In parts of Chad acute malnutrition levels far exceed the international emergency threshold, according to a new study - fallout, partly, from crop failure hitting already fragile communities where access to basic health services is low and aid agencies are scarce. allafrica.com | 8/24/10 6:27 PM

Chadian parliament has adopted a media law which modifies parts of the previous text which was adopted after an attempted coup in 2008 With 82 votes in favour, two against and 11 abstentions. allafrica.com | 8/24/10 5:00 PM

DAKAR Tuesday, August 24, 2010 (IRIN) - In parts of Chad acute malnutrition levels far exceed the international emergency threshold, according to a new study – fallout, partly, from crop failure hitting already fragile communities where access to basic health services is low and aid agencies are scarce. www.irinnews.org | 8/24/10 4:19 PM

On the eve of elections, Chad has a chance to escape the political and military crisis of the last five years. A lull in fighting between government forces and rebel groups and the easing of tensions with Sudan since the start of 2010 may bode well for a gradual return to normality. However, President Idriss Déby’s rigid control of political space and recurrent problems in the electoral process could plunge the country into turmoil once again. The government must take advantage of this moment to bolster relations with Sudan, fully respect its commitments to provide security in Eastern Chad per Security Council Resolution 1923 (2010), carry out the internal reforms it has committed itself to and offer lasting peace to the armed opposition. allafrica.com | 8/24/10 2:02 PM

The approaching elections could be important steps toward reviving democracy in Chad, but only if President Idriss Déby opens political space for the opposition beforehand. allafrica.com | 8/24/10 1:57 PM

The Chadian elections scheduled for November provide the biggest opportunity to end the political and military turmoil that has bedevilled the Central African country for the past five years.

www.topix.net | 8/23/10 1:54 PM

The Chadian elections scheduled for November provide the biggest opportunity to end the political and military turmoil that has bedevilled the Central African country for the past five years. allafrica.com | 8/23/10 9:37 AM

DAKAR Friday, August 20, 2010 (IRIN) - Aid agencies in Niger and Chad have begun giving tens of thousands of malnourished children a product called Plumpy’doz to save them from sliding into often-fatal severe malnutrition. www.irinnews.org | 8/20/10 6:19 PM

MENTAKAB: Exactly 11 weeks ago today, two-year-old Nisha Chandramohan went missing and mum Wong Lai Lan, 21, dreads coming home knowing her only child is not around to greet her.

www.topix.net | 8/20/10 3:49 PM

Reporters Without Borders regrets that Chad's national assembly yesterday passed a media bill that the government resubmitted at the start of the month and urges President Idriss Déby not to sign it into law because it would still allow journalists to be imprisoned. allafrica.com | 8/20/10 10:57 AM

Actors Liu Xiaowei, Li Chen, Qin Lan and Yang Lixin were designated as the ambassadors of this year's festival.

www.topix.net | 8/20/10 4:34 AM

N'Djamena - Chad on Wednesday abolished jail sentences for journalists for defamation and other press offences as the National Assembly voted overwhelmingly to back legislation easing press restrictions.

www.topix.net | 8/19/10 1:39 AM

Sunday, August 15, 2010 August 15 2002 -- The U.S. Air Force and the Boeing Company signed a $9.8 billion multiyear contract to buy 60 more C-17 Globemaster IIIs with delivery through July 2008.

www.topix.net | 8/15/10 5:21 PM

The United Nations Refugee Agency reports that flooding is affecting up to 9,000 people in Chad, following the heaviest rainfall recorded in 40 years.A The agency says it is distributing essential survival items, including blankets, plastic sheeting and bed mats to thousands of flood victims.

www.topix.net | 8/13/10 5:31 PM

The United Nations refugee agency is delivering emergency assistance to thousands of flood victims in Chad, where entire villages have been destroyed and cultivated land ruined by the country's heaviest rainfall in 40 years. allafrica.com | 8/13/10 5:20 PM

Chadian demands for financial compensation from France to maintain its military operation there will be considered, if the request is confirmed through diplomatic bilateral channels, the French foreign ministry said on Thursday. allafrica.com | 8/12/10 2:11 PM

Tunisian international playmaker Yassine Chikhaoui's bad injury luck continued today as the midfielder suffered what has been described as a fractured tibia.

www.topix.net | 8/12/10 8:19 AM

Today is Independence Day in Chad. French colonial expansion created the Territoire Militaire des Pays et Protectorats du Tchad in 1900.

www.topix.net | 8/11/10 2:25 PM

The recent visit to Chad by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir illustrates a fundamental problem confronting the International Criminal Court.

www.topix.net | 8/10/10 10:57 PM

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Chad on the 50th anniversary of your National Day this August 11. allafrica.com | 8/10/10 10:16 PM

Chad celebrates 50 years of self-rule this week. But despite the country's oil wealth, the government has yet to fulfill its promise to use these revenues to fight poverty in one of the world's least developed nations.

www.topix.net | 8/10/10 6:47 PM

JOHANNESBURG Monday, August 09, 2010 (IRIN) - Crops that mature faster and are tolerant of more frequent and intense droughts top the list of how most countries adapt their food production to climate change, says a new paper. www.irinnews.org | 8/9/10 10:39 AM

Alert Chad - No. 24/2010 Geneva, August 5, 2010 On the last day of July 2010, heavy unusual rains that started in early July caused serious flooding in Habile 3, one of the internally displaced camp sites managed by ACT member Lutheran World Federation under the ACT/LWF appeal TCD 101.

