"Chad is totally puzzled and baffled by President Trump's decision to slap this ban on Chadian nationals," NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton tells Morning Edition. "Chad is not happy, because it feels that it has done its utmost in the fight against terrorism." And the language issued by the White House in the president's executive order has done little to clarify the rationale.
It praises Chad for being "an important and valuable counterterrorism partner" and says Washington "looks forward to expanding that cooperation." Nonetheless, the executive order also states that "Chad does not adequately share public safety and terrorism-related information" and "several terrorist groups are active within Chad or in the surrounding region.”
