Clashes between two ethnic groups in Guerida, eastern Chad, resulted in the deaths of at least 42 people, amid government confirmation that the situation is under control, in a region that has witnessed for years conflicts between farmers and herders that have worsened with the war in Sudan.

Published on: 04/27/2026 - 05:13 Last updated: 04/27/2026 - 08:58

Clashes between two ethnic groups in eastern Chad have claimed the lives of at least 42 people, a government official announced on Sunday.

The official explained that the confrontations that broke out on Saturday in the city of Gereda in Wadi Fira province came against the backdrop of a dispute over a well.

Ministers and a number of senior local officials, in addition to the Army Chief of Staff, arrived in the region on Sunday.

Deputy Prime Minister in charge of regional administration and decentralization, Liman Mohammed, told state television that “the situation is under control.”

Over the years, eastern Chad has suffered from recurring conflicts between Arab Bedouin farmers and livestock herders.

Massive waves of displacement due to the war in neighboring Sudan have increased tensions in the region.

According to estimates by the International Crisis Group, conflicts between farmers and herders have resulted in more than a thousand deaths and two thousand injuries between 2021 and 2024.

France 24/AFP

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