Internet shut in Chad. All eyes on Chad for possible coup. What about the refugees? Where's Musa Hilal?

👀All eyes on #Chad right now👀
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) December 7, 2023

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Further reading

Sudan Watch - July 04, 2023

Sudan: UAE President, Chad leader exchange agreements and MoUs. Emiratis assist RSF via Chad

https://sudanwatch.blogspot.com/2023/07/sudan-uae-president-chad-leader.html

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UPDATE Fri 8 Dec 2023 16:02 GMT:

It seems that internet has been restored in #Chad with no explanation for what happened. The fact that twice this week the country has gone on high alert for fear of a coup, the first when the Ndjamena airport was briefly closed due to a plane breakdown, shows how tense it is. https://t.co/RABmjsLPay

— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) December 8, 2023

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US points to Wagner plot against Chad's president

Report at The Wall Street Journal - wsj.com

By Benoit Faucon

Dated 23 February 2023; 7:58 am ET - full copy:

U.S. Intelligence Points to Wagner Plot Against Key Western Ally in Africa

Officials say U.S. has shared information with Chad that Russian group is working to destabilize nation’s government

PLAY VIDEO: From action movies to techno music clips, videos on Russian social media urge young men to join the Wagner mercenary group to fight in Ukraine. The pop culture push is even more important as Wagner’s losses mount on the battlefield. Illustration: RIA FAN/Aurum Production/Cyber FrontZ

The U.S. has shared intelligence with authorities in Chad that the head of Russian paramilitary company Wagner Group is working with Chadian rebels to destabilize the government and potentially kill the president of the African nation, a key counterterrorism ally of the West, according to U.S., African and European officials.

The vast, oil-rich desert nation of Chad sits at the center of Africa’s Sahel region, where Russia, with Yevgeny Prigozhin’s help, is openly challenging decades-old economic, military and political alliances with the West. A former French colony, Chad shares long, porous borders with Libya in the north, the Central African Republic in the south and Sudan in the east—three countries where Wagner already has a presence.

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View original: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-intelligence-points-to-wagner-plot-against-key-western-ally-in-africa-29867547

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