Chad Military Frees Abducted Cameroonians, While Troops Deployed to Secure Border

Yaounde — Chad’s military says it has deployed several hundred troops along the border with Cameroon to stop rebels from abducting civilians after armed men kidnapped a dozen Cameroonians, including a popular traditional ruler this week. Chad’s military has freed the kidnap victims but says troops need civilian help to stop a wave of local intercommunal violence.

The latest wave of violence between the Moussey and Massa communities erupted in border areas late last month.

Officials in Cameroon…