President Idriss Déby Itno has won the first round with French help by routing the rebel invasion of 9-13 April killing hundreds of armed oppositionists in the centre of N'djamena...
He had raised the issue with Idriss Déby he said without indicating his or Déby's position...
Since 2003 Paris has both backed President Idriss Déby and tried to prevent its allies discussing Chad...
Meanwhile President Idriss Déby Itno clings to power only by grace of armed men from his Zakawa (Zaghawa) people whose lands straddle the border...
President Omer Hassan Ahmed el Beshir is one of five 'for possible future designation' surprisingly alongside Chadian President Idriss Déby...
Vol 47 No 3 |
- AFRICAN UNION
African civil society organisations (AC Vol 46 No 23) warmly approve the extradition which has been cleared by Chad's President Idriss Déby a senior security official in the Habré regime...
France also backed Habré one reason for its coolness towards his military chief Colonel Idriss Déby after he overthrew Habré in 1990...
President Idriss Déby blamed Khartoum and closed Chad's consulate...
Vol 46 No 12 |
- FRANCE
- AFRICA
In contrast De Villepin restored relations with Idriss Déby's regime in Chad and tried to impose peace in Côte d'Ivoire by bilateral French action rather than a European effort...
N'djamena where General Idriss Déby's government has accommodated the NIF which helped it to power this week accused it of arming 3 000 rebels to attack its neighbour and relations look grim...
But he started an armed rebellion operating out of southern Chad with the support of President Idriss Déby...