@addisstandardeng · Post #21772 · 19/03/2026 12:59
#Chadian president orders "complete closure" of border with #Sudan after deadly drone attack Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno convened an emergency security meeting on Wednesday evening following a deadly drone attack along the #Chad-#Sudan border and ordered the "complete closure" of the border, according to a statement issued by the Chadian presidency. The attack on Wednesday caused "several Chadian casualties," according to the statement. Local media reported that 16 people were killed. The president instructed Prime Minister Allamaye Halina to dispatch a government delegation to the site to assess both human and material damage, the statement said. He also ordered the National Army to retaliate against any attack originating from Sudan, it added, according to report by Xinhua In related news the latest heavy fighting between warring parties along Sudan’s border with .... https://www.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid0r5RXzFSFKQR4zeSqWPvSbrpjyViPKFYXPsFzHR2PDazB53J8fBbbJQyoMXiGAp6Dl