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Chad army says ‘several hundred’ rebels killed 01 May 2021 / 16:51 H. Pix for illustration purposes. N’DJAMENA: The army in Chad said Friday it had wiped out “several hundred” rebels over two days of fighting in the country’s west, where President Idriss Deby Itno suffered mortal wounds at the front line this month. The army has since mid-April been fighting the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), drawn mainly from the Goran ethnic group, in the Kanem desert region along the border with Niger. “On April 29, the defence and security forces finished dealing with the...

Hundreds of Rebels Killed in Chad as Political Turmoil Grips the Country Share This: The ubiquitous Toyota Hi-Lux truck (technical) used by the army (Wikipedia) Chad’s army clashed with rebels on Thursday outside the town of Nokou, the army said. Nokou is 12 miles from where President Idriss Deby was killed, while visiting troops on the frontline, 10 days ago. The army has been battling the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) in the Kanem desert region along the border with Niger since mid-April. FACT draws mostly from the Goran ethnic group. During the most recent fighting, the ar...

Chad army in fresh clashes with rebels, hundreds quizzed over protests Issued on: 30/04/2021 - 08:19 Chad policemen patrol in a vehicle during clashes with protesters in N'Djamena on April 27, 2021. © Issouf Sanogo, AFP 4 min Government troops and rebels clashed on Thursday in a region of western Chad where the late president Idriss Deby was killed earlier this month, military officials said, as prosecutors interviewed several hundred protesters arrested in recent days. Advertising Read more The fighting in the ...

African Markets – Factors to watch on April 30 April 30, 2021 NAIROBI, April 30 (Reuters) – The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Friday. – – – – – GLOBAL MARKETS Asian shares slipped on Friday but world stocks held near a record high after strong U.S. economic data and the Federal Reserve’s commitment to continue supporting the economy fuelled investors’ appetite for risk. WORLD OIL PRICES Oil pr...

Déby’s death: A microcosm of the flaws of French foreign policy in Libya French President Emmanuel Macron flanked by Mahamat Idriss Deby, son of the late Chadian president, arrives to attend the state funeral for the late Chadian President Idriss Deby in N'Djamena, Chad April 23, 2021. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS On April 20, after clashes that pitted the Chadian national army against rebels in the Kanem region of northern Chad, the country’s President Idriss Déby was killed. Déby, a larger than life figure that had ruled the country for over three decades, had flown to no...