Country overviewThe Republic of Chad is a landlocked state in central Africa, bordered by Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Niger to the west, and Cameroon , with Nigeria to the south-west and Libya to the north. In geographical terms, Chad is divided into several regions: a desert area in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the center and a fertile savannah area in the south. Under the leadership of François Tombalbaye, Chad gained independence in 1960. However, because the country is made up of more than 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups, the more Muslim north resented Tombalbaye's policies and took over. After multiple internal conflicts among the rebels themselves, Idriss Deby, the current president, has led the country towards more prosperous times. However, although large oil reserves and cotton plantations have created new revenues, Chad is still one of the poorest and most corrupt nations in the world. And on top of Chad's problems, South Sudan's current conflicts with Sudan and its own ethnic groups who accuse the government of demarcating the borders have spilled over into surrounding regions. Chad is invaded by hundreds of thousands of refugees and conflicts pose a great threat to the stability of our country's political system. We have already observed that many of the surrounding states see riots and insurrections by different ethnic groups not only against their respective governments but also at an inter-ethnic level.B. I. Topic OverviewThe Republic of South Sudan is a landlocked country in northeastern Africa. After multiple internal conflicts, Sudan gained independence in 2011 following a referendum in the region controlled by the Autonomous Government of the South of the South... in the center of the map....... Chad is now faced with tens of thousands of refugees are fleeing from many other countries. We have already had more than 70 thousand from the Central African Republic and this new wave of 30 thousand Sudanese refugees has brought the total to 348 thousand. The government of Chad does not have the money to take care of over 12 different refugee camps and now has to let the United Nations and other outside government organizations use our territory. We will continue to maintain our open-door policy and allow refugees into our national health and education systems when it comes to this issue, but we would like to reiterate the danger that these conflicts pose to our stable political situation. Chad fully supports the current government of President Kiir and is willing to do anything to achieve a stable situation where all ethnic groups and government officials coexist in peace.
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