Chad to send 1,500 troops to Haiti, 400 already deployed, Official said

Chad plans to send 1,500 personnel to Haiti, its presidential office said in a letter to lawmakers distributed on Monday, ​as part of its contribution to a U.N.-backed security force ‌that aims to be 5,500-strong by this summer.

The Chadian forces are expected to arrive by June after receiving training from "European and American partners", said the official, who ​requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak ​now to the media.

Chad told the United Nations in October 2023 that it was willing to contribute troops and police to the MSS, without specifying ⁠numbers ​or a timeline.

At the time, the U.N. ​also received similar pledges from Benin and Bangladesh.

None have so far deployed.