UPI Almanac for Monday, Feb. 2, 2009.

An oil pipeline running from Chad to Cameroon that generates more than a billion dollars annually for the Chadian government is being touted as an example of World Bank and International Monetary Fund failures to foster "fundamental measures of transparency in the oil, gas and mining industries," according to a joint report by two watchdog groups with a particular eye on the international lenders.

PARIS, March 31 (UPI) -- Six French aid workers jailed for abducting 103 African children have been freed in France after being pardoned by Chad, officials said.

DAKAR, Senegal, March 14 (UPI) -- Sudan and Chad have signed an agreement focused on ending five years of tension between the African countries.

UNITED NATIONS, March 14 (UPI) -- Rebel forces have attacked N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, twice in the past two years, and each time the world's eyes turned to Beijing.

N'DJAMENA, Chad, March 8 (UPI) -- More than 100 Chadian children caught up in a French child-smuggling operation will soon be reunited with their families, officials said.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A rebel leader in Darfur asked the president of Chad to not return Sudanese refugees fleeing the conflict in western Darfur.

Like the militant movement in neighboring Nigeria, Chad's armed rebels are also upset with how the country handles revenue from its oil industry, according to experts.

N'DJAMENA, Chad, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The United States Monday asked Sudan to stay out of neighboring Chad's affairs and a Chadian general threatened to attack Sudan if it aids rebel forces.