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Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
28 April 2026
1.    Chad – Wadi Fira - Sudan
At least 42 people were killed, and 10 were injured in intercommunal fighting over water resources in eastern Chad
The clashes took place in the Wadi Fira province, near the border with Sudan, and initially began as a dispute between two families over a water well.
Intercommunal clashes over resources are common in the Central African country. Last year, clashes between farmers and herders in…
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