Chadian sources say that UAE arms for Hemeti and his fighters are either flown direct from the UAE or procured from the Chadian army and transported by the Délégation Générale de la Réserve Stratégique led by a younger brother of the Chad's former President Idriss Déby Itno and uncle to the incumbent Mahamat...

In May he visited the presidential election campaign headquarters of Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno 'Kaka' and accused the United States of trying to interfere in Chad's elections...

Sandwiched between two zones of existing Russian influence President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno ‘Kaka' has flirted with Russia particularly since his May victory in an election key opposition leaders were prevented from contesting...

They also vehemently oppose the policy of President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno ‘Kaka' of providing supplies to RSF...

As predicted here Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno 'Kaka' got 61% of the votes – the usual margin of victory his late father Idriss Déby Itno awarded himself – with rival candidates Succès Masra the prime minister and Albert Pahimi Padacké being assigned 19% and 17% respectively on a claimed turnout of 76% (AC Vol 65 No 6 Kaka paves a hard road to sham poll)...

His official score was relatively high compared to elections under Idriss Déby...

The vote for Albert Pahimi a longtime ally of Idriss Déby Itno was close enough to Masra's and the intent was to show that Masra is just one of many southern politicians...

Succès Masra by turning on Mahamat Idriss Déby 'Kaka' during the election campaign had forfeited his position and the new premier is Alla-Maye Halina a Mousseye/Banana from Mayo-Kebbi region who had been head of protocol at the presidency for 13 years before being appointed ambassador to China last year...

Yet nobody doubts that President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno 'Kaka' will win probably with over 50% removing the need for a second round on 22 June...

As under the incumbent's father Idriss Déby Itno no northern candidate was permitted for fear of sowing further division in the elite while the killing of Kaka's cousin Yaya Dillo Djérou reminded members of Kaka's extended family that they must stay in line (AC Vol 65 No 6 Kaka paves a hard road to sham poll)...

Questions will then be asked of Chad's leader Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno 'Kaka' about his commitment to solidarity with his Zaghawa people on the Sudanese side of the border (AC Vol 65 No 2 Mahamat Kaka co-opts Succès in pre-election campaign)...

Chad's leader Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno 'Kaka' who is preparing for elections on 6 May will ensure his government gets a signficant allocation of funds for humanitarian operations in the east of his country...

Chad's letter also contains evidence that the US may also have been acting insensitively as well as insights into President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno 'Kaka''s regime in the run-up to the presidential election on 6 May (AC Vol 65 No 6 Kaka paves a hard road to sham poll)...

He is close to Idriss Youssouf Boy Kaka's most senior advisor and his sister was married to Kaka's late father President Idriss Déby Itno...