Chad Elections - President Déby Seeks a Sixth Term in a Region for Old Men

7 April 2021
analysis

Central Africa boasts many of the world's longest-standing authoritarian rulers. But protests are growing.

In a familiar pattern than continues to be repeated, President Idriss Déby looks set to be elected for yet another term in Chad following this Sunday's presidential elections. In power since 1990, this will be the 68-year-old incumbent's sixth term.

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