N’DJAMENA — Chad announced on Wednesday it was closing Qatar’s embassy in N'Djamena and giving its staff 10 days to leave, accusing Doha of seeking to destabilize the country via Libya.

“Given the continued involvement of the state of Qatar in the attempts at the destabilization of Chad from Libya, the government has decided on the closure of the embassy and the departure of the ambassador and diplomatic personnel from national territory,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.

“They have been given 10 days in this regard,” it said.

“In order to safeguard peace and security in the region, Chad calls on Qatar to cease all actions that could undermine its security as well as those of the countries of the Lake Chad basin and the Sahel,” the foreign ministry statement added.

It did not provide any details to support the accusation. — Agencies