www.topix.net | 8/6/10 3:41 PM

A nutrient-rich indigenous produce holds out the hope of a better life for the impoverished women who harvest it on the edges of Lake Chad, and may also one day make a contribution to fighting malnutrition. allafrica.com | 8/5/10 7:50 AM

Exclusive breastfeeding - one of the best ways to protect an infant's health - means feeding a baby only with maternal milk, and giving the child no other liquid, from birth to at least six months of age.

www.topix.net | 8/4/10 7:42 AM

DAKAR Monday, August 02, 2010 (IRIN) - The 2010 rainy season in West Africa has opened with hail storms in Guinea and the heaviest rain in 50 years in northern Chad. Floods have killed at least 80 people and destroyed bridges, homes, septic tanks, livestock, crops and food stocks; dams have broken, and wells and latrines have been submerged. www.irinnews.org | 8/2/10 10:58 PM

VIENNA Monday, August 02, 2010 (IRIN) - Most of the estimated 5.2 million people worldwide on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment are taking generic versions manufactured primarily in India, but tighter global intellectual property rights and trade rules could shut down "the pharmacy of the developing world". www.irinnews.org | 8/2/10 5:43 PM

JOHANNESBURG Monday, August 02, 2010 (IRIN) - A World Bank study that put money in the hands of girls and their parents in Malawi's poor southern region has caused ripples across the debate on cash transfers in academic and aid communities. www.irinnews.org | 8/2/10 5:28 PM

Genocide-accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived home from a summit in Chad having strengthened ties with a former foe while thumbing his nose at the International Criminal Court.

www.topix.net | 8/1/10 3:23 PM

The United Nations is on track to transform the way it deploys missions around the globe and to ensure that its field operations have the support they need to successfully carry out their work, a senior official with the world body said today.

www.topix.net | 7/31/10 12:01 PM

Whether it's for a sabbatical, holiday or an extended stay, expats may prefer to bypass Luanda in oil-rich Angola.

www.topix.net | 7/30/10 1:03 PM

A local variety of the nutrient-rich, blue-green algae known as spirulina could boost incomes for women in Chad who harvest the product as well as help fight nutrition, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. allafrica.com | 7/29/10 4:19 PM

KAMPALA/JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, July 28, 2010 (IRIN) - Members of the African Union (AU) reaffirmed at the end of their meeting on 27 July in Kampala, Uganda, that they would strive to spend 15 percent of their national budgets on health, but at the end of the day it is about how "effectively and efficiently" you spend the money, not about how much. www.irinnews.org | 7/28/10 8:38 PM

South Africa's ruling African National Congress said Tuesday that Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted on war crimes, would be arrested if he came to South Africa.

www.topix.net | 7/28/10 5:18 PM

Chad's government on Tuesday banned the use of Land Cruiser pick-ups and reserved them "exclusively for military use," the ministry of public security said in a statement.

www.topix.net | 7/27/10 3:45 PM

A largely semi-desert country, Chad is rich in gold and uranium and stands to benefit from its recently-acquired status as an oil-exporting state.

www.topix.net | 7/27/10 10:26 AM

Tony Killeen, T.D., accompanied by the Defence Forces, Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Sean McCann, was at Dublin Port this afternoon to observe the arrival of the ship carrying the Defence Forces assets and equipment involved in the MINURCAT mission in Chad.

www.topix.net | 7/26/10 6:44 PM

KAMPALA Monday, July 26, 2010 (IRIN) - "Children don't vote," said Dr Robert Mwadime, of Uganda Action for Nutrition, at a session on the subject before the three-day African Union (AU) meeting opened in Kampala, Uganda. This means that political leaders in Africa often pay scant attention to the millions of children who die every year of malnutrition-related causes. Most of the audience nodded in agreement; many clapped. www.irinnews.org | 7/26/10 3:38 PM

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is fronting an appeal by hundreds of human rights activists in urging Senegal to try the exiled Chadian dictator Hissene Habre for mass murder and torture. allafrica.com | 7/26/10 12:50 PM

President Isaias Afwerki who is attending the 12th regular CEN-SAD Summit in the Chadian capital of Njamena yesterday held meetings with leaders of various member states. allafrica.com | 7/26/10 5:41 AM

Two Nobel laureates have called upon Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade to speed up the trial of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habré. allafrica.com | 7/24/10 9:39 PM

AFP, Ndjamena A regional summit in Chad on Thursday backed Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir who is wanted for war crimes and genocide saying it rejected "all accusations" against him.

www.topix.net | 7/23/10 5:45 PM

President Isaias Afwerki is participating in the 12th regular CEN-SAD Summit in the Chadian capital of Njamena. allafrica.com | 7/23/10 8:21 AM

JOHANNESBURG Thursday, July 22, 2010 (IRIN) - People and wildlife have never been in greater competition for limited resources as human populations invade shrinking natural habitats in a fight for living space, food and water. In this vignette of a planet-wide battle, IRIN looks at how to keep elephants away from your crops and raiding monkeys out of your food stores. www.irinnews.org | 7/22/10 7:18 PM

VIENNA Thursday, July 22, 2010 (IRIN) - This is my second International AIDS Conference and now I know for sure, Mexico wasn’t a fluke – I really do love these gatherings. I love the passion of the speakers, the excitement the boffins create around their new research and the “let’s all get behind this” spirit the activists bring. www.irinnews.org | 7/22/10 7:03 PM

Sudanese president on his first visit to a member state of the ICC since it issued a warrant for his arrest in March 2009 Since the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir on genocide charges, the Sudanese president has cut back on international travel.

www.topix.net | 7/22/10 3:47 PM