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Chadians will soon elect a new president, concluding a three-year political transition that will almost certainly see the incumbent Mahamat Déby Itno retain power. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Enrica Picco and Charles Bouëssel examine the issues at stake and the possible threats to the country’s stability after the vote. 

Warring generals Burhan and Hemeti are going into a battle that could end in a Libya-style national schism, After the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took over the cities of Nyala, Zalingei, El Geneina, and El Daein over a month ago, they set the stage for a battle for El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur state. If they prevail there against the Sudan Armed Forces and allies, RSF Commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Hemeti can claim to control all of the giant region (about the size of Spai...

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Chad President Mahamat Idriss Deby is touring the nation, touting his efforts to maintain peace and restore civilian rule, in accordance with resolutions set forth in October 2022 at the Inclusive and Sovereign National Dialogue. But Chad's political opposition says the central African state remains plagued by hunger, poverty and armed conflict since the military…

Chad’s military transition leader Mahamat Idriss Déby was officially sworn in Monday as President.

N’DJAMENA: A jailed Chadian rebel has been pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and released from prison, his brother and Chad’s government have said. Tom Erdimi, twin brother of Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) leader Timan Erdimi, was released on Tuesday after several months’ imprisonment in Egypt. He should return to Chad “at the end of the week,” his brother

The release comes on the heels of a pre-negotiation parley held in Doha by Qatar, Chad and more than 300 rebel groups.

Tom Erdini a été libéré après plusieurs mois de prison. Selon son frère, chef du groupe armé de l’UFR, il sera de retour au Tchad « en fin de semaine ».

After several months in an Egyptian prison, Tom Erdimi, a Chadian rebel and nephew of former president Idriss Deby Itno, was pardoned and released.

A Chadian rebel imprisoned for several months in Egypt has been pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi before being released, his brother and the Chadian government told AFP on Wednesday.