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In power for 30 years, Idriss Déby's death leaves huge uncertainties at the heart of government.

Share on Twitter Chads President Idriss Deby Itno has died in combat after three decades in power, the army said on Tuesday, opening a period of uncertainty in a country that is a key strategic ally of the West in a troubled region. His son was immediately named transitional leader as head of a military council and both the government and parliament were dissolved, but the army vowed "free and democratic" elections after an 18-month transitional period. The army said Mr Deby had die...

President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned President Idriss Deby of Chad, describing him as a gallant leader. Deby, who was newly re-elected for the sixth term, died yesterday from injuries sustained while fighting rebels. Buhari, in a condolence message by his media assistant, Malam Garba Shehu, expressed sadness over “the sudden and tragic death of President Deby on the front line, fighting against rebel soldiers.” He said: “I’m deeply shocked and devastated by the sudden death of Idriss ...

WFP Chad Country Brief, March 2021 Format USD 1.6 m cash-based transfers made USD 81.5 m six months (April – September 2021) net funding requirements 377,034 people assisted in March 2021 Operational Updates • Following the results of the March 2021 Cadre Harmonisé (food security assessment), WFP is preparing for the lean season response. Between June and August, based on the needs assessment, WFP aims to assist 690,000 food insecure Chadians across six provinces in the Sahelian belt (Barh...

Article content N’DJAMENA — 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 also denounced the military’s takeover of control, calling the move a coup d’etat and rejecting its plan for a transition. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. ...

Mahamat, 37, is the same age as the late Idriss Déby when he seized power in 1990.

5 Min Read N’DJAMENA, April 21 (Reuters) - 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. People drive past a Chad army tank near the presidential palace, after Chads President Idriss Deby, who ruled the country for more than 30 years and was an important Western ally, was kill...

Chad : Marshal Idriss Deby Is No More The President died yesterday from injuries he received at the war front against the FACT rebel groups. Military authorities in Chad have announced the death of President, Idriss Deby Itno. Speaking on the country’s National Radio and Television, the military spokesperson said, the Chadian President died on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 from injuries received at the war front where his country is fighting rebel groups. Lire aussi : Idriss Deby Itno : une vie d...

President Idriss Debys death on the frontlines leaves Chad with an unpredictable future CNN 1 hr ago By Tim Lister, CNN © MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno addresses supporters at his election campaign rally in Ndjamena on April 9, 2021. - Chads citizens are set to go to the polls for the first round of the Presidential election on April 11, 2021. (Photo by Marco LONGARI / AFP) (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images) Its not often that...

21 Apr 2021 - 08:25 KABUL (Pajhwok): Chad’s President Idriss Deby has succumbed to wounds suffered on the front line in the country’s north, Al Jazeera reports. A Chad army spokesman said late on Tuesday: “Deby, 68, has just breathed his last defending the sovereign nation on the battlefield.” Gen. Azem Bermandoa Agouna made the announcement on state-run television a day after Deby was declared the winner of the latest presidential vote. Deby was commanding h...