{"id":33113,"date":"2026-04-27T14:30:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33113"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:30:29","slug":"chad-opposition-leaders-detained-as-planned-protest-is-blocked","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/chad-opposition-leaders-detained-as-planned-protest-is-blocked\/","title":{"rendered":"Chad opposition leaders detained as planned protest is blocked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several leaders of the opposition coalition of political consultation groups have been arrested in Chad, just days before a planned nationwide protest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Security forces detained the politicians over the weekend as the group prepared for a \u201cmarch of indignation and dignity\u201d scheduled for May 2.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The crackdown follows a ruling by the Supreme Court of Chad on April 24, which declared the coalition illegal. The government has since warned against any political activity linked to the group, including the planned demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Opposition parties have condemned the arrests, calling for the immediate release of those detained and describing the court&#8217;s decision as politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Activist and former presidential adviser Maka\u00efla Nguebla says the situation reflects growing tensions between the authorities and the opposition, warning of further instability if political dialogue is not prioritised.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15582,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-33113","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Several leaders of the opposition coalition of political consultation groups have been arrested in Chad","published_date":"2026-04-27 14:13:43","news_description":"Several leaders of the opposition coalition of political consultation groups have been arrested in Chad","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33114,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33113\/revisions\/33114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=33113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}