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South Africa: Virgin Active Joins Forces With Ryk Neethling and Chad Le Clos to Develop Virgin Active Swim[Biz-Community] Virgin Active launched its latest training innovation - SWIM. Developed by Olympic Gold medalist Ryk Neethling and endorsed by Commonwealth Games and world champion Chad le Clos, SWIM is a coaching programme designed for just about every one - young, old, fit or unfit.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:12
Griffiths Energy stays mum on bribery allegations
Griffiths Energy International Inc., a company aspiring to go public but marred by an internal corruption investigation, has wrapped up its soul-searching mission.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 19:24
Field Coordinator - Chad
Posted: 15 May 2012 Deadline: 15 July 2012 Job type: Permanent Salary: TBD Location: Chad Organisation: International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 04:44
FOOD: Power to the people!
JOHANNESBURG 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all.irinnews.org | 15-May-2012 02:00
Africa: UN Report Shows Progress in Water Policies
[State Department] Washington - More than 80 percent of countries have reformed their water laws in the past 20 years, according to a survey conducted by the United Nations. The reforms have improved drinking water access, human health and water efficiency in agriculture, but have made less progress in the areas of irrigation, rainwater harvesting and investment in freshwater ecosystem services.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 15:53
Libya: Deserting Refugees in the Sahara
[IPS] Kufra - As dusk settles over the isolated Saharan town Kufra, young guards order a few hundred migrants lined up at a detention centre to chant "Libya free, Chadians out", before they kneel down for evening prayers.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 09:11
Chad: Health Centres Stretched As Infant Malnutrition Rises
[IFRC] "Each year the number of children we see goes up," says Mahamat Abacar, health focal point at Mao hospital in northern Chad. "In 2010 there were around 800 serious cases, last year 3,900, and this year already we've treated over 2,000 babies."
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 08:40
Nigeria: Climate Change - Council Race to Save Lake Chad
[Daily Trust] Council of Ministers of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) consisting of all Heads of States of member countries of the basin have begun renewed effort to rescue Lake Chad which has shirked beyond 80 per cent of it's size in the last two decades.
AllAfrica | 10-May-2012 12:36
Chad: Lake Chad - Losing Its Stature Slowly
[Leadership] Lake Chad is the only sizeable surface freshwater reservoir in the Sahel zone. Climatic factors, its uncontrolled use for irrigated farming, and high population pressure have caused the lake to shrink to 10 per cent of its original surface area over the past four decades. Writes GRACE AZUBUIKE
AllAfrica | 10-May-2012 07:07
Chad soldier fires on French troops, one hurt: sources
N'DJAMENA: A Chadian soldier shot at two French soldiers as they left a military base near the capital N'Djamena on Wednesday, injuring one of the troops in the elbow, officials said.
Topix.net | 09-May-2012 22:04
Saudi Airlines Cargo Expands West Africa Service
Saudi Airlines Cargo has increased freighter frequency from its Jeddah hub to N'Djamena in Chad with the addition of a second B747F flight each week.
Topix.net | 09-May-2012 19:59
C Africa, Chad discuss security threats
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Topix.net | 07-May-2012 10:45
Interview with the minister of F...
The minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chad, Moussa Faki Mahamat, was recently here in Addis Ababa to attend a meeting at the African Union.A Chad became an independent nation under its first president, FranA ois Tombalbaye, on August 11, 1960.
Topix.net | 06-May-2012 11:57
Citizen Emerges Chairman Lake Chad Basin Commission
[Vanguard] N'djamena - Nigerien President, Issufou Mahamadou, has emerged the Chairman of the Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC).
AllAfrica | 02-May-2012 16:32
Nigeria: Country's Border Closure Grounds Economic Activities for Chad and Cameroon - Envoy
[Daily Trust] The directive by the Federal Government to close the country's border in some troubled parts of Borno, Yobe, Niger and Plateau States with some neighbouring countries is taking a negative turn on the economies of the latter.
AllAfrica | 02-May-2012 13:31
Chad: President Deby - Boko Haram Threatens Us
[Daily Trust] The President of Chad, Idriss Deby has said that the Boko Haram in Nigeria is threatening peace in neighboring countries.
