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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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