NDJAMENA, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Seven people were killed and 15 wounded Monday in a blast at Ndjamena's central market caused by a rocket left over from a rebel attack on the Chadian capital, the interior minister said.

NDJAMENA, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Seven people were killed and 15 wounded Monday in an explosion at Ndjamena's central market thought to be caused by an explosive left over from a rebel attack on the Chadian capital, a police official said.

DAKAR, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Senegal has taken a step closer to putting Chad's ex-dictator Hissene Habre on trial after parliament adopted a new law that allows Senegalese courts to prosecute past crimes against humanity.

DAKAR, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sudan President Omar al-Beshir has agreed to restore relations with Chad, mediator Senegal said on Friday, more than two months after Khartoum severed ties accusing Ndjamena of backing Darfuri rebels.

KHARTOUM, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sudan President Omar al-Beshir has agreed to restore relations with Chad, mediator Senegal said on Friday, more than two months after Khartoum severed ties accusing Ndjamena of backing Darfuri rebels.

Following are key dates in relations between Sudan and Chad:

DAKAR, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sudan President Omar al-Beshir has agreed to restore relations with Chad, mediator Senegal said on Friday, more than two months after Khartoum severed ties accusing Ndjamena of backing Darfuri rebels.

DAKAR, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sudan has agreed to restore diplomatic relations with Chad severed in May after Khartoum accused the Chadians of supporting an attack by Darfur rebels, the Senegalese presidency said after bilateral meetings in Dakar.

GENEVA, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Thursday it has pulled out three aid workers from Chad, citing a threat to their security in the volatile country.

The three aid workers were withdrawn from the capital N'Djamena, an IFRC spokeswoman, without specifying the threat against the group.

NDJAMENA, July 2, 2008 (AFP) - Seventy-two people were killed in clashes between supporters of a radical Islamic preacher and police who went to arrest him in Chad, Interior Minister Ahmat Mahamat Bachir said Wednesday.

NDJAMENA, June 29, 2008 (AFP) - The Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) on Sunday urged a national commission in Chad to reveal the fate of opposition member Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh, missing since February.