Chad

In Ndjamena, a lead-up atmosphere reigned on Wednesday, April 21, the day after the announcement of Idriss Deby Itno, the president since 1990. The city is deserted and residents are torn between grief and anxiety. With our correspondents in Ndjamena, Aurélie Bazzara and Madjiasra NakoThe capital woke up on Wednesday at the dawn…

Saleh Kebzabo was minister during Idriss Deby's presidency in the late 1990s, before becoming one of his main opponents for the past two decades. He had chosen to boycott the presidential election on April 11, which he described as an "election finding". He is a guest at RFI. .

Financially, Idriss Déby will not go into the history of his country as a great builder, nor a development architect. His country is at the bottom of the world rankings for development. The oil rent that started in 2003 has hardly helped the population. 187 out of 189 countries, this is Chad's position in the UN ranking for…

In Paris, several dozen Chadians, youths and opponents gathered in exile on Tuesday afternoon near the Chadian embassy, ​​in the 16th arrondissement, under the supervision of a large force. Police who prevented them from approaching the building. With our special correspondent on site, Francois MazetThe embassy's heavy wooden…

In Chad, President Idriss Déby Itno announced the death of a Transitional Military Council (CMT) on April 20, while announcing the repeal of the constitution and the dissolution of the government and parliament. The Transitional Council, which took power in Chad after the death of Idriss Déby Itno, is led by one of the sons of the late president, Lieutenant General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. At the age of 37, he became head of state and chief of staff of the armed forces. Until now, he was the head of the famous DGSSEI, a…

The death of the Chadian head of state Idriss Déby Itno barely announced, a transitional military council of fifteen generals took power for a period of 18 months before, they announce that a "free and democratic election" is being held. Idriss Déby's son, General Mahamat Idriss Déby, is the first of them: a man of power, military but quite discreet.…

Idriss Déby died in the front line before the factual uprising, Chadian TV announced on Tuesday, April 20. At the helm of Chad for 30 years, the president, just re-elected for a new term, was primarily a soldier. Supported by the West and especially France, despite the regime's authoritarian operation. Idriss Déby Itno died…

The Chadian army has confirmed that General Mahamat Kaka, the son of the late President Idriss Deby Itno, will replace him as head of a military council to replace the late president. This follows the message from Army spokesman General Azem Bermandoa Agouna, who said Idriss Deby, 68, "has just breathed his last defender of the sovereign nation on the battlefield" over the weekend. Mahamat previously served as deputy commander of the armed forces for the Chadian intervention in northern Mali (FATIM). Mahamat first…

Chad President Idriss Deby has died while visiting front-line troops to fight northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a sixth term. The 68-year-old "has just breathed his last of the defense of the sovereign nation on the battlefield" over the weekend, Army spokesman General Azem Bermandoa Agouna said in a statement read on state television, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). The army said a military council led by the late president's…

Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno, who has been in power for 30 years, died on Tuesday from injuries sustained while commanding his army in fighting against rebels in the north over the weekend, a spokesman announced on state television. "The president of the republic, head of state, supreme head of the army, Idriss Déby Itno, has just breathed his last while defending the territorial integrity on the battlefield. It is with deep bitterness that we announce to the Chadian people the death this Tuesday, April 20, 2021 of…