Sudan and chad once was one country .

Sudan and Chad Affirm Keenness to Maintain Cooperation

Addis Ababa - Sudan and Chad have reiterated their keenness to maintain the ongoing cooperation between them for securing the joint border area through the Joint Sudanese - Chadian forces and provide a unique model of the cooperation in this regard which is to be followed by all the African states.
This was assured at a meeting held Sunday in Addis Ababa between the President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al Bashir, and the President of Chad, Idris Deby, on the sidelines of the Ordinary Summit of the African Union.
In press statements after the meeting, held at the residence of President Al Bashir in Addis Ababa, the two Presidents stated that their meeting came in the context of the continuous consultations and cooperation between Sudan and Chad and their work to encourage the exchange of interests between the two countries for the benefit of the two sister peoples.
Presidents Al Bashir and Deby indicated that they discussed progress of the relations between Sudan and Chad as well as issues of mutual concern and the cooperation, especially in the security and trade fields.
It is to be recalled that President Al Bashir also met on the sidelines of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa with the Presidents of Kenya, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Somalia and the Chairman of the African Union's Implementation Panel for Sudan and former South African President, Thabo Mbeki