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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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.
UN moves vulnerable Sudanese refugees Chad camps (09.03.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) The UN refugee agency has begun moving into refugees camps located away from border the most vulnerable among a group of several thousand recently arrived Sudanese refugees on the eastern Chad border.
Chad says 700 killed in February rebel attack (07.03.2008)
(Quelle: Mail and Guardian) Fighting triggered by a rebel assault on Chad's capital, Ndjamena, last month killed about 700 people, President Idriss Déby Itno said in comments broadcast on Thursday. Déby had said 400 civilians were killed in Ndjamena during the fighting a month ago. He told French television station France 24 the new figure included soldiers and those killed in the nearby town of Massaguet.
Sudan 'finds' EU soldier's body (06.03.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) The body of a French soldier who has been missing since 3 March may have been found by Sudanese authorities.
Sudan border clash spells trouble for EU Chad force (05.03.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) Europe's military mission to Chad has suffered its first casualty and another soldier went missing after a patrol strayed into Sudan and clashed with Sudanese troops, European officials said on Tuesday. The incident on Monday in the tri-border region of Chad, Sudan and Central African Republic is the most serious so far to befall the European Union force (EUFOR) that is still being deployed in eastern Chad.
Sweden: a full tour in Chad (05.03.2008)
(Quelle: Sveriges Radio International (Swedish International Radio)) The Swedish government appears to have given in to its critics, and will allow the Swedish peacekeeping force in Chad to remain there for a full tour of seven months. The Swedish force has been delayed in starting the mission. … The first part of the joint Swedish-Finnish force arrived in Chad Tuesday.
Dutch to send 60 troops to join EU force in Chad (03.03.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) The Netherlands will send around 60 troops to join a European Union security force deploying in eastern Chad and the Central African Republic, the Dutch Foreign and Defence Ministries said on Friday. The deployment will begin mid-April and will last about a year, the ministries said in a joint statement. Another five soldiers will be stationed in headquarters in Paris and the eastern Chadian town of Abeche.
Chad launches international commission to look into rebel attack (03.03.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) Chad has established an international commission of inquiry to look into events that took place during and after a failed rebel offensive on the capital N'Djamena in early February, the Chadian national radio reported Monday. The commission, which includes representatives of France, the European Union and the African Union, has also been tasked with the difficult task of unraveling the whereabouts of missing opposition leaders, said the national radio.
Chad parliament renews state of emergency (29.02.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) Chad's parliament, dominated by supporters of President Idriss Deby Itno, on Friday renewed a nationwide state of emergency he declared after a foiled rebel offensive on the capital Ndjamena.
Chad: leader accepts international inquiry (28.02.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) President Idriss Déby met at his palace with the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and agreed to an international inquiry into this month’s rebel raid on the capital, Ndjamena, and the disappearance of opposition leaders.
Austria bolsters EU mission in Chad (27.02.2008)
(Quelle: Al Jazeera) Austrian troops have joined a European Union security force that is deploying in eastern Chad to protect refugees who are fleeing from violence in Sudan's Darfur region. About 70 Austrian troops joined the Eufor force on Tuesday, as the UN reported that fresh attacks in Darfur had pushed thousands of new refugees into Chad.
Chad rebels seek foreign support for new elections (25.02.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) One of Chad’s main rebel groups called on the international community on Sunday to push for new elections in the turbulent central African state. The Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD), one of three rebel factions which launched a failed assault on the Chadian capital N’Djamena this month, accused President Idriss Deby’s government of a witchhunt against opposition politicians and rival ethnic groups.
Chad rebels deny peace talks with government (22.02.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) Chadian rebels denied a government assertion on Thursday that they had begun peace talks, dampening hopes for a negotiated settlement as European peacekeepers flew in to the central African country.
EU force in Chad begins reconnaissance work: general (20.02.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) An EU peacekeeping force being deployed to protect Darfur refugees in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) has announced its first reconnaissance operations.
EU urges Chad government, rebels to negotiate peace (19.02.2008)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) The European Union called on Chad's warring government and rebels to negotiate a peace deal, as relief agencies said on Monday a new refugee crisis was developing in the east where EU troops are being deployed.
Chadian rebels to name single leader ahead of new offensive (16.02.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) The alliance of the three major Chadian rebel groups, which failed in its maiden bid to overthrow President Idriss Deby Itno earlier this month, has decided to appoint a single leader ahead of a new offensive on N’Djamena, a rebel spokesman said on Friday.
Chad imposes state of emergency to combat rebels (15.02.2008)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) Chadian President Idriss Deby on Thursday decreed a state of emergency across the central African state to tighten security after a rebel attack on the capital N’Djamena this month.
Chad vows raids 'to seek rebels' (14.02.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) Chad's government says it will continue house-to-house searches to seek rebels in the capital following a coup attempt earlier this month. A BBC correspondent says the raids have terrorised parts of N'Djamena.