Any legitimation of Kiir’s power grab and of the ongoing civil #war would mean betraying the South Sudanese people and despising their plight.
#SouthAfrica chairs the C5 #AU committee for #SouthSudan. Other core members are #Algeria, #Chad, #Nigeria and #Rwanda. The AU has a particular responsibility in upholding their responsibility to protect the South Sudanese people.
Chad warns Sudan it will retaliate after drone strike on mourners kills 17
President Idris Mahamat Déby orders the military to be on high alert and a "total closure" of the border.
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Le Monde: Sudan drone attack kills at least 15 in Chad - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/19/sudan-drone-attack-kills-at-least-15-in-chad_6751587_4.html
#RSF forces, across a dry stream bed from Tine, #Chad, blamed their opponents, the Sudanese army, for the #drone attack. 15-16 funeral attendees are reported killed.
The RSF, who are nearly unopposed in the region since over-running, and reportedly massacring, El-Fasher, are believed to be supplied by the United Arab Emirates #UAE.

ADRE, CHAD: At the Adre border crossing between Chad and Sudan, the desert heat settles over rows of tarpaulin shelters and weary travelers wait in an atmosphere of uncertainty. Women sit beneath sparse acacia trees, shielding infants from the sun with scraps of cloth. For those fleeing Sudan’s war, the crossing into Chad has been one of the few remaining routes to safety. Now even that fragile escape is closing. On Feb. 23, 2026, Chad shut its 1,300-km eastern border with Sudan after deadly clashes spilled across the frontier.