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Touadéra adviser accuses Chad of preparing an offensive

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Jules Njawé, a Cameroonian adviser to Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, accused Chad and France of preparing an offensive against the Central African Republic with 103 armed pick-up trucks and two fighter aircraft. He made the remarks on 19 October, nine days after an attack in the Nabagaye-Tissi border area reportedly injured 16 Chadian soldiers, according to Corbeau News Centrafrique.

Jules Njawé, a Cameroonian adviser to Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, accused Chad of preparing an offensive against the Central African Republic with French support. He cited 103 heavily armed pick-up trucks and two French fighter aircraft during a programme hosted by journalist Alain Foka on 19 October, Corbeau News Centrafrique reported.

Jules Njawé also called Chadian Foreign Minister Ahmat Kogri “petty”. The accusations came nine days after an attack in the Nabagaye-Tissi border area, which reportedly injured 16 Chadian soldiers and prompted an official protest from N’Djamena, according to the Central African outlet.

The statement came after Gouandjika asserted his freedom of speech in the Central African Republic on 18 October. It also came the day after Bangui and Brazzaville coordinated on the voluntary return of Central African refugees, announced on 20 October.

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