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Chad investigates foiled attempt to storm presidential compound
The older Deby had ruled Chad - which is rich in oil resources but one of the poorest countries in Africa - since a military coup in the early 1990s. Crisis Group expert Enrica Picco said the ...
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Critical minerals, waning Western influence a focus of Chinese FM’s African tour, analysts say
as well as to the other two oil producers on the agenda: Chad and Nigeria. “The Republic of Congo used to be a big oil exporter to China, but over the years China’s diversified its oil ...
Al Jazeera English27d
Chad’s presidency attacked: Coup attempt, Boko Haram or ‘drunk’ fighters?
Although Chad is rich in oil, a stagnant economy and harsh climate put it on the list of Africa’s poorest countries. Those who seize power often work hard to quell rebellions by distributing ...
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Chad’s parliamentary elections marked by low turnout and opposition boycotts
Chad, an oil-exporting nation of 18 million people and among the poorest in Africa, has not experienced a free and fair transfer of power since its independence from France in 1960. Around 8 ...