[Nation] Yaounde - Cameroon wants a new contract with Chad over transportation of oil.

[HRW] Dear Secretary-General:

[IRIN] Dakar - Poor-quality emergency immunization campaigns and low routine polio immunization coverage are helping the polio virus to spread in Chad, with 132 cases reported in 2011 - five times the number in 2010. More commitment is needed across the board, especially from local health authorities, to try to get immunizations right, say aid agencies.

[ISS] The International Criminal Court (ICC) has lodged an official complaint with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against the governments of Chad and Malawi for their alleged failure to arrest and surrender President Omar Al-Bashir of the Sudan when he was within their borders on state visits last year.

ICC (The Hague)-The International Criminal Court (ICC) has lodged an official complaint with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against the governments of Chad and Malawi for their alleged failure to arrest and surrender President Omar Al-Bashir of the Sudan when he was within their borders on state visits last year. The ICC rejects the argument of the two countries that are signatories to its Rome Statute that they could not arrest president Al-Bashir because this would have led them to violate their obligation u

[UN News] The United Nations political chief today called for the establishment of a mechanism to address the myriad challenges facing countries in West Africa's Sahel region, which, he said, include a humanitarian crisis, lack of socio-economic development, insecurity and the threat of terrorism.

[Christian Aid] With seven million people across five West African countries facing the spectre of famine within months, Christian Aid is stepping up its early response plans to assist those living in the stricken Sahel region.

[RNW Africa] Voters in Chad went to the polls on Sunday for the first local elections in the central African country's history, after the ballot had been rescheduled several times.

[Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - The Sudanese capital Khartoum was preoccupied on Friday by the wedding ceremony of Chad's President Idriss Deby, and daughter of Sudan's Janjaweed militia leader, Musa Hilal, which took place at a top hotel and was attended by a host of dignitaries led by President Omer al-Bashir.

[RNW Africa] Chad authorities on Thursday shut down a major new oil refinery amid a price row with its Chinese owners, sources said.

[Radio Dabanga] Eastern Chad - The former UN Humanitarian Coordinator Dr. Mukesh Kapila has complained that the Chadian authorities are preventing him from visiting refugee camps in Eastern Chad.

[HRW] Honorable Foreign Ministers,

[ANGOP] Ndjamena - Angolan vice president, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, left Monday N'Djamena (Chad), back to Angola, after attending the 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).

[ANGOP] N'djamena - The President of Chad, Idriss Déby Itno, on Sunday here acknowledged the importance of the holding of the Kwanza 2010 military exercise with the armed forces of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS).

[ANGOP] N'djamena - A message from the Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos, on Sunday here was handed to the Head of State of Chad, Idriss Déby Itno, ANGOP has learnt.

[ANGOP] Luanda - The vice president of Angola, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, travelled Saturday to Chad to attend the 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS) on behalf of the head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos.

[ANGOP] Ndjamena - The Angolan vice president, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, arrived Saturday in Ndjamena (Tchad), to attend the 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS).

[Nation] Dakar - Senegal's president Abdoulaye Wade has been let off the hook after the court ruling that Chadian dictator should not be extradited to Belgium.

[HRW] The Senegalese governmentshouldstop delaying the extradition of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to Belgium, a coalition of human rights organizations said today.

[The Moment] Senegal risks losing up to $50 million in U.S. aid if it fails to bring former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to justice, a regional rights group warned yesterday.