Idriss Deby Itno

In Chad, three weeks after Idriss Deby's loss of life on a battlefield, many are questioning concerning the function of Marshal Haftar's Libyan and Vladimir Putin's Russians within the insurgent offensive that was deadly for the Chadian president. Was there a Benghazi and Moscow conspiracy in opposition to Ndjamena? Was it additionally the need to weaken Paris? And why didn't Paris reply? Jalel Harchaoui is a researcher on the NGO World Initiative, primarily based in Geneva. He solutions the questions from Christophe…

That is his first journey outdoors Chad since taking up as head of the army council. Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno is in Niger on Monday 10 Could. He went to satisfy his troops within the Téra division, however he additionally exchanged on arrival with the very best Nigerian authorities. At the identical time, the Chadian military introduced that army operations towards the rebels from the Entrance for…

Chad's army on Sunday claimed victory over northern rebels after weeks of preventing that led to the killing of President Idriss Deby Itno. Nonetheless, the insurgent group Entrance for Change and Harmony in Chad (FACT) mentioned it was not conscious that the preventing would finish. The group "will remark when it has dependable and credible info," mentioned FACT spokesman Kingabe Ogouzeimi de Tapol. Transitional army officers have beforehand mentioned they've defeated the rebels simply to hold…

No less than 5 individuals have been killed on Tuesday throughout protests in Ndjamena and southern Chad towards the junta that took energy after the dying of President Idriss Déby Itno per week in the past. Common Mahamat Idriss Déby, the regime's new strongman, has promised to prepare "an inclusive nationwide dialogue" whereas a brand new demand demonstrations begins on Wednesday in April.…

Amine Abba Sidick was Chad's overseas minister when Idriss Déby Itno was killed. For the reason that dissolution of the federal government, he isn't any longer a minister however explains the day-to-day work. Previous to that, this determine in Chad's political life had been Chad's ambassador to France and head of the civilian cupboard for the presidency. Amine Abba Sidick sees the transition interval as a course of that results in the…

Albert Pahimi Padacké placed on his Prime Minister's jacket, notesChad Information. Yesterday, he was appointed head of the transitional authorities by CMT, the Transitional Navy Council. The president of the Nationwide Rally of Chadian Democrats will not be a novice on this place, the web site remembers. He was the final Prime Minister of President Idriss Déby earlier than the abolition of the Prime Minister's workplace in…

The Chadian transition has due to this fact elected its prime minister. The top of the Army Transitional Council, Mahamat Idris Déby, appointed Albert Pahimi Padacké to this publish. A place he is aware of nicely, as he was the final occupier, from 2016 to 2018, earlier than a constitutional reform eliminated this place. With…

In Chad, Albert Pahimi Padacké is appointed Prime Minister of the Transitional Authorities. A very important political determine, he was the final prime minister earlier than the publish was abolished in Could 2018 through the constitutional reform. For a lot of observers, the ruling junta has been reasonable. as reported from…

Chad's military transitional government late on Sunday rejected the possibility of negotiating with the rebels, who were blamed for killing the country's president for three decades, raising the specter that armed fighters could push forward with their threats to attack the capital. A spokesman for the rebel group, known as the Front for Change and Concord in Chad, told the Associated Press (AP) that it is now joining forces with other armed groups that oppose President Idriss Deby Itno's son, Mahamat,…

It is a crucial week that begins in Chad, after the second that has shaken the country, from the death of Idris Déby to the establishment of a military transition committee headed by the head of state. What should the military do with its power? How will the transition go forward? How about the rebels? With our special…