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Death of Chad’s President Could Worsen Security Situation in West Africa Format The recent death of President Idriss Déby of Chad—and the forceful takeover of power by military officers led by his 37-year-old son, Mahamat Déby—could further destabilize both the Sahel and the Lake Chad region. According to the Chadian army, the 68-year-old leader died on April 20 when government forces clashed with the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) rebel group near the town of Mao, in the country’s central Kanem region. Some observers have raised doubts about the claim, suggesting that ...

Chad: President Deby wins reelection, extending 30 years in power Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno has won a sixth term in office, according to provisional election results. He had campaigned for peace and security in a country afflicted by violence. Deby is set for a sixth term as president Chad's incumbent president, Idriss Deby Itno, has been reelected for a sixth term with 79.32% of the vote, provisional results released by the election commission showed on Monday. Former prime minister Albert Pahimi Padacke came in second with 10.32% of the vote, while Chad's first female president ...

Chad leader Idriss Deby dies on battlefield after winning reelection Idriss Deby took power in a coup decades ago and died fighting against rebels trying to oust him. Over 30 years, Deby has been a maverick figure in the Sahel region, with friends in the West but enemies close to home. Chadian President Idriss Deby died on a battlefied on April 20, the military said Idriss Deby, the son of a shepherd who went on to lead his country Chad and become one of Africa's longest serving heads of state, has died on a battlefield with anti-government rebels. He was 68. The shock announcement came from ...

FILE PHOTO: A supporter carries a picture of Chad President Idriss Deby during a Peace Process rally in Darfur, in Al Fashir capital of North Darfur September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah PARIS (Reuters) - Chad's longtime ruler President Idriss Deby, a Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants in Africa, was killed on the frontline against rebels in the north. His main ally, France, has about 5,100 troops based across the region as part of international efforts to fight Islamist militants, including its main base in the Chadian capital N'Djamena. His death, which...

Chad awaits presidential election result Votes are being counted in Chad's presidential election, which is widely expected to give incumbent Idris Deby a sixth term. President Idris Deby (second right) is expected to win a sixth term in office "In general, voters decided to stay in their homes because they say that they have been voting in the previous election, but there has been no change. So, there was no point in them going out to vote," says DW's Fred Muvuyi in the capital N'Djamena. and had no kind words for President Deby. "Even if I voted, there would be no change. This is a sham ele...