chad

Chad

A forsaken people

The Indigenous people of the Tibesti mountain range that straddles northern Chad and Libya have been neglected and stigmatized by the elites who control and favor development of the south.

In the Name of Africa

For the first time in history, a former head of an African state, Hissene Habre of Chad, will stand trial in Africa, before an internationalized tribunal. In Senegal.

Welcome to Mali

France's intervention never offered a real solution to any of Mali's problems, but created a set of problems to the ones this country would otherwise have faced.

The Hissène Habré “political and legal soap opera”

In recent weeks media coverage of African criminals and their victims have been dominated by capture (Kony) and conviction (Lubanga), largely overshadowing the latest twist in the most comprehensive and longest-running African legal case, that of Chad’s Hissène Habré. His crimes — the torture and extra-judicial killing of tens of thousands of Chadians during his […]

August 11, Chad

There’s still time left to recognize Chad’s Independence Day today, and keeping with our regular feature, we’re posting popular music from the country. First up is a short clip of Mounira Mitchala, handling a live show in Paris: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gM-LNwHo2w&w=600&h=373]