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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Chad Wields Influence Across Africa |
| 2014-12-16 |
| ABUJA, NIGERIA— Boko Haram, the insurgency in northern Mali, and the crisis in the Central African Republic. One thing unites these three conflicts: the country of Chad. This large, central African nation is becoming something of a regional power. Earlier this month, protesters belonging to the #bringbackourgirls group, which is pushing for the release of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram earlier this year, marched on an unusual target: the embassy of Chad. Poor, and with a long history of wars and coups, Chad recently has been playing an outsized role in west and central African affairs. A short-lived cease-fire between the Islamist group and Nigeria’s government was brokered in Chad's capital N’Djamena. The country lies close to territory that Boko Haram has effectively taken over both in Nigeria and in Cameroon. Yet, the group never seems to bother attacking Chad. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 One of the advantages to being a 'sally port'. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-12-16 07:50 |
| #1 Yet, the group never seems to bother attacking Chad. "we have an understanding" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-12-16 06:58 |