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Walta Information Center (blog)
April 21, 2018
Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno, Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, and Guinea's President Alpha Conde are among the leaders invited. Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and Ex-Ghanian President John Dramani Mahama are alsoÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 21, 2018
The 7th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa will kick off tomorrow in the city of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Workeneh Gebeyhu, Foreign Affairs Minister will take part in the two-day long High-Level Forum, according to a press release issued by Foreign Affairs. SudaneseÃâà...
Konbini
April 9, 2018
But, the shutdown came on the heels of a national conference that recommended constitutional changes that could extend President Idriss Deby's rule until 2033. President Deby has been president of Chad since 1990. Legislative elections, due in 2015, have also been pushed behind several times.
Quartz
April 8, 2018
The cutoff comes after a national conference, boycotted by the opposition, recommended constitutional changes that could extend president Idriss Deby's rule until 2033. Deby has ruled over the Central African nation since 1990. Legislative elections, due in 2015, have also been pushed behind severalÃâà...
Face2Face Africa
March 29, 2018
65-year-old Chadian president Idriss Deby Itno, who came to power after a rebellion in 1990, is about to book 15 more years to his 28 years in power in a constitutional reform. A two-week national conference on the constitutional reform proposed the elimination of the post of prime minister and creating aÃâà...
africanews
March 28, 2018
Idriss Deby could rule Chad till 2033, opposition decries 'monarchical' reforms. Idriss Deby ... It proposed re-instating presidential term limits that were scrapped by a 2005 referendum, but the reforms would still let President Idriss Deby, who came to power in a rebellion in 1990, stay on well into old age.
Sudan Tribune
March 24, 2018
March 22, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's Presidential Assistant Faisal Hassan Ibrahim and the Chadian Ambassador to Khartoum Salih Hamid Hafira on Thursday have discussed ongoing arrangements to hold the border conference between the two countries. JPEG - 87.5 kb; Chad's President Idriss DebyÃâà...
The New Times
March 22, 2018
President Kagame and his Chadian counterpart Idriss Deby Itno chat at the AU summit at Kigali Convention Centre on Wednesday. (Courtesy). The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (CFTA ) could enter into effect by the end of this year following signing by 44 countries on March 21, 2018 atÃâà...
Citizen
March 15, 2018
But the public spending cuts have increased social tension and anger towards President Idriss Deby, in power since 1990. Trade unions called an indefinite general strike in the state sector on January 29 after the government slashed civil servants' pay, and since then the whole public sector has stoppedÃâà...
Newsroom America
March 12, 2018
Secretary Tillerson met with Chadian President Idriss Deby today in N'Djamena to affirm the United States' strong partnership with Chad and close collaboration on regional security, counterterrorism, and refugees. The Secretary thanked President Deby for his leadership and recognized Chad'sÃâà...
STRATFOR
December 31, 1999
During a March 19 forum on institutional reform — which was almost entirely boycotted by the country's political opposition — longtime Chadian President Idriss Deby announced the establishment of a fourth Chadian Republic. Among the litany of potentially forthcoming changes included in theÃâà...
Citizen
December 31, 1999
The Fonac, or the New Opposition Front for Change party, said the process is aimed at “perpetuating the power of Idriss Deby, something that is harmful and dangerous for the future of Chad.” A Western ally in combating jihadism in the volatile Sahara region, Chad has endured two years of severeÃâà...
Quartz
December 31, 1999
The cutoff came just after a national conference, boycotted by the opposition, recommended constitutional changes that could extend president Idriss Deby's rule until 2033—he's been in charge since 1990. The oil-dependent nation has also been plagued by widespread public strikes, precipitated by theÃâà...
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