{"id":33773,"date":"2026-05-05T14:18:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33773"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:18:54","slug":"chads-president-warns-of-manipulation-after-deadly-intercommunal-clashes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/chads-president-warns-of-manipulation-after-deadly-intercommunal-clashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Chad\u2019s President warns of manipulation after deadly intercommunal clashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chad\u2019s President Mahamat Idriss D\u00e9by has warned of what he described as \u201cinternal and external manipulation\u201d following a wave of intercommunal violence in the country\u2019s east.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The clashes, which lasted for nearly a week, have left at least 42 people dead according to the government, while local sources estimate the toll could be as high as 60.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9by pointed to the spillover effects of the conflict in neighbouring Sudan as a contributing factor, underscoring rising instability along Chad\u2019s eastern border. He also stressed the urgent need to disarm civilians to restore lasting peace.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the situation, Abdelkerim Koundougouni, leader of the political movement \u201cLe Pacte des B\u00e2tisseurs\u201d, said the violence reflects deeper structural challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we are seeing is not just spontaneous clashes, but tensions that have been building over time, worsened by external pressures and weak local governance. Disarmament is necessary, but it must go hand in hand with dialogue and long-term solutions to prevent recurring violence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22976,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-33773","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Chad\u2019s President Mahamat Idriss D\u00e9by has warned of what he described as \u201cinternal and external manipulation\u201d","published_date":"2026-05-05 14:17:38","news_description":"Chad\u2019s President Mahamat Idriss D\u00e9by has warned of what he described as \u201cinternal and external manipulation\u201d","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33774,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33773\/revisions\/33774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=33773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}