To aid Chad’s efforts to combat terrorism and strengthen border security, the UAE has donated a convoy of military vehicles and security gear.
Delivering the supplies to Lt Gen Daoud Yahya Brahim, Chad’s Minister of Defense, along with the commanders of the army and reserve forces and other senior military figures, was Rashid Al Shamsi, the UAE ambassador to Chad.
Mr. Brahim commended the UAE for its ongoing assistance, saying that it will help the region achieve peace and stability again. According to him, military cooperation is crucial to increasing security and attempts to overcome obstacles.
The initiative fits within the context of the close ties that exist between the UAE and Chad on many levels, which have led to the signing of a number of bilateral agreements, which includes a military cooperation agreement in June during Mahamat Idriss Deby, the chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Chad,’s official visit to Abu Dhabi.
The UAE has given food and humanitarian aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad who have fled their war-torn country. Additionally, Amdjarass received a field hospital.
Since April 15, when violence among the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broken out in Khartoum, the UN estimates that more than 300,000 people have fled from Darfur to Chad.
Since the beginning of the crisis, the UAE has run an air and sea bridge to the area, delivering approximately 2,000 tonnes of food, medicine, and aid to Port Sudan and Chad.