Libreville, Gabon, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Clashes wound at least 72 soldiers in Chad gold mining region

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At least 72 Chadian soldiers wounded in clashes in a northwestern gold-mining province have been taken to hospital since fighting broke out two weeks ago, a military source told AFP Wednesday. The central African country's military has been locked in running battles since October 14 with a local militia in Tibesti, an arid mountain region bordering Libya and Niger boasting vast gold reserves. Those riches have been a source of conflict ever sinc......

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