January 27 - More than 2,000 total refugees flee from the Central African Republic into Chad's southern border, fleeing factional violence in their home country.
April
April 12 - The Chadian government sends soldiers to the capital, N'Djamena to secure it against the incoming threat of rebels.
April 14 - Peace Corps temporarily suspends their participation in Chad under worry of safety of volunteers within the country due to instability and rebel fighting.
April 18 - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warns that violence from Chad could spread to neighboring Central African countries.
August
August 26 - President Déby forces oil companies Chevron and Petronas out of the country, citing that neither company had not paid taxes to the country.
September
September 4 - Mike Fay of National Geographic uncovers that poachers had killed 100 dead elephants near a preserve in Northern Chad.
Years in Chad (1911–present)