Tag: Chad
the controversial Idriss Youssouf Boy appointed chief of staff to the president
In Chad, Idriss Youssouf Boy, a controversial figure on the Chadian political scene, has been appointed chief of staff to the head of state. An appointment that has fueled conversations…
public service recruitment practices spark outrage
In recent months in Chad, at least 28 people have been appointed by decree as police commissioners or senior police officers under the “ digital replacement “. Behind this name,…
a week of work to rethink higher education
The actors of higher education in Chad examine the quality of training in public establishments. At the initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education, the days of reflection on the…
concerns around the commission of inquiry into the events of October 20
The authorities of Chad had accepted that an international fact-finding mission be deployed to shed light on the demonstrations of October 20 which left around fifty dead and 300 injured.…
Chad releases 139 people after October 20 protests
In Chad, 139 prisoners were released after the hearings held at the end of November and the beginning of December by demonstrators on October 20 against the extension of the…
2 to 3 years in prison for 262 people after the demonstrations of October 20
At Koro Toro prison in Chad, the court imposed two to three years in prison on 262 people arrested after the harshly suppressed protests against the government on October 20,…
262 are imprisoned after protests in Chad
A total of 401 people had been put on trial in a prison 60 miles from the capital Ndjamena, a trial which lawyers had boycotted citing that it did not…
start of the trial of 401 people arrested during the demonstrations of October 20
The trial of some 401 demonstrators arrested during the violently repressed demonstrations of October 20 begins on Tuesday. Hearings are held at Koro-Toro high security prison. It is a mega-trial…
Youth Minister Mahamat Lazina sacked by presidential decree
The Minister of Youth was dismissed by decree of the transitional president, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, on Monday. The Head of State abolished the position that the leader of the…
11 people released during the first trial in Mongo
In Chad, the first trial of demonstrators arrested on October 20 was held on Tuesday November 15 in Mongo, in the province of Guéra, in the center-south of the country.…