Chad
Facts, researched articles, and events related to Chad, drawn from the Provenance Africa archive.
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- Out of the 12 African countries affected by Trump's travel ban, Chad is the only country that has stood up…
- From today, if you're from Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and…
- Trump has, just a few hours ago, banned citizens of 7 African countries from travelling to the United State…
- By the way, in year 2022, the currency of these our African countries are still being printed by France: 🇧…
- GRAPHIC: Video of about 37 African immigrants/refugees mainly from Chad, Niger, Sudan and South Sudan, mass…
- Africa's top 20 military powers today ranked by country, from strongest to weakest. 1. Egypt🇪🇬 Algeria🇩�…
- All you need to know about the late Chad President (AFP)
- BREAKING: Chad's President Idriss Deby, in power since 1990 via a coup, died today of injuries while fighti…
- Chad announced that Idriss Déby, who had ruled for three decades and had been declared winner of a sixth te… (2021)
- African Powers Ranked by Military Strength: 1 Egypt🇪🇬 2 Algeria🇩🇿 3 SA🇿🇦 4 Nigeria🇳🇬 5 Ethiopia🇪🇹…
- President Emmanuel Macron of France "summons" the leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad to come to…
- President Déby has shut down the internet in Chad for almost a year now. Why? Protests for forcing his part…
- Mobile internet data are the most expensive in the following African countries: Equatorial Guinea $35.47 (f…
- Africa debt crisis: Chad borrowed $1.4bn from Glencore in 2014 secured against future crude sales, then ove…
- These African countries don't recognize Israel: (forbid passport holders 🚫) Algeria🚫 Niger Chad Sudan🚫 L…
- According to the CIA, Chad has the lowest level of life expectancy at 48.69 years. In 1960? Afghanistan at…
- This month Benin, Niger, BurkinaFaso, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad, C.A.R, Congo & Gabon will celebrate their indepe…
- Africa's worst literacy rates are all in West Africa: 48. Benin 34.70 49. Guinea 29.50 50. Niger 28.70 51.…
- The Sahara Desert covers at least part of of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger,…
- Chad, formally Tchad, was the first of the 4 territories which had formed French Equatorial Africa to achie…
- Ngazargamu, capital City of Kanem-Borno Empire (Nigeria/Chad) by 1658 AD according to a scholar housed abou…
- Cape Verde, Chad, Eritrea, Niger, Togo and The Gambia have no diplomatic relations with Chile.
- Lake Chad is very shallow—only 10.5 metres at its deepest. It gave its name to the African nation Chad. Cha…
- Britain is Europe's largest arms exporter to Uganda, 3rd largest to DR Congo, 4th largest supplier of arms…
- Top 10 world’s saddest countries: 1. C.A.R; 2.DR Congo; 3.Afghanistan; 4.Chad; 5.Haiti; 6.Burundi; 7.Togo;…
- On average, it takes 62 days to start a business in Chad. The tax system in place for businesses mandates 6…
- Since 2003, 230,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad from Darfur, Sudan 2 million died during its 2 civi…
- Latest GPI survey: 10 most dangerous African nations 1)Somalia 2)Sudan 3)DRC 4)CAR 5)Libya 6)Nigeria 7)Chad…
- Chad, or T'Chad, has the second fastest growing economy in the world. Surprising.
- Zimbabwe has the highest adult literacy rate at 92%. Chad has the lowest (33%).
- Luanda (1st), and N'Djamena (3rd) capitals of Angola & Chad respectively are the among the most expensive c…
- According to Global Resource Information Database of the UN Environment Programme, Lake Chad shrank as much…
- An attempted coup against Chadian President Idriss Déby ended in failure. (2006)
- Chadian troops and rebels of the Rally for Democracy and Liberty fought near Adé and Moudeina on the Sudane… (2006)
- Rebel forces of the United Front for Democratic Change attacked N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, but were re… (2006)
- The Chadian Civil War began when rebel groups launched an attack on the town of Adré. (2005)
- Idriss Déby became President of Chad after ousting Hissène Habré, a date now commemorated as Chad's Freedom… (1990)
- Chad gained independence from France, with François Tombalbaye becoming its first president. (1960)
- The United Nations General Assembly admitted thirteen newly independent African states, among them Chad, Co… (1960)
- The African National Party was founded in Chad through the merger of several traditionalist political parti… (1960)