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  Chad Presidential Palace attacked by gunmen when Deby Itno was inside, 19 killed

  World | January 09, 2025 20:02 IST

  "The situation is fully under control. There is no cause for fear," said Foreign Affairs Minister Abderaman Koulamallah, surrounded by soldiers during a live Facebook broadcast filmed inside what appeared to be a calm presidential palace late on Wednesday.

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  Chad: Massive explosions at military ammunition depot kill 9 people and injure 46 others

  World | June 19, 2024 17:47 IST

  A fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad's capital N'Djamena triggered a series of blasts on Tuesday night, Foreign Affairs Minister Koulamallah Abderaman said, with witnesses saying at least one person was killed and several wounded.

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  Obama nominates Indian-American woman as US envoy to Chad

  World | April 20, 2016 6:50 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Geeta Pasi, a career foreign service officer, as the country's next envoy to Chad. Pasi, who served as US Ambassador to Djibouti from 2011 to 2014,

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  Nigeria's military oust Boko Haram from northern towns

  World | April 11, 2015 12:22 IST

  Gwoza: Nigeria's military officials boast that they have ousted Boko Haram extremists from all major towns and forest camps in a large area of northern Nigeria, but Associated Press journalists have seen evidence that the

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  Four killed, 20 injured in Nigeria blast

  World | March 11, 2015 9:25 IST

  Abuja:At least four people were killed and 20 injured in a blast in northern Nigeria's Borno state on Tuesday, according to media reports.The blast occurred in Maiduguri, the capital of the Borno state, around 4

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  Over 7,000 refugees flee to Chad after Nigeria violence

  World | January 10, 2015 13:02 IST

  United Nations:  Around 7,300 Nigerian refugees have fled to the neighbouring Chad, over the last 10 days, following violence in northeastern Nigeria, the UN said Friday.Citing the UN Refugee Agency, UN deputy spokesperson, Farhan Haq,

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  Why Saudi Arabian men can't marry women from Pakistan?

  World | November 01, 2014 11:26 IST

  Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has banned its male citizens from marrying women from four countries - Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Myanmar - a police officer said.The announcement comes as a part of Saudi Arabia's efforts to

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  Five new members elected to UNSC

  World | October 18, 2013 8:01 IST

  United Nations : The UN General Assembly Thursday elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to a two-year term in the UN Security Council (UNSC), the organisation's most powerful body.The new members will begin