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Vol 66 No 2

Published 24th January 2025


Chad

Kaka beset on all sides

Having struck out on his own, the President looks ill-equipped to meet the domestic political and foreign security challenges and faces major risks

Two momentous decisions at the end of 2024 govern prospects for the regime in the year to come: the expulsion of France’s military and President Mahamat Déby Itno ‘Kaka’s’ appointment as Field Marshal, the highest rank in the armed forces. Those moves followed the foregone conclusion of a rigged election in December which was intended – but failed – to consolidate the President’s position.

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