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Why Nigeria Must Stabilise Chad, Niger, Others – Buhari

August 20, 2022 3:15 am

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has announced that the stability of Republic of Chad and all the neighbouring countries which has been severely criticised is actually in the best interest of Nigeria.

The president made this known while speaking on Friday at the State House, Abuja, while receiving a special envoy which was sent from the transitional president of Chad, General Mahamat Idris Derby.

Presently, Africa Daily News, New York can confirm that Chad is holding a sovereign national dialogue and according to the special envoy, Mr Brah Mahamat Dallah, the outcome would be respected, and not tampered with.…

Nigeria’s Boundaries With Neighbours, Artificial – Gambari

August 16, 2022 6:45 am

The Chief of Staff (CoS) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, has pointed out that the boundaries between Nigeria and neighbouring countries are artificial in every sense of it.

He made this assertion while speaking at a reception he organised in honour of the two principal officers of the president recently honoured by the President of Niger, Mohammed Bazoum.

The State Chief of Protocol (SCOP), Lawal Kazaure, and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Household and Domestic Affairs, Sarkin Ada, were the two aides who most recently received the greatest honour bestowed upon Nigerien citizens.

The

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Chad And CAR Agree To Joint Investigation Over Border Attack

June 3, 2021 3:33 am

An attack that killed no fewer than six Chadian soldiers at a border post with the Central African Republic (CAR) will be jointly investigated by the two countries after a high-level meeting yesterday appeared to ease tensions.

Chad has blamed the CAR army for the attack, and says five of the soldiers were abducted then executed in the incident on Sunday, which it labelled a ‘war crime’ that would ‘not go unpunished’.

CAR had put the blame on rebels it said its soldiers had been pursuing.

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African Union Urges End To Military Rule In Chad

April 25, 2021 1:29 am

The African Union has appealed to all relevant stakeholders to do everything possible to ensure a possible end to military rule in Chad, whose president was killed by rebels a fortnight ago.

Shortly after the death of the former dictator, the army immediately announced that Idriss Déby’s son would head a military council for 18 months before elections were held.

The recent twist is that former colonial power France, which has a large military base in Chad, appears to back the takeover for ‘stability‘ amid ‘exceptional circumstances‘.

Opposition parties have equally spoken out to also condemn

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