Zentralafrikanische Republik / Tschad
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MINURCAT
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (UN-Geführt)
Beginn: 10/07
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EU foreign policy chief inspects EU force in Africa (07.05.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) The European Union’s foreign policy chief Javier Solana arrived here Tuesday for a first inspection of an EU force in the Central African Republic (CAR) and neighbouring Chad to protect Sudanese refugees who fled troubled Darfur. Solana, EU high representative for security policy, was set for talks with CAR President Francois Bozize.
Sudan, Chad endorse plan to monitor border joint border (30.04.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) Military experts from Sudan and Chad discussed during a two-day meeting in the Libyan capital the deployment of an African force. They endorsed a plan to monitor the border between the two countries.The group of contact established by Dakar Agreement between the Sudan and Chad has agreed to deploy military monitors through the 1500 km long common border between the two countries.
EU Chad mission should not last over 1 year-general (26.04.2008)
(Quelle: n/a) The European Union military force deployed to protect refugees and civilians in eastern Chad should not be kept there beyond its one-year mandate, a top EU defence chief said on Friday. French General Henri Bentegeat, who chairs the EU's Military Committee, said during a visit to the landlocked African country he believed member states would be reluctant to commit to an extension of the Chad force's 12-month mission.
Sudan’s Mahdi proposes tribal conference to ease Sudan Chad tension (16.04.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) The Former Sudanese Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Umma Party proposed to hold a conference for the tribal and traditional leader of all the ethnic groups disseminated between the Sudan and Chad. The Chadian President, Idriss Deby received Sadiq al-Mahdi in the Presidential Palace on Monday April 14, 2008 to discuss a peace plan to defuse tension between the two neighbouring countries.
Rebels’ border war prolongs Darfur’s misery (13.04.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) As the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan has raged for five years, it has also engulfed Chad. About 200,000 refugees have fled into the borderlands, chased by Arab militias and government troops and setting off ethnic battles that echo those in Darfur. The crisis continues to draw closer to outright confrontation between Chad and Sudan. Political analysts, diplomats and even the combatants acknowledge that both sides are supporting and arming rebellions on each other’s soil.
Sudan Chad contact group decides to deploy border monitors (12.04.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) The group of contact established by Dakar Agreement between the Sudan and Chad has agreed to deploy military monitors through the 1500 km long common border between the two countries. According to a non-aggression deal signed in the Senegalese capital, on the sidelined of the Islamic Conference summit on March 13, the parties agreed to deploy a peacekeeping force to ensure stability on the joint border and to establish a contact group composed of Congo, Eritrea, Gabon, Libya and Senegal.
Plight of displaced in Chad, Central African Republic worries Security Council (09.04.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) Condemning continued armed activity of rebel groups in eastern Chad, members of the Security Council today expressed their concern over the humanitarian situation in that region and the neighbouring north-eastern Central African Republic (CAR), as the number of displaced persons continues to swell.
Chad says rebel attack from Sudan "imminent": minister (09.04.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) Thousands of rebels massed in Sudan are about to attack neighbouring Chad in an attempt to destabilise it, Chad's defence minister said Wednesday. … His statement was issued on the eve of a first session by a contact group tasked to implement a March 13 Dakar agreement to end the five-year conflict between the two African neighbours.
In Chad, UN mission starts training local police (08.04.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) The United Nations mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) is launching a programme tomorrow to train 77 Chadian police and gendarmerie commanders in law and order and respect for human rights. After an intensive four-week course, the officers will form part of the Détachement Integré de Sécurité (DIS) working in refugee camps, internally displaced person (IDP) sites and major towns in eastern Chad.
Russian helicopters to take part in EU peacekeeping mission in Chad (05.04.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) A Russian Air Force helicopter group has begun preparations for a peacekeeping mission to Chad, Air Force Commander Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said on Friday.
Chad, CAR, Darfur must be tackled together - Ban Ki-Moon (03.04.2008)
(Quelle: n/a) The flare-up of civil strife, cross-border tension and displacement involving Chad, the Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan should be addressed in a unified manner that is outside the mandate of the mission currently being deployed by the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a report released today.
Tchad: les rebelles appellent à nouveau la France à ne pas soutenir Deby (02.04.2008)
(Quelle: Le Monde) La principale alliance rebelle tchadienne a appelé mercredi la France à 's'abstenir de tout soutien' au président Idriss Deby Itno et les avions militaires français à 'cesser tout survol' de ses positions, au lendemain de nouveaux combats contre l'armée dans l'est du Tchad. Selon des sources rebelle et militaire tchadiennes, la situation était calme mercredi matin dans la région d'Adé, localité frontalière du Soudan, où ces affrontements avaient eu lieu mardi.
Foreboding with first rebel attack since February (01.04.2008)
(Quelle: Irinnews) An attack on government troops early on 1 April at the town of Ade in eastern Chad on the border with Sudan is the first serious attempt by the rebels to challenge government forces since February when the rebels got as far as the capital N’djamena before withdrawing. “The attack today [1 April] could just be a single event but we fear that it is the beginning of a much larger offensive,” according to a diplomat in N’djamena who wished to remain anonymous.
Chadian rebel groups in new alliance (28.03.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) Chad's two main rebel groups. who were behind a February push on Ndjamena that almost toppled the government, have formed a new alliance, their leaders said in a statement Friday. The Rally of Forces for Change (RFC) said opposition to Chad's president Idriss Deby Itno was best advanced under the leadership of the National Alliance (NA), which has named the general Mahamat Nouri as its chief.
