republic's rebel strongman on Thursday agreed to a regional plan to hold elections within 18 months and appoint another interim leader, the prime minister said. Michael Djotodia, who proclaimed himself president after seizing Bangui in a bloody coup last month, had planned a three-year transition to democratic rule. However regional leaders rejected his presidency at a meeting of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on Wednesday, after his Seleka rebel coalition ousted Francois Bozize.

S.Africa to pull out troops from C.Africa after coup

April 4, 2013 03:46
South Africa has decided to pull its troops out of the Central African Republic because the deal under which they were deployed has become void with the fall the government there, President Jacob Zuma said Thursday. "We have taken a decision to withdraw our soldiers," Zuma was quoted as saying by the public broadcaster SABC, at the end of a summit of African regional leaders. Zuma who had faced questions over the presence of his troops following the gunning down by rebels of 13 South African paratroopers during the bloody battle for the capital, Bangui.
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