Fourteen protesters have been killed amid ethnic tensions in eastern Chad, a government official said Friday, while rights groups said some had died in clashes with the security forces. Rights groups said security forces killed some during that demonstration, while the others lost their lives the following day at the funerals. More deaths resulted at funerals that were held the following day for those who had been killed. A vast landlocked country in north-central Africa, Chad has a history of friction between ethnic groups. The Ouaddai is a crossroads region where numerous communities live, including Arabs, Fulani and the Maba, a non-Arab predominantly herding people.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 28, 2022 20:28 UTC