Central African Republic–Chad border

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Map of the CAR-Chad border

The Central African Republic–Chad border is 1,556 km (987 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Cameroon in the west, to the tripoint with Sudan in the east.[1]

Description

The border begins in the west at the tripoint with Cameroon, located in the Mbéré River about 15 km (9 m) NE of the Central African town of Mbéré. Two short, straight lines then proceed eastwards, before reaching the Lébé river; the border then proceeds eastwards utilising the following rivers: the Ouaraouassi, Eréké, Pendé, Taibo, Bokola and the Nana Barya, until the latter joins the Ouham River. Three straight lines then form an overland section of the boundary, until reaching the Petit Sido river, whereupon it follows the following rivers all the way to the Sudanese tripoint: the Grand Sido, Chari, Bahr Aouk, Samoybayn (also known as the Madeam), Aoukalé and the Mare de Tizi.

History

The border first emerged during the

Second World War the boundary between Ubangi-Shari and Chad was aligned differently, with large areas of south-west Chad included within Ubangi-Shari (including the large towns of Moundou and modern Sarh), and areas of modern CAR's Vakaga prefecture within Chad.[2] It appears that the current alignments was finalised in the early 1940s.[2] France gradually granted more political rights and representation for the constituent territories of the two African federations, culminating in the granting of broad internal autonomy to each colony in 1958 within the framework of the French Community.[3] Eventually, in August 1960, both Chad and the Central African Republic declared full independence and their mutual frontier thus became an international one between two independent states.[2]

Since 2003 the border has been crossed by thousands of Central African refugees fleeing the

Chadian military currently [when?] has a large presence in CAR and has repeatedly crossed the border in an attempt to secure the frontier.[7]

Settlements near the border

Central African Republic

Chad

  • Bédara Lal
  • Odoumia
  • Goré
  • Kaba
  • Goubeti
  • Gondey
  • Tangaray
  • Ngoide
  • Makoua
  • Kouga
  • Dangaousi

See also

References

  1. ^ CIA World Factbook - Chad, 5 October 2019
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h International Boundary Study No. 83 – Central African Republic-Chad Boundary (PDF), 15 June 1968, retrieved 7 October 2019
  3. ISBN 0-313-30328-2
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  4. ^ Chad: Population Movement from the Central African Republic (CAR) - Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) Final Report DREF n°MDRTD017 / PTD027, ReliefWeb, 18 February 2019, retrieved 12 October 2019
  5. ^ Ezzat Habib Chami (5 January 2018), Central African Republic: UN agency registers thousands of refugees arriving in Chad, UNHCR, retrieved 12 October 2019
  6. ^ Charlotte Bozonnet (11 March 2014), "Chad struggles to cope with refugees from conflict in Central African Republic", The Guardian, retrieved 12 October 2019
  7. ^ Stefanie Duckstein (12 February 2014), Chad's role behind the scenes in the Central African Republic, DW, retrieved 12 October 2019
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