One of Nigeria’s neighbours to the north, Chad, has expelled the German ambassador because of his “impolite attitude”, the government said in a statement on Saturday. The decision was “motivated by the impolite attitude and the lack of respect for diplomatic customs by the German ambassador, as prescribed by the Vienna Convention,” a government spokesman […]

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President Muhammadu Buhari has called on leaders of the various Chadian political factions to show restraint and patriotism by immersing themselves in the ongoing transition to democracy in their country. Speaking to the country’s transition President and Head of Government, Mehmet Deby-Itno when he visited him on the sidelines of the UN programme in Doha, […]

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Amid renewed threats by rebels to overthrow the newly installed Chadian Government, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called on the international community to support Chad to conclude the transition from military to democratic government in a peaceful manner within the set time of 18 months. Buhari, who spoke at the opening of the Extraordinary Summit […]

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The Federal Government on Thursday said it has strengthened security on Nigeria’s borders with Chad to prevent influx of illicit weapons from rebels. The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, a retired Major General, while speaking at the Special Weekly Briefing coordinated by the Presidential Communication Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, raised concerns that the […]

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