Ethnic violence kills 23 in eastern Chad 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseAt least 23 people have been killed in a new bout of ethnic violence in eastern Chad, bringing the death toll since Thursday to more than 35, local officials said. Interim regional governor Oumar Sanda Makache III said 23 people had died in Sila, after the villages were torched Sunday and Monday. Eastern Chad is grappling with tit-for-tat violence between native Ouaddian farmers and Arab herders, an issue raised during a visit to the region in February by President Idriss Deby. Hachimi said nine Ouaddai farmers and three herders were killed.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 20, 2019 18:11 UTC