FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “Chad’s Deby says deploying soldiers to tackle Islamists in Sahel” – below is their description.
#Chad will send 1,200 troops to combat #jihadists in a flashpoint #Sahel border zone, its president said Monday, as #France looks to reduce its longstanding military presence in the vast, volatile region.
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In This Story: Chad
Chad, officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in north-central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the south-west, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west.
The capital N’Djamena is the largest city. Chad’s official languages are Arabic and French. Chad is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. Islam (51.8%) and Christianity (44.1%) are the main religions practiced in Chad.
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