Sudan and Chad have agreed to reopen the Asanga–Adré border crossing after more than eleven days of closure, following security and community discussions held on Sunday between joint committees from both countries, sources told Darfur24.
The talks took place in the Asanga administrative unit in West Darfur and in the Chadian town of Adré. Participants included Coordinator Ali Suleiman and General Manqari on the Chadian side, and the Asanga administrative unit director Badr al-Din along with the head of the Chamber of Commerce, Tijani Youssef Mohamed Bashir, on the Sudanese side.
According to the sources, the discussions focused on securing the road and regulating trade movement across the border. The committees agreed on measures to protect traders’ goods in both Asanga and Adré, facilitate the entry of commercial supplies, and prevent weapons from being carried into local markets.
The talks also highlighted the need to ease tensions between border communities, lower gate fees, improve treatment of horse-cart owners on the Sudanese side, and strengthen efforts to combat smuggling.
The committees approved the proposals, which will allow the crossing to officially reopen on Monday.
The Adré border crossing serves as a major route for food supplies, commercial goods, and humanitarian aid from international organisations and United Nations agencies into Sudan.
