Chad's incumbent President Idriss Deby (pictured) was re-elected to a fourth term with 89 percent of the vote provisional results showed Monday. Deby's main opponents boycotted the poll, which was held on April 25.
Clashes between Chadian troops and rebel forces in eastern Chad have left nine government soldiers and more than 100 insurgents dead, according to a government spokesman.
President Idriss Deby of Chad said he had come "like a dove" as he arrived in Khartoum on Monday for a rare visit aimed at consolidating a thaw in ties between the two neighbouring countries.
Chad's President Idriss Deby (pictured) said Wednesday he would travel to Khartoum next week to meet Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, underscoring a thaw in relations between the two neighbours.
Chad President Idriss Deby Itno led a diverse crowd of about 10,000 anti-Sudan demonstrators through the capital Ndjamena on Wednesday in protest against what he said was Khartoum's support for a recent rebel offensive.
The different crises that have hit Chad in the last couple of years have left behind a catastrophic humanitarian situation. With rebels planning a new major offensive, it is becoming urgent to find new solutions, say aid groups.
Four people have been charged with the murder of the son of Chad's President Idriss Deby, Brahim Deby, who was found dead in a Paris underground car park in 2007. French police have ruled out political motives for the murder.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy will pay a brief visit to N'Djamena on Wednesday. Human rights groups have urged him to mention the fate of missing opposition members. (Story: K.Spencer, N. Rushworth)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set for a brief touchdown in Chad, amid concerns for the safety of Chadian opposition leaders seized after the rebel attack on N'Djamena earlier this month. (Story: K.Spencer, N. Rushworth)
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