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Sudanese Refugee Crisis in Chad Reaches Breaking Point Amid Aid Shortfalls
teleSUR
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June 30, 2025 Hour: 2:35 pm The humanitarian situation for Sudanese refugees in Chad has reached a critical stage, with over 844,000 people having fled into the country since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan in April 2023. According to the UN...
Sudan civil war overwhelms border town in Chad as refugees find little help
Korea JoungAng Daily
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June 29, 2025
Published: 29 Jun. 2025, 16:58 Refugees loads their belongings into trucks as they leave the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province for Iridimi refugee camp on May 3. [AP/YONHAP] Fatima Omas Abdullah wakes up every morning with aches and...
Malawi among economies most affected by US tariffs
The Nation Malawi
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June 30, 2025
The German Institute of Development and Sustainability says Malawi will be among the worst hit economies in sub- Saharan Africa due to the US universal 10 percent tariff imposed on all its trading partners and reciprocal tariffs announced for 57...
Wounded Sudanese refugees in Chad brace for impact of U.S. foreign-aid cuts
The Globe and Mail
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June 27, 2025
Arbab Sharif Ahmad, 33, survived a massacre during an ethnic cleansing campaign, but his five-year-old son was executed in front of him. As Mr. Ahmad fled from the Arab-led Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur in...
Gold Mine Collapse in Sudan Leaves 11 Dead and 7 Injured
teleSUR
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July 1, 2025
The accident occurred at the Kersh Al-Feel mine, as confirmed by the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC). July 1, 2025 Hour: 4:00 pm Authorities reported that the mine had previously been ordered closed due to safety risks. At least 11...
WFP: Sudanese refugees face escalating hunger and malnutrition amid major food aid cuts
Dabanga Radio
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July 1, 2025
Millions of Sudanese who have fled Sudan to neighbouring countries as refugees risk plunging deeper into hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortages force drastic cuts to life saving food assistance, the United Nations World Food...
UNICEF ED: Children bearing brunt of Sudan war, refugee life in Chad
Radio Tamazuj
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June 24, 2025
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Monday concluded a three-day mission to Chad, warning of the worsening crisis affecting children in the eastern part of the country that has seen the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees from...
Fresh communal violence kills 18 in Chad
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 22, 2025
A new bout of intercommunal violence has left 18 people dead, including women and children, in a southwestern region of Chad, according to a new government toll. “A deadly clash occurred on June 19, 2025 in the village of Oregomel, Mayo-Kebbi...
Russell Crowe Joins Henry Cavill in Chad Stahelski’s HIGHLANDER Reboot
GeekTyrant - California
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June 21, 2025
Russell Crowe is officially suiting up for sword-swinging immortality. The Oscar-winning actor has joined the cast of Chad Stahelski’s Highlander reboot, taking on the iconic Ramirez mentor role originally played by Sean Connery in the 1986 cult...
See Earth’s Forests as Never Before in Biomass Satellite’s First Images
Scientific American
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July 1, 2025
See Earth’s Forests as Never Before in Biomass Satellite’s First Images New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon through our planet’s most precious and remote...
Intercommunal Clash in Chad Leaves 17 Women, Children Dead
News Central TV
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June 21, 2025
At least 17 people, all women and children, have been killed in southwestern Chad following a machete attack by armed herders, an official from the regional governor’s office confirmed to AFP on Friday. The violence reportedly stemmed from an...
Maroc Telecom and IFC partner to expand 4G Connectivity in Chad and Mali
Hespress
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June 20, 2025
Maroc Telecom and the IFC, the International Finance Corporation have entered a long-term partnership to accelerate digital connectivity in Chad and Mali. As part of the agreement, IFC will provide 370 million eurpo in loans to support the rollout...
In Chad, UNICEF Emergency Aid For Refugee Children Fleeing Sudan War
Forbes
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By Brice Kevin Da After more than two years of civil war in Sudan, the number of Sudanese refugees and Chadian returnees seeking safety in eastern Chad has ballooned to over 975,000, creating a deepening humanitarian crisis. UNICEF is there,...
17 killed in clashes in Chad
The Malaysian Star
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June 20, 2025
YAOUNDE, June 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 people died Thursday evening in clashes in Chad, local authorities and media said Friday. The clashes took place Thursday evening in Oregomel village located in Mayo-Kebbi West province (southwest) of the...
Russell Crowe Arming Up Opposite Henry Cavill In Chad Stahelski’s ‘Highlander’ At Amazon MGM Studios & UA
Deadline
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June 20, 2025
Russell Crowe is boarding Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists’ Highlander in the Ramirez mentor role made famous by Sean Connery in the original 1986 movie. He joins already cast lead Henry Cavill. John Wick architect Chad Stahelski is helming...
Machete-wielding herders kill 17 women, children in Chad
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 20, 2025
An attack by herders armed with machetes has killed at least 17 people, all women and children, in a village in southwestern Chad, an official for the regional governor told AFP Friday. A dispute between nomadic Fulani herders and Ngambaye farmers...
20 killed in clashes in Chad
The Malaysian Star
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June 16, 2025
YAOUNDE, June 16 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 people have been killed and 16 others injured following some clashes in Chad, authorities said on Monday. In a statement, the country's communication ministry said the clashes ran from June 10 to 14 in...
The way forward for Sahel states
Tribune Online
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June 23, 2025
By: Bamigboye Abiodun IN recent years, the Sahel region of West Africa, stretching from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to parts of Chad and Guinea, has witnessed a growing wave of anti-imperialist sentiment expressed through a series of military...
World News in Brief: Ages in Haiti, Sudan War sees Exodus in Chad, Optimism for food trade
The European Times
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June 13, 2025
Between January 1 and May 30, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957 injured, 316 kidnapped for ransom and many others subject to sexual violence and recruitment of children’s gangs. “Also alarming, the figures cannot...
Journalists in Chad Entitled to Pretrial Release
Human Rights Watch
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June 14, 2025
Last week marked three months since Olivier Monodji, editor of Le Pays and a correspondent for Radio France Internationale, and Mahamat Saleh Alhissein, a reporter with state broadcaster Télé Tchad, were arrested in Chad. There are other...