His father was one of the closest associates of Hissène Habré and died in a battle against Idriss Déby in 1989...

New Minister of Internal Security General Ali Ahmat Akhabach is Arab/Awlad Rashid and was the leader of the Conseil Démocratique Révolutionnaire that joined Idriss Déby in 2007 after mediation with Libya...

In his book De bédouin à président Mahamat Idriss Déby claims to have forced IYB to repay 13 billion CFA francs (US$21 million) and threatened to punish him further if he repeated the offence...

Chad has hinted at its readiness to maintain a close partnership but has been irritated at a probe by French anti-corruption judges into lavish spending by President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno ‘Kaka'...

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...