AllAfrica | 02-May-2012 13:13
Insecurity in Lake Chad Region Disturbing, Says President Jonathan
[Nigeria First] President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that Nigeria was greatly disturbed at the new spate of insecurity and threat to the peace around the Lake Chad area.
AllAfrica | 01-May-2012 08:07
Suicide bomber assails Police boss convoy, kills 11
A suicide attack targeting a senior police official's convoy on Monday has killed 11 people and wounded 20, a rescue source said, with the senior officer said to be unharmed.
Topix.net | 30-Apr-2012 19:36
UN Considers Cutting UNAMID Budget, Reducing Peacekeepers
[Radio Dabanga] New York - On Thursday the UN decided to reduce the number of soldiers and police in the joint UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) by 4,000, citing improved security across parts of Darfur.
AllAfrica | 30-Apr-2012 07:42
ERHC Energy Inc. Announces Formal Closure of All Government Probes
ERHC Energy Inc. , a publicly traded American company with oil and gas assets in Sub-Saharan Africa, today announced it has received formal confirmation from the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission that proceedings on subpoenas served on the Company several years ago are closed.
Topix.net | 27-Apr-2012 15:51
West Africa: Jonathan to Attend ECOWAS, Lake Chad Commission Summits
[Leadership] President Goodluck Jonathan will on Thursday attend an Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
AllAfrica | 26-Apr-2012 11:44
President Jonathan On Five-Day Trip to Cote d'Ivoire, Chad
[Daily Trust] President Goodluck Jonathan will today attend an Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire to discuss the current situation in Mali and Guinea-Bissau.
AllAfrica | 26-Apr-2012 11:11
Chad: Fire Destroys 40 Homes in Refugee Camp
[Radio Dabanga] A fire destroyed 40 homes in Jebel refugee camp in eastern Chad on Tuesday.
AllAfrica | 26-Apr-2012 08:31
Africa: Communications Network Expands to Protect Families From Malaria
[Malaria No More] Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - NightWatch, a communications program developed by Malaria No More and Lalela Project, is expanding to include Chad and Tanzania; this is in addition to Cameroon and Senegal, where successful pilot programs launched last year. Launch events are being held in each new country on or near World Malaria Day, April 25.
AllAfrica | 25-Apr-2012 15:27
Deputy Director of Programs - Chad
Posted: 24 April 2012 Deadline: 24 June 2012 Job type: Permanent Salary: TBD Location: Chad Organisation: International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.
Topix.net | 25-Apr-2012 04:35
Ugandan Rebels Could Take Refuge in Chad, Warn Officials
[UN News] Senior United Nations and African Union officials arrived in Chad this weekend on a joint mission to warn its Government that the country could be the next destination of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
AllAfrica | 24-Apr-2012 14:40
UN, AU envoys arrive in Chad
New York, Apr 24 : Senior United Nations and African Union officials arrived in Chad this weekend on a joint mission to warn its Government that the country could be the next destination of the Lord's Resistance Army .
Topix.net | 24-Apr-2012 12:51
U.S. Hosts Anti-Terrorism Symposium
[U.S. Africa Command] Stuttgart, Germany - Representatives from African partner nations Ghana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal participated in the Special Operations Command Africa- coordinated 2012 Flintlock Senior Leader Symposium hosted at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, in Accra, Ghana from March 24 through March 30, 2012.
AllAfrica | 23-Apr-2012 19:28
Cameroon: Douala-N'djamena Corridor - Checkpoints Reduced to Three
[Cameroon Tribune] Transport Minister says apart from Yassa, Bertoua and Ngaoundere, the others are illegal.
AllAfrica | 23-Apr-2012 19:18
Aid groups: Funds needed to fight Africa hunger
In this Wednesday, April 18, 2012 file photo, Zara Mahamat, suffering from malnutrition, diahorrea and fever, receives treatment through a nasal feeding tube accompanied by her mother, in an intensive care tent at the hospital in N'Gouri, a desert village in the Sahel belt of Chad.
Topix.net | 23-Apr-2012 16:03
Eight Displaced Women Raped in South Darfur, Eastern Chad Camps
[Radio Dabanga] Dereig - On Wednesday four women were raped by armed men in Dereig camp in South Darfur.
AllAfrica | 20-Apr-2012 12:11
Chad: Oil Wealth Brings Only Superficial Change
It's two years since I was last in Chad after a long stint as the BBC correspondent.
