Latest Articles about Chad
Advocate of Armed Rebellion: A Profile of Chadian Rebel Leader Dr. Abakar Tollimi
Twenty-eight years after taking power by force, Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno faces extremely difficult economic and security challenges. Chadians form one of the most impoverished populations in the world, relying on agro-pastoral pursuits for survival despite being an oil-producing nation. Formed from the tiny... MORE
Rebel or Mercenary? A Profile of Chad’s General Mahamat Mahdi Ali
In April 2017, the foreign minister of Libya’s Tripoli-based Presidency Council estimated the number of Chadian mercenaries operating in Libya to be 18,000, with another 6,000 hailing from Sudan (Libya Herald, August 23). The numbers emphasized the growing problem of mercenary activity in Libya as... MORE