The eruption of violence in Chad is causing a new scare for Africa, just as it thought existing crises were already a burden.
African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed regrets over the violence in his home country, between Wednesday and Thursday, which led to the killing of several people including an opposition party leader.
The Central African country has been boiling since the army opened fire, killing an opposition member and injuring other people in the capital N’Djamena on Wednesday.
The government said “several people” were killed as the army pushed back activists of the Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF) who attacked the country’s internal security agency after an altercation with a party member.
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PSF leader Yaya Dillo was among the people killed on Thursday, according to Oumar Kedellaye, state prosecutor at the N’Djamena High Court.