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General Mahamat Idriss Deby Wins Chad's Presidential Election
Chad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won the May 6 presidential election with 61 percent of the vote, according to final results announced by the Constitutional Council Thursday.
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Chad Leader Deby, Key Western Ally, Killed In Battle
Chad's President Idriss Deby, who ruled his country for more than 30 years and was an important Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants in Africa, has been killed in a battle against rebels in the north.
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Tension In Chad Ahead Of President Idriss Deby's Fifth Term
Chad's President Idriss Deby is set to be sworn in Monday for a fifth term in power, facing persistent resistance from an opposition that alleges his re-election was a "political hold-up".
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Suspected Boko Haram Suicide Attack Kills At Least 4 in Niger
Suspected Islamist militants from Nigeria's Boko Haram group killed three civilians and a soldier in a double suicide attack across the border in Niger on Sunday, security sources said.
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Chad Executes 10 Boko Haram Members by Firing Squad: Sources
Chad has executed 10 members of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram by firing squad, a day after they were sentenced on terrorism charges, security sources said on Saturday.
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The Boko Haram Mystery: Just Who is Leading Nigeria's Jihadists?
Claims that Nigeria's Boko Haram has been "decapitated" have been spectacularly rebuffed by the jihadists' leader, yet his first broadcast in months may not see off an impending mutiny, say analysts.
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23 Killed in Suicide Bombings Targeted at Chad Police
Twenty-three people were killed today in suicide bombings targeting police in the Chadian capital that the government said was the work of Boko Haram militants.
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Boko Haram Fighters Mass in Gwoza, Several Residents Killed
Boko Haram militants have been amassing in the northeast Nigeria town of Gwoza, believed to be the group's headquarters, killing residents who were unable to flee, a senator and witnesses said on Thursday.
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Chadian President Vows to 'Wipe Out' Boko Haram
Chadian President Idriss Deby on Wednesday vowed to "wipe out" Boko Haram and called on the group's chief Abubakar Shekau to give himself up, warning that he knew where the militant leader was hiding.
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Chadian President Vows to 'Wipe Out' Boko Haram
Chadian President Idriss Deby on Wednesday vowed to "wipe out" Boko Haram and called on the group's chief Abubakar Shekau to give himself up, warning that he knew where the militant leader was hiding.
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Nigerian Military Claims Recapture of Baga from Boko Haram
Nigeria's military, on Saturday, claimed to have recaptured the town of Baga from Boko Haram, more than a month after it was overrun in what is feared to be the worst massacre of its six-year insurgency.
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Anxious Wait for Nigeria Girls After Boko Haram 'Deal'
More than 24 hours after Nigerian officials claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram militants to free more than 200 schoolgirls, relatives of the teenagers were still anxiously waiting for news about their return.
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Nigeria Claims Deal With Boko Haram on Ceasefire, Kidnapped Girls
Nigeria on Friday claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram militants on a ceasefire and the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls but doubts immediately surrounded the purported breakthrough.
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Clashes in Bangui leave at least ten dead: witnesses
A weekend of violence and looting in the Central African capital has left at least 10 people dead, witnesses and a humanitarian official told AFP on Sunday, including two more gruesome lynchings of minority Muslims.
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General Mahamat Idriss Deby Wins Chad's Presidential Election
Chad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won the May 6 presidential election with 61 percent of the vote, according to final results announced by the Constitutional Council Thursday.
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Chad Leader Deby, Key Western Ally, Killed In Battle
Chad's President Idriss Deby, who ruled his country for more than 30 years and was an important Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants in Africa, has been killed in a battle against rebels in the north.
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Tension In Chad Ahead Of President Idriss Deby's Fifth Term
Chad's President Idriss Deby is set to be sworn in Monday for a fifth term in power, facing persistent resistance from an opposition that alleges his re-election was a "political hold-up".
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Suspected Boko Haram Suicide Attack Kills At Least 4 in Niger
Suspected Islamist militants from Nigeria's Boko Haram group killed three civilians and a soldier in a double suicide attack across the border in Niger on Sunday, security sources said.
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Chad Executes 10 Boko Haram Members by Firing Squad: Sources
Chad has executed 10 members of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram by firing squad, a day after they were sentenced on terrorism charges, security sources said on Saturday.
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The Boko Haram Mystery: Just Who is Leading Nigeria's Jihadists?
Claims that Nigeria's Boko Haram has been "decapitated" have been spectacularly rebuffed by the jihadists' leader, yet his first broadcast in months may not see off an impending mutiny, say analysts.
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23 Killed in Suicide Bombings Targeted at Chad Police
Twenty-three people were killed today in suicide bombings targeting police in the Chadian capital that the government said was the work of Boko Haram militants.
-
Boko Haram Fighters Mass in Gwoza, Several Residents Killed
Boko Haram militants have been amassing in the northeast Nigeria town of Gwoza, believed to be the group's headquarters, killing residents who were unable to flee, a senator and witnesses said on Thursday.
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Chadian President Vows to 'Wipe Out' Boko Haram
Chadian President Idriss Deby on Wednesday vowed to "wipe out" Boko Haram and called on the group's chief Abubakar Shekau to give himself up, warning that he knew where the militant leader was hiding.
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Chadian President Vows to 'Wipe Out' Boko Haram
Chadian President Idriss Deby on Wednesday vowed to "wipe out" Boko Haram and called on the group's chief Abubakar Shekau to give himself up, warning that he knew where the militant leader was hiding.
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Nigerian Military Claims Recapture of Baga from Boko Haram
Nigeria's military, on Saturday, claimed to have recaptured the town of Baga from Boko Haram, more than a month after it was overrun in what is feared to be the worst massacre of its six-year insurgency.
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Anxious Wait for Nigeria Girls After Boko Haram 'Deal'
More than 24 hours after Nigerian officials claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram militants to free more than 200 schoolgirls, relatives of the teenagers were still anxiously waiting for news about their return.
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Nigeria Claims Deal With Boko Haram on Ceasefire, Kidnapped Girls
Nigeria on Friday claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram militants on a ceasefire and the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls but doubts immediately surrounded the purported breakthrough.
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Clashes in Bangui leave at least ten dead: witnesses
A weekend of violence and looting in the Central African capital has left at least 10 people dead, witnesses and a humanitarian official told AFP on Sunday, including two more gruesome lynchings of minority Muslims.
