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  The Chadian military council led by General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the 37-year-old son of the late President, Idris Deby has taken over the reigns of Government. Upon his take over, General Mahamat dissolved the government and the national assembly. President Deby died of injuries suffered on the frontline in the Sahel country’s north, where he had gone to visit soldiers battling rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday. He said Deby, 68, breathed his last defending the sovereign natio...

Channels Television   Updated April 20, 2021 FILE: President Muhammadu Buhari and Chadian President H.E Idriss Deby Itno during an official visit to State House Abuja on March 27, 2021. Sunday Aghaeze/State House   President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the demise of ex-Chadian President Idriss Deby “will surely create a big vacuum in the efforts to jointly confront the Boko Haram terrorists and the Islamic State West Africa Province.” The President made the comment in a statement si...

Chad’s president dies in rebel clashes, day after re-election 1 minute read N’Djamena, Apr 20 (EFE).- Chad’s President Idriss Deby on Tuesday died after sustaining injuries in clashes with rebel forces, a day after he secured a sixth term in office, the central African country’s army said. Military spokesperson Azem Bermandoa Agouna said in a televised statement that Deby succumbed to wounds he sustained while he was “defending territorial integrity on the battlefield.” A transiti...

Tuesday 20 April 2021 - 6:26pm Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno greets a crowd of journalists and supporters as he arrives to casts his ballot at a polling station in Ndjamena, on April 11, 2021. MARCO LONGARI / AFP LIBREVILLE - A rebel group which launched an offensive against the regime in Chad from Libya last week vowed Tuesday to march on the capital NDjamena after the death of President Idriss Deby Itno. "We categorically reject the transition (being led by ...

Idriss Deby Itno son General Mahamat Kaka Déby go be Chad new leader 20 April 2021, 14:18 WAT New Informate 4 hours wey don pass Wia dis foto come from, Getty Images Di Chadian army don confam General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, son of slain president Idriss Deby Itno, go replace am as head of military council General Mahamat Kaka go take over as di interim president of di kontri and im go lead di nation for at least 18 months, na so army spokesman, General Azem Bermandoa Agouna, announce for st...

2021-04-20 18:55:41 GMT2021-04-21 02:55:41(Beijing Time) Xinhua English NDJAMENA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Chadian interim head of state General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno surrounded himself with fourteen other generals to compose the transitional military council (CMT), which was established Tuesday following the death of former Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, father of General Mahamat, according to the first decree of the CMT published by public television. Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, whom...

BREAKING: Chads President, Deby Has Died Of Injuries Suffered On Frontline Details of his death are still sketchy but the army authorities said he died from injuries sustained on the front. by SaharaReporters, New York Apr 20, 2021 Chads President, Idriss Deby has died, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Details of his death are still sketchy but the army authorities said he died from injuries sustained on the front. The Chadian army is currently combating rebel forces who have...

  Deby, 68, had ruled Chad with an iron fist for three decades but was a key ally in the West’s anti-jihadist campaign in the troubled Sahel region.   On Monday, the army had claimed a “great victory” in its battle against the rebels from neighbouring Libya, saying it had killed 300 fighters, with the loss of five soldiers in its own ranks during eight days of combat.   Deby would have been one of the longest-serving leaders in the world, after provisional results showed him winning th...

The Chadian army said on Monday it had killed 300 rebels who waged a major incursion into the north of the country eight days ago, adding that it had lost five of its soldiers. A heavily armed rebel group launched a raid from its rear base in Libya on April 11, the same day as Chad’s presidential election that is expected to see the incumbent Idriss Deby Itno poised to extend his 30-year rule. The raid by the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) saw “more than 300 rebels neutralised�...

Channels Television   Updated April 19, 2021 This image made available courtesy of the Chadian Army on April 18, 2021, shows alleged rebel soldiers belonging to the Front pour l’alternance et la concorde au Tchad (FACT) sitting in the sand after having been captured following clashes with the Chadian army in Nyze, 50km North east of Zigueye, on April 17, 2021. Chadian Army / AFP   The Chadian army said Monday it had killed 300 rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, adding that i...