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A national tribute will be paid to the late president on 23 April at the Nation Square in N’Djamena.
The Chadian army has installed Mahamat Deby as the transitional head of state following Tuesday’s confirmation of his father Idriss Déby’s death after sustaining wounds from the battlefield.
Chad’s president of more than 30 years has died of his wounds on Tuesday, days after being caught up in clashes between government forces and rebels in the north of the country.
In an interview with APA, Senegalese human rights activist Alioune Tine pleads the case for the provisional release of former Chadian President Hissen Habre on health grounds.
The African Union has praised what it called a peaceful presidential election in Chad despite fears of violence on polling day on Sunday.
With two days to go before the presidential election in Chad, Amnesty International has denounced the long Internet cuts, among other “obstacles to freedom of expression.”
The 73-year-old opposition leader is working hard to stand in the way of Idriss Déby Itno who is seeking a 6th presidential term on April 11.
It’s a crowded field for Chad’s presidential elections as seven out of the ten candidates cleared by the electoral commission look poised to run for the country’s highest office.
The attempted tank arrest of opposition leader Yaya Dillo in the Chadian capital N’Djamena has left several people dead amid tensions ahead of the country’s presidential elections.
As the G5 Sahel summit holds in the Chadian capital N’Djamena on 15 and 16 February 2021, APA News picks the brain of renowned political analyst, recognized expert on Sahel, journalist and writer Seidik Abba over the stakes.