12 killed during a violent clash between farmers and herders in Chad

A conflict between farmers and herders broke out on the morning of 18-19 October 2026 along the border of Chad's Salamat and Sila provinces, in the Mouray sub-prefecture area of Bahr-Azoum department. Security sources on the ground report a provisional toll of 12 dead and 3 seriously injured.

The violence stemmed from a disagreement over the demarcation of a transhumance corridor. In response, the Governor of Salamat province, Ahmat Choua Rozi, accompanied by the president of the provincial council, Souleymane Issakha Abdoulaye, defense and security forces, and judicial representatives, traveled to the site overnight to manage the crisis.