Africa News of Monday, 26 April 2021
Source: africanews.com
Chad's new military transitional government said it will not negotiate with the rebels blamed for killing the country's president Idriss Deby.
In a televised statement, the military spokesman, Gen. Azem Bermandoa Agouma, said the rebels were seeking to collaborate with ``several groups of jihadists and traffickers who served as mercenaries in Libya.''
``Faced with this situation that endangers Chad and the stability of the entire sub-region, this is not the time for mediation or negotiation with outlaws,'' he said.
The rebel group known by their French acronym Fact said on Sunday it was joining other armed groups, who oppose Deby's son Mahamat Idriss Deby taking control of the country for 18 months ahead of new elections.
AU calls for restoration of civilian rule in Chad https://t.co/I33y2X3CQx
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Civil society groups in #Chad are calling for a demonstration against the new Transitional Council, which is headed by new leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby, who was appointed after the shocking death of his father #IdrissDeby https://t.co/jbYEx4ULYp
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