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Chad presidential election: assassination of main opposition figure casts doubt on country’s return to democracy

Chad presidential election: assassination of main opposition figure casts doubt on country’s return to democracy

THE assassination of Chad’s main opposition leader, Yaya Dillo, is hanging heavy over presidential elections due in early May. Dillo was killed on 28 February when the headquarters of the opposition Party Socialiste sans Frontières (Party of Socialists without Borders) in the Chadian capital N'Djamena was besieged by the newly formed Rapid Reaction Force. It’s not the first violence meted out to the opposition. In October 2022 Chadian security forces killed hundreds of protesters. They were protesting the extension of the transition to democracy from 18 to 36 months and the decision of transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby to stand…
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Chad’s interim leader Deby confirms plan to run for president

Chad’s interim leader Deby confirms plan to run for president

CHAD'S interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby said he plans to run in this year's long-awaited presidential race. Deby's confirmation came at the end of a chaotic week in which opposition politician Yaya Dillo was shot and killed in the capital N'Djamena. Dillo's death on Wednesday in disputed circumstances has further exposed divisions in the ruling elite at a politically sensitive time as the Central African country prepares for the promised return to democratic rule via the ballot box. Advertisement · Scroll to continue The Chadian government has said Dillo was killed in an exchange of gunfire with security forces and has accused members of his party…
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Hundreds flee massive flooding in Chad capital

Hundreds flee massive flooding in Chad capital

HUNDREDS of inhabitants of Chad's capital N'Djamena have fled their homes due to massive flooding that has hit since Thursday, leaving parts of the city navigable only by boat. "I drove the children to school this morning and on my return our house was completely flooded with river water. I don't know what to do or where to put my family," said Thomas Ngueadoum, 31. Some flood victims have left their homes on foot, carrying belongings on their heads. In one area women have built an emergency camp out of thin wooden branches and cloth to provide shelter for their…
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Chad’s leader targets 6th term

Chad’s leader targets 6th term

MAHAMAT RAMADANE and JOEL KOUAM VOTE counting has started in Chad after a tense presidential election yesterday that is likely to see President Idriss Deby extend his three-decade rule, despite signs of growing discontent over his handling of the nation's oil wealth. Election officials began counting ballots at a polling station in centre of the capital N'Djamena immediately after polls closed, watched by a group of observers, a Reuters reporter said. The election commission has until April 25 to announce provisional results. Deby, 68, was the first to cast his ballot at a polling station in the capital N'Djamena. He…
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