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By Stephanie Hancock N'DJAMENA, May 9 (Reuters) - Chad pledged on Wednesday to work to demobilise hundreds of child soldiers fighting in the ranks of the government army and rebel groups across the conflict-torn central African country. President Idriss…

I. CONTEXT ANALYSIS A Combination of Conflicts Conflicts in Eastern Chad are traditionally fluid. Individual ambitions, rivalry between sedentary and nomadic groups and/or ethnic communities, the widespread circulation of small arms, the spill-over of the conflict in Darfur…

DAKAR, 8 May 2007 (IRIN) - Les présidents tchadien et soudanais ont convenu, la semaine dernière, de mettre fin au conflit qui s'étend de l'autre côté de leurs frontières, mais les analystes pensent que cet accord a peu de…

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on the health aspects of selected humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices and the support…

DAKAR, 7 May 2007 (IRIN) - The presidents of Chad and Sudan last week agreed to stop conflict spilling across their borders but critics say the agreement is unlikely to reduce the level of violence and will have little…

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the latest agreement between Chad and Sudan aimed at calming tensions in the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur and the eastern area of the neighbouring country. "The agreement is a positive step towards normalizing the relations…

Points saillants Syndrome ictérique aigu 27 nouveaux cas notifiés dans le district de Goz Beida 44 des 91 formations sanitaires n'ont pas transmis leurs données 64 des 91 formations sanitaires n'ont pas transmis leurs données à temps Aucune amélioration…

By Pascal Fletcher DAKAR, May 4 (Reuters) - A Saudi-brokered reconciliation deal signed by Chad with its neighbour Sudan will not halt a guerrilla war by Chadian rebels aimed at toppling President Idriss Deby, a rebel spokesman said on Friday. Deby…

May 3 (Reuters) - African neighbours Sudan and Chad signed a Saudi-brokered reconciliation deal in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, requiring both sides to cooperate with the United Nations to stabilise Darfur and the adjacent region in Chad. "The two sides…

(Excerpt) BAN KI-MOON LAUNCHES IRAQ COMPACT, CALLING IT A ROAD MAP FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today co-chaired the launch of the International Compact with Iraq in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, and he told the delegates gathered for the…