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Vol 62 No 9

Published 29th April 2021


Chad

Regional leaders pay homage to Déby at funeral summit

The death of Chad's just re-elected warrior-president could undermine the regional anti-jihad campaign and leaves a political vacuum at home

Although the full facts of how President Idriss Déby Itno met his death on 19 April are yet to emerge, his successors and regional leaders have tough choices ahead. Chad's national army and political class are deeply divided and jihadists across the Sahel and the Lake Chad basin will do their best to exploit the uncertainty.

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