N'DJAMENA, May  15, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A "violent clash" in southwest Chad
has killed 35 people, the government said on Thursday, without giving details
on who was involved.

Communication minister and government spokesman Gassim Cherif Mahamat said
six people were also wounded in the clash on Wednesday in the region of
Logone-Occidental.

"This tragic clash caused the death of 35 people and six wounded," he said.
"The defence and security forces quickly intervened and managed to bring
the situation under control," he added.

Clashes frequently break out in southern Chad where Christian and animist
communities complain of being marginalised by the government.

The violence often involves nomadic Muslim herders and largely Christian or
animist indigenous sedentary farmers.