Chad frees rebels ahead of national peace-building talks
Klessoum Prison, ChadReuters Chad’s transitional authorities on Tuesday released the first of some 250 members of armed groups it has promised to free from prison under an amnesty aimed at fostering dialogue after the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby last April. Justice Minister Ahmat Mahamat Alhabo led a short ceremony at Klessoum prison near […]
The real threat to Chad’s military rulers: unemployed youth
N’djamena, ChadReuters When Neldjibaye Madjissem graduated with a mathematics degree in 2015, he began searching for work as a school teacher. Six years on, he is still looking – and is angry. The 31-year-old blames Chad’s government for lack of work, mismanagement of oil revenues and corruption. No wonder people are protesting on the streets […]
Chad in turmoil after Deby death as rebels, opposition challenge military
N’Djamena, ChadReuters The son of Chad’s slain leader Idriss Deby took over as president and armed forces commander on Wednesday as rebel forces threatened to march on the capital, deepening the turmoil in a country vital to international efforts to combat Islamist militants in Africa. The political opposition denounced the military’s takeover of control, as […]
Updated: Chad President Idriss Deby dies on frontline, son to take over
Updated 8am, 21st April, 2021N’Djamena, ChadReuters Chad’s president, Idriss Deby, who ruled his country for more than 30 years and was an important Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants in Africa, was killed on Monday in a battle against rebels in the north, authorities said. His son, Mahamat Idriss Deby, was named interim […]