Resolve is key to EU success in Chad

The European Union Force (Eufor) mission to Chad looks set to resume its deployment by the end of next week, as the rebel forces have been dealt a severe setback.

One of the rebels’ prime objectives was to take the airport in the capital city, N’Djamena. If they had, the European mission would be in doubt.

But the rebels have had to withdraw from the areas they captured in order to resupply. The ...