U.S. says Chad rebels heading towards capital from north
Reuters | Apr 19, 2021 10:43 PM EDT
A Chad army tank is seen on the street, as fighters from the rebel Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) appeared to be moving toward the capital according to the United States (Photo : REUTERS/Stringer)
The United States said rebel fighters in Chad appeared to be moving towards the capital N Djamena and ordered non-essential staff to leave, warning of possible violence.
A spokesman for the rebel Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) said its fighters had liberated the province of Kanem, some 220 km (136 miles) from the capital N Djamena, but the government denied this.
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(Bloomberg) Chad President Idriss Deby won a sixth mandate in polls marred by an opposition boycott and a rebel advance on the capital.
(Bloomberg) Chad President Idriss Deby won a sixth mandate in polls marred by an opposition boycott and a rebel advance on the capital.
Deby, 68, secured 79% of the vote in the April 11 poll, Kodi Mahamat Bam, president of the Independent National Election Commission, said in NâDjamena on Monday. Albert Pahimi Padacke, who served on many of Debyâs cabinets, got 10%. Voter turnout was almost two-thirds of those eligible.
The president was meant to face nine opposition candidates after the Supreme Court barred seven others. Three of those remaining later quit the race, including the main opposition leader, Saleh Kebzabo, who withdrew after a deadly shootout at another candidateâs home in late February.
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(Bloomberg) Chad President Idriss Deby won a sixth mandate in polls marred by an opposition boycott and a rebel advance on the capital.
Deby, 68, secured 79% of the vote in the April 11 poll, Kodi Mahamat Bam, president of the Independent National Election Commission, said in N’Djamena on Monday. Albert Pahimi Padacke, who served on many of Deby’s cabinets, got 10%. Voter turnout was almost two-thirds of those eligible.
The president was meant to face nine opposition candidates after the Supreme Court barred seven others. Three of those remaining later quit the race, including the main opposition leader, Saleh Kebzabo, who withdrew after a deadly shootout at another candidate’s home in late February.
US says Chad rebels heading towards capital from north
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The United States said rebel fighters in Chad appeared to be moving towards the capital N Djamena and ordered non-essential staff to leave, warning of possible violence.
A spokesperson for the rebel Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) said its fighters had liberated the province of Kanem, some 220 km (136 miles) from the capital N Djamena, but the government denied this.
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