Chad opposition rejects transitional government as continuation of old order
03 May 2021 - 18:27
N'Djamena — Chad's military rulers named a new government on Sunday after the battlefield death of President Idriss Déby, but leading opposition figures rejected the appointments as a continuation of an old order they hoped to erase.
Déby's death in April on the front lines in a fight against northern rebels ended his 30-year rule and sparked a crisis in the central African country that has been an ally in the West's fight against jihadists in the region...
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