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Chad: Opposition Leader Masra Appointed Transitional PM of Chad
allAfrica, 2 January 2024
Succes Masra, a former opposition leader who just returned to Chad after exile, was named prime minister by the country's interim administration, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
Succes Masra Is New Prime Minister of Chad
Succes Masra, an opposition leader who just returned to Chad from exile, is the new prime minister appointed by the country's interim administration, according to Al Jazeera, writes Jerry Chifamba for AllAfrica.
Chad's transition from military rule to civilian rule has been delayed several times, after longtime ruler Idriss Déby Itno was killed while visiting troops fighting a militia insurgency in the north of the country on April 20, 2021. His son, Mahamat Idriss Déby, declared himself head of a Transitional Military Council after his father's death.
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Chad's return to civilian rule is under threat.15 months into a political transition that is supposed to last 18 months. The Transitional Military Council (CMT) h Read more »
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On April 20, 2021 the president of Chad, Idriss Déby Itno was killed in suspicious circumstances while visiting his troops - as the Chadian rebel group Front pour ... Read more »
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Chad: Chad's Transition to Nowhere
African Arguments, 20 July 2022
15 months into an 18-month transition, there are few signs of it ending. And the Western-backed interim president is acting a lot like his dad. Read more »
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Chadian rights groups and the political opposition have been organizing protests before the one-year anniversary of the crackdown that killed 128 people and injured over 500 others ... Read more »
