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Chad’s Health Minister brought together authorities and community representatives in Koumra to prevent the return of Guinea worm to Mandoul province, which maintains zero cases. The meeting focused on surveillance and awareness-raising, with support from the Carter Centre, according to Tchadinfos.
Source: Tchadinfos
Chad’s Ministry of Women and Early Childhood awarded 80 study grants, including 27 to winners of a women’s competition in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Minister Kitoko Ngata Ngoulou aims to facilitate young women’s access to higher education and scientific fields, according to her ministry.
Source: Tchadinfos
Chad’s National Assembly president, Ali Kolotou Tchaïmi, was elected to lead the African Geopolitical Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union for the 2026-2027 term. Parliamentarians from the Patriotic Salvation Movement congratulated him on 16 October, after the IPU meeting in Arusha, according to Alwihda Info.
Source: Alwihda Info
Chad’s Education Minister, Mahamat-Ahmad Alhabo, has prohibited public schools from excluding pupils from lessons for failure to pay parental contributions or for lacking a uniform. The circular aims to ensure the 2026-2027 school year starts and teaching continues, Tchadinfos reports.
Source: Tchadinfos
Abderahim Younous Ali has officially taken up the chairmanship of the board of the Société de promotion immobilière du Tchad (SOPROFIM). Appointed by a decree signed on 5 October 2026 by President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, he was installed at a ceremony chaired by the Presidency, according to Alwihda Info.
Source: Alwihda Info
Two defendants on trial in N’Djamena say gendarmes demanded money from them after a bag of drugs was found on a bus stopped on the road. They say CFA 2,500 was extorted from them, while the suspected owner of the bag allegedly paid CFA 85,000 and another passenger CFA 45,000, according to Alwihda Info.
Source: Alwihda Info
Chad’s Secretary of State for Telecommunications, Ibangolo Abel Maïna, closed the Central Africa Internet Governance Forum in N’Djamena. Participants adopted a declaration in favour of an inclusive, resilient and sovereign regional digital space, according to Tchadinfos.
Source: Tchadinfos
Alain Leroy, Belgium’s new ambassador to Chad, presented copies of his credentials to Fatimé Aldjineh Garfa, Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs. The formality precedes the official presentation of his credentials to Chad’s head of state, scheduled for 16 October, reports Journal du Tchad.
Source: Journaldutchad
An attack attributed to Chad’s Miski self-defence committee against the Chadian Mining Brigade killed two officers and injured nine members of the security forces, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces. In a statement on 14 October 2026, the army demanded the group’s disarmament, citing agreements concluded with self-defence groups on 20 April 2025.
Source: Alwihda Info
Four men appeared on 12 October 2026 before the High Court of N’Djamena for the aggravated theft of containers of oil, which they admitted stealing. The owner of the compound where the oil was hidden is also in custody and denies any involvement; his lawyer is seeking his release, Alwihda Info reports.
Source: Alwihda Info
Chad and France have signed a declaration of intent to resume military cooperation, nearly two years after the departure of the French army. The project is being advanced by Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Mahamat Idriss Déby, who have held a series of meetings, France 24 reports.
Source: France 24
Chadian service stations are seeing long queues, with petrol selling for 700 CFA francs and diesel for 800 CFA francs in N’Djamena. In Moundou, the country’s economic capital, a litre of petrol has reached 1,200 CFA francs, reports Lepaystchad, as consumers face considerable uncertainty.
Source: Lepaystchad
Chad’s ministries of Transport and Education discussed cooperation on 12 October 2026 to reduce traffic accidents. They are considering raising students’ awareness and gradually incorporating road safety into the national curriculum, Journal du Tchad reports.
Source: Journaldutchad
Mbairam Alladoum has officially taken office as prefect of the Lac-Wey department in Chad’s Logone Occidental province. He succeeds Ahmed Oumarou Djibrilla after about two and a half years in the post, at a ceremony held in Moundou, Alwihda Info reports.
Source: Alwihda Info
Ardo Sub-Prefect Bichara Brahim Bakhit brought nomadic herders and farmers together in Ahmat Barka, Salamat, to promote peaceful coexistence around watering holes. Participants thanked the authorities and promised to convey their message to their communities, according to Alwihda Info.
Source: Alwihda Info
The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa has decided to withdraw from circulation coins issued in 1958, 1959, 1972, 1976 and 1985. The measure will take effect on 1 November, following a decision by the Central African Monetary Union’s ministerial committee in N’Djamena, Ahora EG reports.
Source: Ahora EG
A man was fatally stabbed by his friend during an argument in the Moursal district of N’Djamena before the alleged suspect was caught by law enforcement officers. The victim’s family later tried to set fire to his home, triggering further tensions, Tchadinfos reports.
Source: Tchadinfos
Chad’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Abakar Naïr, inaugurated a water tower at Joseph-Brahim-Seïd secondary school and a FIFA Arena mini-stadium in Pala. The facilities are intended to improve access to drinking water, support sport and promote social cohesion, according to Ndjamenaactu.
Source: Ndjamenaactu
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