Chad has began the relocation of refugees from the border with Sudan amid rising insecurity. Chad President Mahamat Idriss Deby had directed the military to deploy across the border, signaling retaliatory action after a recent drone attack killed at least 17 people. The Chadian government said last week that it was going to deploy military across the border to potentially counter recent attacks from the Sudan side, threatening further infiltration into Sudan if attacks persist. Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have poured across the border into Chad since the conflict began. Chad's statement noted that “exceptional exceptions, strictly justified by humanitarian reasons, may be granted” to the border closure.

Source: Ethiopian News March 24, 2026 13:33 UTC