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Chad
Idriss Deby keeps the purse strings in the family

The president put a number of close relatives in charge of Chad’s finances in mid-June. [...]

Published on 06/07/2016 at 04:30 GMT

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Djamal Dirmi
Hinda Deby Itno
Ibrahim Hissein Bourma
Idriss Brahim Mahamat Itno
Idriss Deby
Mahamat Zene Hissein Bourma
Mamy Mahamat Acyl
Saleh Hissein Bechibo
Societe des hydrocarbures du Tchad
Sougouri Guehini Guet
Souleymane Mahamat Saleh Brahim

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A colder shoulder for the first lady

Hinda Deby Itno, who recently obtained French citizenship and has been keeping a low profile over the past few months, [...]

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Idriss Deby desperately in search of cash

With Chad’s budget cut by half, the country is playing it by ear as the president tries everything to boost the state’s coffers.

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Cameroon
Ousman Mey takes on part-timers

Cameroonian finance minister Alamine Ousmane Mey has recently called the [...]

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Post election, Deby clan tightens grip on country

Chad's President Idriss Deby wasted no time after his reelection for a fifth term in April to people Chad's corridors of power once again with relatives and fellow clan members. Even before his inauguration, Deby, who has been in power [.

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Zakaria Idriss Deby spending more time at palace

With Chad’s April 10 presidential elections looming, President Idriss Deby continues to spend most of his time in his fief [...]

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How Hinda Deby Itno controls Chad's oil sector

Management of Chad's oil revenues is a family affair. Seventy three per cent of the $12 billion revenues accumulated since [...]

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How a leader's offspring wield influence

Late French president Francois Mitterrand set the example by naming his son, Jean-Christophe, an adviser at the Elysee Palace. Now it's a rare case when the children of African presidents fail to take advantage of their father's position to load [.

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Djamal Dirmi
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Idriss Brahim Mahamat Itno
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Mahamat Zene Hissein Bourma
Mamy Mahamat Acyl
Saleh Hissein Bechibo
Societe des hydrocarbures du Tchad
Sougouri Guehini Guet
Souleymane Mahamat Saleh Brahim

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