News Chad Tibesti: ‘Meet the Janjaweed’
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of widespread abuses in Sudan, including the 3 June massacre in which more than 120 people were reportedly killed, with many of the dead dumped in the River Nile. Sudan expert Alex de Waal charts their rise.
News Chad Tibesti: Sudan crisis: The ruthless mercenaries who run the country for gold
Meanwhile some gold was smuggled across the border to Chad, where it was profitably exchanged in a racket involving buying stolen vehicles and smuggling them back into Sudan. In the desert markets of ...
News Chad Tibesti: Chad fire chief of staff after Boko Haram attack kills 23
Chad President Idriss Deby has fired his armed forces chief ... chief of staff Taher Erda take the top job with a general from the northeastern region of Tibesti made chief advisor on national defence ...
News Chad Tibesti: Chadian solutions viable for local problems in the restive north - analyst
In the restive gold-mining northern Chad region of Tibesti, Chadian government officials working together with locals could de-escalate the current blockade and crisis between army officials and ...
