Chad: Urgent AU Action Could Defuse Rising Chad-Sudan Tensions

Mediation by the African Union’s High-Level Panel on Sudan could end the warmongering and strengthen regional security.

When civil war started in Sudan in April 2023, the United Nations (UN) warned that the conflict could seep through the country’s borders and spread. The likelihood of that happening is increasing with the Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF) recent threats against its neighbours, Chad and South Sudan.

Last week, SAF Deputy Commander-in-Chief General Yasir al-Atta said Chad’s airports in…