Chad official promotes peace after farmer-herder clash
Ahmat Choua Rozi met with community representatives in Salamat to foster reconciliation and prevent future conflict.
In Chad's Salamat province, government delegate Ahmat Choua Rozi visited Am-Djoudjoul on Sunday, October 25, 2026, following a conflict between herders and farmers in Kouzi-Wahit on October 18. Rozi met with community representatives to encourage reconciliation and social cohesion.
The delegate urged communities to learn from recent events and avoid further confrontation, emphasizing dialogue and adherence to established rules. Participants expressed regret over the recent clashes and called for reconciliation and peaceful coexistence between herders and farmers.
Earlier in the week, on October 21, the prefect of Aboudeïa department, Mahamat Soumaïne Hassan, began a sensitisation tour in eight sub-prefectures, accompanied by six canton chiefs, to prevent community conflicts.
Why it mattersFarmers and herders in the Salamat province of Chad are affected by tensions that require reconciliation efforts.