As regional efforts continue in countering the Boko Haram insurgency, Chad has sentenced 10 members of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, to death on terror charges.

The decision was taken after a three-day trial in the capital N’Djamena.

All 10 men were convicted for their roles in twin attacks on the capital in June, which claimed the lives of 38 people.

The attacks were the first by the Nigerian-based group in Chad, which hosts the headquarters of a regional force, the Multi-National Joint Task Force, set up to fight the militants.

In July, it was reported that Security forces in Chad seized a large weapons cache in a house in N’Djamena, occupied by suspected members of Boko Haram.

Chad has played a leading role in a regional offensive against the armed group this year, in parallel with forces from Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger.