With our correspondent in N'Djamena, Madjiasra Nako

During the night from Sunday to Monday, a field was devastated between Delbian and Béré, in Tandjilé, in southern Chad, where the conflict between farmers and herders left seven dead. An angry crowd attacked the prefecture and vandalized two administrative vehicles.

A few days earlier, around twenty deaths were recorded in Batha province in a similar conflict. Ouaddaï province in the eastern part of the country also saw twelve deaths following the destruction of a field.

Farmer-herder conflicts have become cyclical over the years at the end of the rainy season. Herders forced by climate change to move in search of pasture arrive at the edges of fields before harvests. This provokes tensions with landowners who are often rebuffed by authorities. And herders are perceived as being favored by the authorities.

Last Friday, the bishops of Chad called on the head of state to commit to ending these clashes that are undermining unity among Chadians.