Topix.net | 19-Apr-2012 15:42
Chad: Oil Wealth Brings Only Superficial Change
[African Arguments] It's two years since I was last in Chad after a long stint as the BBC correspondent. Not long enough to forget a place you might think, but when I arrived recently in N'Djamena the sweltering dead of night, I got lost.
AllAfrica | 19-Apr-2012 14:05
Under-20 - Shooting Stars Off to Face Chad
[Concord] The national U-20 team, Shooting Stars, have left the country's shores to face Central Africa opponent, Chad in the 2013 CAF U-20 championship qualifiers.
AllAfrica | 19-Apr-2012 05:26
Field Coordinator - Chad
Posted: 18 April 2012 Deadline: 18 June 2012 Job type: Permanent Salary: TBD Location: Chad Organisation: International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.
Topix.net | 19-Apr-2012 00:04
Linking Children and Security in Southern Africa
[ISS] The historic agreement on 12 March between the United Nations (UN) and South Sudan's army, the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA), on a revised action plan regarding their commitment to ridding the army of child soldiers, is a bold move. According to a UN press release, it will ensure that a transparent system is in place for disciplinary action against those in command in the SPLA who recruit children. It also aims to improve communication among commanders to make sure that the practice of child rec
AllAfrica | 16-Apr-2012 15:23
West Africa: Is Sustainable Agriculture Possible in the Sahel?
[IRIN] Mao - With drought conditions chronic in the Sahel, many farmers give up trying to grow crops and head to towns and cities to find work.
AllAfrica | 16-Apr-2012 14:58
NIGER-CHAD: Is sustainable agriculture possible in the Sahel?
MAO 16 April 2012 (IRIN) - With drought conditions chronic in the Sahel, many farmers give up trying to grow crops and head to towns and cities to find work. In Chad many go to the south or to Lake Chad where irrigation from the fast-shrinking lake is used to farm. But some agro-ecologists say governments, donors and farmers should not abandon agriculture in the Sahel, and despite being “very difficult”, with the right approaches, there is “huge potential” in natural regeneration, traditional irrigation methods, and simple alternatives such as crop diversification.irinnews.org | 16-Apr-2012 02:00
Drill instructors are brothers in arms
Military culture breeds conformity, but even in uniform the McBride brothers always stood out.
Topix.net | 14-Apr-2012 21:13
Africa: Chad's Malnourished Children Offer Stark Illustration of Sahel Food Crisis
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Topix.net | 11-Apr-2012 12:47
Chad's Malnourished Children Offer Stark Illustration of Sahel Food Crisis
[Guardian Network] Mao - Rising therapeutic feeding centre admissions highlight growing urgency of situation in one of Sahel's driest, most remote areas
AllAfrica | 11-Apr-2012 10:56
Farsha of Morney - No Voluntary Return of Refugees to Nuri
[Radio Dabanga] Nuri - The highest native administrator of Morney, Izzedeen Abdurrahman, told Radio Dabanga 'there is no voluntary return of refugees from eastern Chad to their villages in Nuri'.
AllAfrica | 10-Apr-2012 07:47
Chad/Mali: Club Olympique of Bamako Through to the Next Round
[CAF] Club Olympique of Bamako (COB) qualified for the next round of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup after beating Renaissance of N'Djamena 3-1 at the weekend at the March 26 stadium of Bamako.
AllAfrica | 09-Apr-2012 11:00
Chad/Mali: Reaction After Co Bamako - Renaissance N'djamena Match
[CAF] Jean Claude Yerima ( Renaissance FC of N'Djamena coach)
AllAfrica | 09-Apr-2012 11:00
Four More Chad Camp Leaders Deny Voluntary Return to Darfur
[Radio Dabanga] Eastern Chad - Four more camp leaders from Goz Amir, Um Nabuk, Tolom, Berayjin in eastern Chad have confirmed to Radio Dabanga that there has not been any voluntary return to Darfur from their camps.
AllAfrica | 06-Apr-2012 11:49
UN rights experts commends progress in Chad
Kang cited food insecurity, violence against women, forced evictions and problems in the judicial system as important issues that must be addressed.
Topix.net | 06-Apr-2012 00:00