


Last July, Chad announced plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, accusing it of inefficiency and of disproportionately targeting African nations. The decision could complicate future investigations into alleged war crimes linked to the conflict in neighbouring Sudan, particularly as ICC investigators engage with Sudanese refugees sheltering in eastern Chad. Despite the political headwinds, humanitarian organisations remain on the ground, supporting those displaced by the crisis
[Dabanga] Geneva / Darfur / Chad -- More than 700,000 displaced people are now sheltering in Tawila, while shortages of medicines, medical staff and humanitarian funding are putting further pressure on already overstretched services, WHO says. Hundreds of refugees have left Maji camp for the border town of Adré after being removed from humanitarian aid lists following an assessment earlier this year.

More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed into eastern Chad since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday, warning that the displacement was accelerating even as aid funding falls far short

Over 55,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed into Chad this year, as conflict in Sudan intensifies. The UN warns of accelerating displacement despite insufficient aid funding.

Algeria suspends diplomatic relations with ‘dwarf state’ UAE Elis Gjevori on Thu, 09/10/2026 - 13:17 Algiers cuts ties with Abu Dhabi and accuses the Gulf state of destabilising the wider region Composite MEE illustration of Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (L) and a handout picture taken and provided by the UAE Royal Court on August 12, 2026. (AFP) Off Algeria announced on Thursday that it would sever all diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates after “exhausting all means

On Tuesday in Geneva, Chad once again denied any involvement in the war in Sudan, while taking part in the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council. N’Djamena has repeatedly been accused of serving as a logistical rear base for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and has consistently rejected those allegations. FRANCE 24’s Harold Girard reports.

The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war David Hearst on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 08:19 Mohammed bin Zayed should read history to learn that soft power will win over hard power every time, especially in today’s world – where legitimacy is key UAE's President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the airport in Abu Dhabi on 12 August 2026 (AFP) On It took the Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 full months after his invasion of Ukraine to call what his country was e

UAE-linked networks supplying weapons and fighters for Sudan atrocities, UN finds Sondos Asem on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:37 Investigators identify an Abu Dhabi-linked recruitment operation that deployed Colombians alongside the RSF An armed defector from the RSF on his way to surrendering to the Sudanese military in the west of Omdurman, on 19 August 2026 (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP) Off Foreign weapons, military technology and mercenaries are sustaining Sudan’s war and enabling attacks that may amount

US diplomat Boulos won't name 'at least 12 countries' involved in Sudan war Oscar Rickett on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 15:51 Trump adviser does not name UAE, Egypt or Turkey, saying 'we are not here to go into these details' Massad Boulos, senior advisor to the US president on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs, speaks with the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, 21 July 2026 (AFP) Off US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser on African and Arab affairs has said “at least 12 countries” a

Sudan's RSF and Israel held discreet meetings over last two years: Report MEE staff on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 17:39 According to an investigation, RSF delegations travelled to Tel Aviv in 2025 and 2026 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at his party Likud's main polling station during primary elections ahead of Israel’s general election in October in Jerusalem on 17 August 2026 (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool/AFP) Off Israel has held meetings with senior officials of Sudan’s paramil

An air strike on a fuel market near Chad's border with Sudan killed 12 and injured seven, according to officials.

Trump's Africa envoy condemns Chad strikes, 'external support' in Sudan war US President Donald Trump's Africa envoy on Thursday condemned the air strikes by Sudan's military inside the territory of Chad, after Chadian authorities reported bombings in the eastern Ennedi region last week. "The United States condemns the SAF’s recent air strikes inside Chad," Massad Boulos wrote on X of the Sudanese Armed Forces. "The violence must stop in Sudan and beyond. There is no military solution to this c

Trump's Africa envoy condemns Chad strikes, 'external support' in Sudan war MEE staff on Thu, 08/27/2026 - 20:25 Sudan's army targeted sites in Chad used to route weapons from the UAE to the Rapid Support Forces Massad Boulos, senior adviser to the US president on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, speaks with members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, on 21 July 2026 (Saul Loeb/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump's Africa envoy on Thursday condemned the air strikes by Suda

[Agenzia Fides] Khartoum -- The war in Sudan is increasingly involving neighboring countries into the conflict. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have stepped up operations aimed at cutting the supply lines of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, known as "Hemedti," which run through several neighboring countries.

