With Sahel fight at stake, Macron pledges role in Chad
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Mahamat Idriss Deby, son of late Chadian President Idriss Deby, attend the state funeral of the slain leader in N’Djamena, Chad, April 23, 2021. (AFP)
N’DJAMENA French president Emmanuel Macron attended the N’Djamena funeral of Idriss Deby Itno, a key figure in France-led regional fight against the Sahel’s jihadist threat, as he voiced backing for the fallen president’s son and successor, Mahamat Idriss Deby.
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Chad set to bury Deby as concerns rise for country s future
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23/04/2021 - 06:06 Chad s President Idriss Deby Itno (C) holds hands with Chadian army chiefs and his son Mahamat Idriss Deby (R) in N Djamena in 2013 STR AFP/File 3 min
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Chad will bury veteran ruler Idriss Deby Itno on Friday as concerns mount over the loss of a lynchpin in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel and uncertainty over the country s democratic future.
President Emmanuel Macron of France, the former colonial power, will attend the ceremony along with a dozen other heads of state and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
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Updated April 23, 2021
In this file photo taken on February 06, 2008 late Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno gives a press conference after a meeting with French Defence Minister Herve Morin (not in photo), in Ndjamena during an official visit to Chad. Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno, who has been in power for 30 years, died on April 20, 2021
Chad will bury veteran ruler Idriss Deby Itno on Friday as concerns mount over the loss of a lynchpin in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel and uncertainty over the country’s democratic future.
President Emmanuel Macron of France, the former colonial power, will attend the ceremony along with a dozen other heads of state and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.