Chad has several regions, with the Sahara desert in the north, an arid zone in the centre known as the Sahel and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the ...

January 31, 2009: The government faces a massive rebellion over cooking fuel. Last December, the government banned the use of charcoal and wood for cooking in the major cities. This was done in an ...

The bodies of 27 migrants, including four children, have been found in the Chadian desert, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which said they died of thirst.