[SNA] Sudan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Al-Harith Idris, said in a briefing to the UN Security Council on Monday that the UN Panel of Experts had documented the transformation of eastern Libya into a central hub in the supply chain of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with the renovation and expansion of Kufra Airport and a significant increase in cargo flights coinciding with the growth of the RSF's capabilities.

UAE issues rare denial of 'imperial ambitions' in Africa MEE staff on Mon, 08/17/2026 - 18:53 Expert says UAE's denial contains 'flawed logic', as it bolsters militias and scoops up key assets in Africa This handout picture, released by the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 30 October 2025, shows RSF members reportedly detaining a fighter known as Abu Lulu (L) in El-Fasher, in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region (RSF/AFP) Off The UAE has pushed back against a Financial Times (FT) ar

Displaced by Sudan’s war, Sahra now leads a refugee school where education offers children safety and hope.

Dubai ruler confronted in London over UAE involvement in Sudan war Oscar Rickett on Mon, 08/10/2026 - 14:22 Member of Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum's entourage calls Sudanese man a 'Black bitch' UAE Vice President and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum attends the Dubai World Cup horse race in Dubai on 28 March 2026 (AFP) Off The ruler of Dubai and prime minister of the UAE has been confronted on the streets of central London over his country's involvement in the Sudan war

[Leadership] A series of military airstrikes conducted by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) around the Lake Chad region has severely wounded a prominent commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and neutralised four terrorists, including one of the group's long-serving fishing tax collectors.

In only a few years, the surveillance start-up Flock has installed more than 100,000 license plate reader cameras across the United States. But a grassroots movement upset over privacy concerns is fighting back — even going so far as systematically vandalising the equipment. The first time he decided to trash one of the cameras, a self-styled vigilante wearing all black and known as Nomark says he was “super nervous”. Now, after disabling about 30 of the devices near his home in the Minneapolis

Chad Eberle of Texas charged over deadly shooting in Saltillo that officials say stemmed from custody dispute A Texas police officer has been arrested in Mexico after authorities there accused him of killing three people and critically injuring the mother of his child in what investigators say stemmed from a dispute over the custody of the minor. The Coahuila attorney general’s office said 35-year-old Chad Eberle was arrested on Wednesday at the border on a warrant accusing him of femicide and q

Drone strike on North Darfur court kills at least 35, rights group says Victoria Amani Mwaniki Kishoiyian on Mon, 08/03/2026 - 21:29 The attack comes amid heightened Sudanese army drone operations across Darfur Protesters in Warsaw, Poland, hold placards during a protest against the Rapid Support Forces committing mass atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan, on 8 November 2025 (Neil Milton/Reuters) Off On Sunday, a drone strike, purportedly carried out by the Sudanese army, targeted Sudan'

• 89pc of Pakistan’s population trapped in deadly combination of extreme heat, lack of access to air conditioning • Chicago University study says 377,000 lives projected to be lost each year by 2050, including 150,000 in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: As extreme heat events become more frequent, most poor countries lack the resources to power the cooling systems needed to adapt to rising temperatures, resulting in 10 times more deaths compared to their wealthier counterparts. According to a new study by th

After escaping war and atrocities, families now battle water shortages and fading hopes of returning home.

Chad became on Monday the latest country to announce plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), complaining its effectiveness was "limited and uneven" and its activities were focused on Africa. It follows Venezuela, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in starting the process to pull out of the ICC, based in The Hague, which prosecutes individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

'A triumphant failure': How Israel's use of social media influencers to win back support backfired Fleur Hargreaves on Mon, 07/20/2026 - 10:37 Israel quadrupled its PR budget to $730m in 2026 and is reportedly paying influencers up to $7,ooo to post pro-Israel content Anti-Trump and pro-Palestine protesters gather outside the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, DC on 19 February 2026 (Heather Diehl/Getty Images/AFP) Off An unprecedented investment in social media propaganda by I