UN envoy meets with President of CAR on new force (28.03.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) The United Nations’ top envoy for Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) has consulted with CAR President François Bozizé on deployment of an innovative peacekeeping mission in the two countries, a UN spokesperson said today.
Chad rebel says government contacted him for talks (24.03.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) Chad President Idriss Deby's government has contacted a Chadian rebel leader about resuming peace negotiations following an assault by the insurgents on the capital last month, the rebel chief said on Friday. … Interior Minister Ahmat Mahamat Bachir confirmed the contact with the RFC rebels.
Chad, Sudan trade accusations of violating Dakar deal (23.03.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) Chad submitted what it said was 'irrefutable proof' of Sudan’s plans to stage fresh attacks on its neighbour to representatives of countries and bodies monitoring the accord concluded in Dakar on March 13, a diplomatic source said. Meanwhile Sudan had alleged to the United Nations Security Council that Chad had broken the agreement not to aid each other’s opposing rebel groups on either side of the border.
UN mission to Chad and Central African Republic signs status agreement (22.03.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) has signed a status of mission agreement with Chadian authorities that will establish the legal principles under which the operation will run in the strife-torn African country. … The agreement covers the activities of the mission and deals with MINURCAT funds and property, as well as the safety and security of mission personnel and their privileges and immunities.
Kony links up with Chadian rebel leader (19.03.2008)
(Quelle: AllAfrica) Rebel leader Joseph Kony has established contact with Chad's main rebel leader, General Mahamat Nouri, days after the LRA chief relocated to neighbouring Central African Republic, information available to Daily Monitor indicates. This development undermines hopes that a peace deal to end the 21-year civil war in northern Uganda could be signed on March 28.
Chad government team meets rebels in bid to open peace talks (18.03.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) A Chadian government team has discussed opening peace talks with one of the rebel groups that stormed the capital last month in a bid to oust the president, sources from both sides said Tuesday. The discussions with the Rally of Forces for Change (RFC) rebels, which is led by President Idriss Deby Itno's nephew, Timan Erdimi, were held in eastern Chad, the sources said.
EU force officially starts year-long mandate in Chad, CAR (17.03.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) An EU force of 3,700 troops still deploying in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday announced the official start of its year-long mission to protect refugees and displaced people.
Chad lifts state of emergency (16.03.2008)
(Quelle: Al Jazeera) Chad has lifted a state of emergency and night curfew imposed across the oil-rich central African nation after a failed bid by opposition forces to seize the capital, Ndjamena, in February. A government statement said on Sunday:'A curfew, which was put imposed in special circumstances, was lifted today throughout Chadian territory.'
A group of contact to implement Sudan-Chad agreement (16.03.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) A contact group and a force to keep peace and security under the supervision of the UN and African countries will soon be set up to monitor and promote the implementation of the agreement signed Thursday in Dakar by Sudan and Chad in order to 'normalize' relations.
Chad rebels dismiss peace accord (14.03.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) Chadian rebels have dismissed a peace agreement between Chad and Sudan, saying they will continue their campaign to overthrow Chad's president. The presidents of Chad and Sudan signed an accord on Thursday aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries.
Sudan, Chad agree to implement previous non-aggression deals (14.03.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) Sudanese and Chadian presidents agreed Thursday to prevent rebel groups operating along their joint borders from destabilizing the region. In a break during the first day of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit in Dakar, Omer al-Bashir and Idriss Deby committed themselves to implement past accords that they failed to implement in the past two years brokered by Libya in 2006 and by Saudi Arabia in 2007.
Nouvelles divisions entre les rebelles tchadiens (12.03.2008)
(Quelle: Le Monde) De nouvelles scissions se sont produites au sein des principaux groupes rebelles tchadiens, divisant encore davantage l'alliance qui a failli renverser le président Idriss Deby Itno début février à N'Djamena, a-t-on appris mercredi auprès de ces mouvements.
Ban Ki-moon attends ‘mini-summit’ on Sudanese-Chadian relations (12.03.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived today in Dakar, Senegal, where this evening he is scheduled to participate as an observer in a mini-summit that brings together the Presidents of Sudan and Chad, whose common border has become a source of tension.
Les militaires français tirent les leçons de la "bataille de N'Djamena" (12.03.2008)
(Quelle: Le Monde) Les militaires français tirent les enseignements de la récente crise tchadienne au cours de laquelle le pouvoir du président Idriss Déby a vacillé, début février. Cet exercice est d'autant plus nécessaire que quelque deux cents véhicules des groupes rebelles qui se sont lancés à l'assaut de N'Djamena sont regroupés dans l'est du Tchad. Ils n'ont pas repassé la frontière soudanaise et jouissent d'une certaine impunité pour reconstituer leurs forces, puisque les troupes gouvernementales ne font pas mine de les inquiéter.
Chad and Sudan: another new peace agreement, this one to be signed at OIC summit (11.03.2008)
(Quelle: Irinnews) Chad and Sudan have signed numerous peace agreements pledging to stop supporting rebels in the past and human right groups say they are not holding their breath that a new agreement brokered by Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade, which is scheduled to be signed at the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Dakar on 12 March, will be any different. But the groups are encouraged that the OIC is for the first time getting involved.
EU force starts CAR deployment, French troops join (10.03.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) French troops stationed near Central African Republic's border with Sudan transferred to a European Union protection force at the weekend, launching its deployment in the country, a force spokesman said.