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| Sudan and Chad sign border accord | |
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| The presidents of Chad and Sudan have signed an accord in Senegal during talks aimed at stopping support for rebels in each other's territory. | |
| Chad's Idriss Deby and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir signed the non-aggression pact in Dakar in the presence of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. | |
| Hours before they met, Chad accused Sudan of sending heavily armed columns of Chadian rebels across its border. | |
| The Sudanese government dismissed the accusation as "complete nonsense". | |
| There has been no independent confirmation of a crossing. | |
| Chadian rebels say they already operate inside the country and EU peacekeepers there said they had detected no incursion. | |
| Accusations | Accusations |
| The two leaders struck the accord on Thursday on the fringes of an Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit under Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's mediation. | |
| Previous agreements during five years of hostilities between the two countries have collapsed. | |
| An announcement on Chadian radio had said "several columns of heavily armed rebels" had crossed the border from Sudan near the town of Ade. | |
| As the neighbouring countries traded accusations earlier, the Chadian rebel National Alliance also denied any cross-border movements from its fighters. | |
| "There is no fresh offensive," AFP news agency quoted him as saying. "Nothing in particular is going on." | |
| A rebel attempt to overthrow President Deby's government was thwarted last month. | |
| Chad has often accused Sudan of supporting Chadian rebels. | |
| The charge has been denied by Khartoum, which in turn accuses Chad of backing rebels in Sudan's Darfur region. | |
| Coup attempt | Coup attempt |
| In recent weeks Chad has taken steps to prevent attacks from rebels, including digging a deep trench around the capital, N'Djamena, and cutting down trees which could provide cover for attackers. | In recent weeks Chad has taken steps to prevent attacks from rebels, including digging a deep trench around the capital, N'Djamena, and cutting down trees which could provide cover for attackers. |
| The government fought off last month's attempted coup in a fierce two-day battle. | The government fought off last month's attempted coup in a fierce two-day battle. |
| Rebel columns in pick-up trucks rode into N'Djamena on 2 February, aiming to overthrow Mr Deby, who took shelter in his palace as street fighting raged. | Rebel columns in pick-up trucks rode into N'Djamena on 2 February, aiming to overthrow Mr Deby, who took shelter in his palace as street fighting raged. |
| The attack took place just before the deployment of a European peacekeeping force, to safeguard refugees from Darfur in eastern Chad and the Central African Republic. | The attack took place just before the deployment of a European peacekeeping force, to safeguard refugees from Darfur in eastern Chad and the Central African Republic. |
| A state of emergency was imposed to restore order after the coup attempt. | A state of emergency was imposed to restore order after the coup attempt. |