Article: VOA: CHAD THREATENS TO CUT OIL EXPORTS AS WORLD BANK CUTS AID

The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Raymond Thibodeaux

Chadian President Idriss Deby vowed Saturday to shut down its oil production if the World Bank continues to suspend much-needed aid.

In the days after a rebel incursion rocked this capital earlier this week, Chad's embattled president, Idriss Deby, has made one proclamation after another. Friday Chad cut diplomatic ties with Sudan, which Chad accused of backing the rebels. He has also threatened to kick out more than 200,000 people seeking refuge in eastern Chad from Sudan's Darfur violence.

Now, President Deby is threatening to shut down the country's oil production, which some analysts say is an ...

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