Chad: Whether the present leader of the Front national du Tchad (FNT) in exile in Paris is named Ahmat Yacoub; and whether he made a 8 September 1998 Radio France broadcast which was followed by arrests in Chad of those who listened to the broadcast
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TCD32126.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Chad: Whether the present leader of the Front national du Tchad (FNT) in exile in Paris is named Ahmat Yacoub; and whether he made a 8 September 1998 Radio France broadcast which was followed by arrests in Chad of those who listened to the broadcast, 1 June 1999, TCD32126.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab5d4c.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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Neither the name of the present leader of the Front national du Tchad (FNT) in exile in Paris nor reports of his 8 September 1998 Radio France broadcast could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
However, a member of the "Bureau politique" in charge of Co-operation and Foreign Affairs within one of the political opposition parties in Chad, the Conseil national de redressement du Tchad (CNR), stated during a 14 June 1999 telephone interview that the present leader of the Front National du Tchad is named Dr. Al-Harris. He added that Ahmat Yacoub was responsible for FNT Foreign Affairs on an acting basis until end of 1996 when he was excluded from that party.
Corroborating and/or additional information could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Conseil national de redressement du Tchad (CNR). 14 June 1999. Telephone interview wit a member of the "bureau politique", responsible for co-operation and foreign affairs.
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. 1998-Mai 1999.
Africa Research Bulletin [London]. 1998- January 1999.
Amnesty International Online Website.
L'Autre Afrique [Paris]. June 1998-June 1999.
Country Reports 1998. 1999.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Website.
Jeune Afrique [Paris]. 1998-June 1999.
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. 1998-1999.
La lettre hebdomadaire de la FIDH [Paris]. 1998.
Resource Centre Country file. Chad. 1998 to present.
West Africa [London]. 1998.
Electronic sources: IRB databases, Internet searches, LEXIS/NEXIS, World News Connection (WNC).
