Chad Deploys Forces and Drones Along Sudanese Border, Closes Adré Crossing

Chadian authorities have unexpectedly deployed military forces and surveillance drones along the Sudan–Chad border while simultaneously closing the Adré border crossing amid conflicting reports about the reasons behind the move.

The Adré crossing serves as the main entry point for food supplies, commercial goods, and humanitarian aid provided by international organizations and UN agencies to Sudan.

Sources indicated that Chadian authorities have banned the movement of horse-drawn carts—known locally as karo—that transport fuel and food to the Sudanese town of Adeikong.

The decision reportedly came after members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia imposed fees on the karo carrying fuel from Adré to nearby border areas.

The sources added that while Chad had previously allowed karo to pass through, it continued to prohibit trucks and other vehicles loaded with goods from entering Sudan through the crossing.

According to the same sources, a joint community committee has held meetings with Chadian authorities in the town of Adré to discuss possible solutions, after the latter informed the committee that Sudanese armed elements had recently imposed new levies on horse-drawn carts transporting fuel into Sudan.