The Chadian government has signed an accord with Sudan in the Chadian capital N’djamena aimed at normalising relations since Chad severed diplomatic relations two months ago.
In Wednesday’s agreement, signed by representatives, the two countries agreed not to use their respective territories to accommodate armed groups active along their common border, according to BBC reports.
It was not immediately clear how this agreement will be enforced along the poorly policed 1 000km-long Chad-Sudan border.
The two erstwhile allies have been at loggerheads since last November when Chadian president Idriss Déby Itno accused Sudan of harbouring rebels intent on toppling Déby’s 15-year rule.
Déby led a rebellion from Sudan’s Darfur region with Khartoum’s support to overthrow the autocratic regime of Hissene Habre.
The agreement is largely seen as a precursor to the resumption of diplomatic ties between the two countries — both ruled by northern Muslim Arab elites who have long supported each other in conflicts with their southern black Christian compatriots. — Sapa-dpa