The Chari and Logone Rivers, both of which originate in the Central African Republic and flow northward, provide most of the surface water entering Lake Chad.

Politics of Chad takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Chad is both head of state and head of government.

The conflict in the border region of Darfur has become an increasingly bi-national affair as increasing numbers of Sudanese flee to refugee camps in Chad, and Sudanese government troops and militias cross the borders to strike at both these camps and specific ethnic groups.

Despite these strains, however, Nigerians had assisted in the halting process of achieving stability in Chad, and both nations reaffirmed their intention to maintain close ties.

Technicals have been used by both sides in the war in Chad, including at the 2006 and 2008 battles of N ' Djamena.

" Chad " has been used both as a mass noun ( as in " a pile of chad ") and as a countable noun ( pluralizing as in " many chads ").

On the West African coast they set up Zāwiyas on the shores of the river Niger and even established independent kingdoms such as al-Murābiṭūn or Almoravids. The Al Hakika Mizaan Mizaani Sufi Order deals with heavy internalization and meditations, their spiritual practice is called Al Qudra MizaanStates ) The Sanusi order were also highly involved in missionary work in Africa during the 19th century, spreading both Islam and a high level of literacy into Africa as far south as Lake Chad and beyond by setting up a network of zawiyas where Islam was taught.

On 29 August 1978, Habré was given the post of prime minister of Chad, replacing Félix Malloum in that position ; Malloum had been both prime minister and president since 1975.

The Chad Smith Drum App has received great praise from both fans and from fellow drummers.

The precursor to BTO was the band Brave Belt, formed in Winnipeg in 1971 by Randy Bachman and Chad Allan, both formerly of The Guess Who, and drummer Robin " Robbie " Bachman.

Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo met at the age of 12 at a summer camp for musicians in Virginia Beach ; which they both disliked.

He joined Carson Palmer and Chad Ochocinco, both of whom lobbied for the Bengals to sign Owens.

In 1960, both Chad and the Republic of Central Africa became independent states.

In 1960, both Chad and the Republic of Central Africa became independent states.

Bede tells us that he obtained his information about Chad and his brother, Cedd, from the monks of Lastingham, where both were abbots.

It is quite clear that Oswiu intended Chad to be bishop over the entire Northumbrian people, overriding the claims of both Wilfrid and Eata.

Chad remained abbot of Lastingham throughout his life, as well as heading the communities at both Lichfield and Barrow.

The city of Wolverhampton, for example, has two Anglican churches and a Roman Catholic secondary school dedicated to Chad, while the nearby village of Pattingham has both an Anglican church and primary school.

Originally a pastoral people, the Kanuri were one of many Nilo-Saharan groups indigenous to the Central South Sahara, beginning their expansion in the area of Lake Chad in the late 7th century, and absorbing both indigenous Nilo-Saharan and Chadic ( Afro-Asiatic ) speakers.

Players such as Dan Speer, and Chad Thompson were brought in, and would both remain Colts for the next few seasons.

Danny Nordahl had also played in The Throbs, and Nordahl and Chad Stewart both also play in Motochrist.

It is also a toponym: the Lac Region and Lac Prefecture are both districts in Chad, the Lac district of Switzerland is in the canton of Fribourg and Lac is also the name of a village in Voloiac Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.

Democrat Tom Conners and Independent Chad Cloppers both ran against Bill Shuster as write-in candidates.

Government forces clashed violently with rebel forces, including the Movement for Democracy and Development, MDD, National Revival Committee for Peace and Democracy ( CSNPD ), Chadian National Front ( FNT ) and the Western Armed Forces ( FAO ), near Lake Chad and in southern regions of the country.

Chad successfully manages to repel the rebel movements, but recently, with some losses ( see Battle of N ' Djamena ( 2008 )).

Before seizing power in 2003, Bozizé's rebel group was equipped and trained in Chad.

* 2005 – The civil war in Chad begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an attack in Adré.

** Civil war in Chad ( 1998 – 2002 ) – involved the Movement for Justice and Democracy in Chad ( MDJT ) rebels that skirmished periodically with government troops in the Tibesti region, resulting in hundreds of civilian, government, and rebel casualties.

** Civil war in Chad ( 2005 – present ) – involved Chadian government forces and several Chadian rebel groups.

In September 2005 the government of Chad declared that a state of war existed with Sudan, after Sudan hosted Chadian rebel groups that were behind fatal cross border raids.

* French Air Force Jaguar ground-attack aircraft help the government of Chad beat back an invasion from Libya by Chadian rebel and Libyan troops.

Following the escalation of the Darfur conflict in the Sudan, Chad brokered negotiations in N ' Djamena in 2004, leading to the April 8 Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement between the Sudanese government and the two rebel groups, the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement ( JEM ) and the Sudan Liberation Movement / Army ( SLM / A ).

The Zaghawa of Sudan are among the peoples living in the refugee camps in Darfur and eastern Chad where the recruitment of child soldiers into rebel movements is an ongoing problem.

On 30 June 2006, Ibrahim, Khamis Abdalla, the leader of an SLM faction, Dr Sharif Harir and Ahmed Ibrahim, co-leaders of the National Democratic Alliance ( Sudan ), founded the National Redemption Front rebel group in Asmara, Eritrea but which is based in Chad.

Rebel commando groups ( Codos ) in southern Chad were broken up by government massacres in 1984.

The people of Chad speak more than 100 different languages and divide themselves into many ethnic groups.

The Military of Chad was dominated by members of Toubou, Zaghawa, Kanembou, Hadjerai, and Massa ethnic groups during the presidency of Hissène Habré.

The Central African Republic is Known to have been settled from at least the 7th century on by overlapping empires, including the Kanem-Bornu, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, and Dafour groups based on the Lake Chad region and along the Upper Nile.

Hence, armed groups are regularly entering the country from Chad and Sudan.

Their sound, and their broad repertoire of traditional folk material and topical songs inspired other groups such as the Kingston Trio, the Chad Mitchell Trio, The New Christy Minstrels, and the " collegiate folk " groups such as The Brothers Four, The Four Freshmen, The Four Preps, and The Highwaymen.

After graduation, McGuinn performed solo at various coffeehouses on the folk music circuit where he was hired as a sideman by folk music groups in the same vein as the Limeliters, the Chad Mitchell Trio, and Judy Collins.

The Kingston Trio provided the template for the flood of " collegiate folk " groups that followed between 1958 and 1962, including the Chad Mitchell Trio, The New Christy Minstrels, The Brothers Four, The Limeliters, and The Highwaymen.

In addition, they had also spent time, independently of each other, in various folk groups, including The New Christy Minstrels, The Limeliters, The Chad Mitchell Trio, and Les Baxter's Balladeers.

In contrast to neighboring Toubou or Zaghawa pastoralists, Kanuri groups have traditionally been sedentary, engaging in farming, fishing the Lake Chad basin, and engaged in trade and salt processing.

Category: Ethnic groups in Chad

Category: Ethnic groups in Chad

Category: Ethnic groups in Chad

The region between the Niger River and Lake Chad was largely populated with the Hausa, the Fulani, and other ethnic groups that had immigrated to the area.

Category: Ethnic groups in Chad

The term Daju was a linguistic designation that was applied to a number of groups scattered from western Kurdufan and southwestern Darfur states to eastern Chad.

Splinter groups of the RDA remain active in the politics of Guinea, Côte d ' Ivoire, Chad, Niger, Senegal, and Burkina Faso.