In a significant setback for thousands of Afghan nationals awaiting resettlement in the United States from Pakistan, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation reinstating a travel ban on citizens from 12 countries, including Afghanistan. The banned countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Trump cited concerns […]
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Trump reinstates travel ban on 12 countries, citing national security concerns
President Donald Trump has announced a new travel ban on 12 countries, set to begin Monday at 12:01 a.m. The list includes Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Additionally, travelers from seven other countries like Cuba, Venezuela, and Turkmenistan will face stricter entry restrictions. Trump […]
Chad climate disaster leaves 2.1mn people hungry
Chad climate disaster: Severe drought followed by the worst floods in 30 years has led to rocketing food prices and left a record 2.1 million people in Chad acutely hungry, according to United Nations agencies. As a result of the climate disaster, 10% of all children under five are affected by severe malnutrition, and one […]
Chad’s capital suffers major floods
Chad’s capital suffers major floods. Several neighbourhoods of Ndjamena have been flooded out after torrential rain hammered the Chadian capital for more than a week, an AFP journalist saw. “N’Djamena is a basin, a large part of the north of the city is under water,” Ali Haroun, mayor of the city, told AFP. “We have […]
Around 100 dead in clashes between Chad gold miners
N’Djamena: Around 100 people have died in clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya Brahim said on Monday. Violence broke out on May 23 at Kouri Bougoudi near the Libyan border, sparked by a “mundane dispute between two people which degenerated,” he said, adding that the toll was “around 100 […]
Fighting between farmers, herders kills 22 in Chad
Fighting between farmers and herders has left 22 dead in central Chad, authorities said on Sunday. “The conflict was sparked by a land dispute between the two communities, with one side wanting to move in and the other wanting to stop them,” Amina Kodjiana, governor of Hadjer-Lamis province, told AFP. She said that the fighting, […]
France promises more aid payments to Chad
French President Emmanuel Macron promised to deliver more aid to Chad during talks with the head of its military junta Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, French officials said on Monday. The 37-year-old general has led the junta in the former French colony since April when his father Idriss Deby Itno died after 30 years in power. […]
UN seeks $617 mn in Chad aid
The United Nations on Friday launched an appeal for $617.5 million dollars to help the central African state of Chad meet an escalating humanitarian emergency. Around 5.5 million people — a third of the population — need support for food, health, shelter, clean water and other essentials, it said, in an appeal jointly made with […]