Chadian rebels have reportedly pulled out of Ndjamena, the capital. But there is confusion over whether they withdrew voluntarily, or were driven out by government forces.Civilians have been wounded since the fighting began on Saturday, and witnesses say bodies litter the streets.Local residents now face a terrifying future.Paul Allen reports.
Fighting in the Central African Republic is putting an increasing strain on an already volatile region.
Most of the unrest takes place in the north of the country, where the government has been fighting several armed groups.
Bandits and thieves also plague the northern areas, stealing livestock and burning down villages.
Tens of thousands of people have already fled across the border into neighbouring Chad.
It’s been more than 3 weeks since Chadian rebel groups attempted a coup in the capital N’djamena.
Still people are trying to cope with daily life, but the scars of the deadly chaos are visible everywhere.
Sherine Tadros looks at how a part of Chad’s recent memory was destroyed, after looting in the country’s national radio broadcast station.
Hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan have fled to Chad.
Chad, however, is in the grip of instability.
EUFOR, a European peackeeping force, has now been deployed to protect the refugees.
The mission involves 14 member states and a 3,700-strong peacekeeping force.
Mohamed Vall reports one of the EU’s toughest missions to date.
A dusk to dawn curfew has been ordered in Chad’s capital and six southern and eastern regions in an attempt to restore calm after deadly fighting between rebels forces and government troops.Civilians who escaped the clashes are now starting to return from Cameroon. Twenty thousand refugees are thought to have fled the capital Ndjamena. Their return follows the first public appearance by Chad’s president Idriss Deby, since fighting broke out last week. Haru Matasa reports for Al Jazeera from Ndjamena.