Country Reports on Terrorism 2012

Legislation, Law Enforcement, and Border Security: Chadian criminal law does not explicitly
criminalize terrorism. However, certain general provisions of the Penal Code (1967) have been
used to prosecute acts of terrorism.
Chad formed a joint border commission with Sudan to better control its eastern border. It also
began talks with Niger and Libya to form a tripartite border commission, and with Cameroon and
Nigeria to form a bilateral border commission.
Nearly all Chadian law enforcement agencies and officers were poorly resourced and undertrained,
particularly in the areas of complex investigations and border security – especially along
the Chari River, bordering Nigeria and Cameroon, and Lake Chad.
The United States provided Chad with training and technical assistance through the State
Department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance program, ranging from the donation of forensic
investigative equipment to courses such as Border Control Management. Chad worked on the
implementation of a biometric screening program at N’Djamena Airport as part of the Terrorist
Interdiction Program/Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System.
Countering Terrorist Finance: Chad is a member of the Central African Action Group against
Money Laundering, an entity in the process of becoming a Financial Action Task Force (FATF)style
regional body. As a member of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central African
States (CEMAC), Chad shares a regional Central Bank (Bank of the States of Central Africa)
with other member countries which have ceded banking regulatory sovereignty to CEMAC.
Chad’s Financial Intelligence Unit is the National Financial Investigative Agency (ANIF). ANIF
is hindered by serious resource constraints, and law enforcement and customs officials need
training in financial crimes enforcement.
Chad’s financial systems are basic and largely informal. ANIF works directly with the few
formal banks in Chad to prosecute money laundering cases; however, it is limited in its capacity
to monitor the financial system effectively because of a low number of trained personnel to
investigate and prosecute financial crimes. Funding sources of non-profit organizations are not
subject to monitoring by ANIF. For further information on money laundering and financial
crimes, we refer you to the 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),
Volume 2, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes:
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/index.htm.
Regional and International Cooperation: In May, Chad participated in the Global
Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF’s) Sahel Region Capacity Building Working Group meeting in
Niamey, Niger; and served on the committee that made recommendations to strengthen the
capacity building of member states. Chad also attended GCTF conferences in Algiers, Algeria;
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; and Abuja, Nigeria. Chad’s President, Idriss Déby, spoke out in favor of
supporting the December 20 UNSCR authorizing the International Mission of Support in Mali
and worked toward seeking National Assembly approval to deploy troops to assist Mali in
military operations to regain territory lost to terrorist groups.
Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism: As a member of the Trans-Sahara
Counterterrorism Partnership, Chad participated in targeted projects to counter violent
extremism. Specific activities have included building the capacity of civil society organizations;
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