Tension between Chad & Sudan mounts
Tensions between Chad and Sudan rose further on Saturday following a rebel attack that observers say could yet lead to the fall of Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno and plunge the country into chaos.
In the Chadian capital N'Djamena Deby accused his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Beshir of "genocide" in the west Sudanese region of Darfur and branded him a "traitor", a day after severing diplomatic ties with Khartoum.
The United Nations voiced concern about threats by Chad to expel Sudanese refugees amid the escalating crisis between the two countries, warning that such action would violate international humanitarian law.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's special representative to Sudan Jan Pronk issued the warning after N'djamena threatened to expel some 200,000 Sudanese refugees currently in eastern Chad in retaliation for Khartoum's alleged support of a Chadian rebel offensive.
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