The Washington Post published a lengthy report on the conflict in Chad, Russian interference in it through the Wagner Group. The report, written by Rachel Chason, the paper's West Africa bureau chief, said Western officials were increasingly concerned about the stability of Chad.

The U.S. is at loggerheads between providing military and security assistance to its important ally Chad and what it calls for "defending democracy" Critics of Washington say America's security concerns have contributed to its silence about what they describe as Chad's growing repression at home.