Chad ethnic clashes over water well kill at least 42 in Wadi Fira province
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At least 42 individuals died in ethnic clashes that erupted on Saturday in the sub-prefecture of Guereda, located in Chad's Wadi Fira province. A government official reported that the fighting originated from a dispute over a water well. In response to the incident, several ministers, senior local officials, and the military’s chief of staff were dispatched to the area on Sunday. Limane Mahamat, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, stated on state broadcaster that the situation is under control. Eastern Chad has experienced conflicts between farmers and nomadic Arab herders for several years, with tensions worsened by refugees from neighboring Sudan. The NGO International Crisis Group estimates that conflicts over farm and grazing land have resulted in over a thousand deaths and 2,000 injuries between 2021 and 2024.
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