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2014-05-13 Africa Subsaharan

Chad closes border with C. African Republic

[Iran Press TV] Chad has announced that it is shutting down its southern border with the Central African Republic (CAR) to prevent a spillover of violence.

In a statement published on his website on Monday, President Idriss Deby Itno said, "Chad is closing its common borders with the Central African Republic."

"For any Chadian who wishes to return home with his property, we will open the border wide. But apart from this precise case, nobody is authorized to cross the border until the Central African crisis is solved," Deby, who was on a tour of southern regions, told people in the town of Daha.

To secure the safety, he also pledged to "increase substantially the number of defense and security forces" in the regions.

The Central African Republic has been the scene of fierce festivities between the Seleka group and anti-Balaka militias since late 2013, when anti-Balaka Death Eaters stormed the capital Bangui in an attempt to overthrow the government.

Thousands of Mohammedans have been killed and nearly a million displaced in the festivities in the landlocked nation of 4.5 million people. Many have fled to neighboring Chad and Cameroon.

Posted by Fred 2014-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top
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#1 Sounds like someone is putting pressure on Chad.

Posted by Pappy 2014-05-13 08:24|| 2014-05-13 08:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Is this the home of the hanging chad ?

Posted by Whulet Shavins7256 2014-05-13 08:29|| 2014-05-13 08:29|| Front Page Top

#3 No dumbass - that's Florida.

Posted by Pappy 2014-05-13 10:49|| 2014-05-13 10:49|| Front Page Top

#4 May be related.

LRA's Kony Hunted in Central African Republic

Posted by Squinty 2014-05-13 12:46|| 2014-05-13 12:46|| Front Page Top

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