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Chad
Déby asks Switzerland to help trigger rebel disarmament programme

Chad junta leader Mahamat Idriss Déby is banking on Bern to help convince donors to finance his country's disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programme aimed at bringing former rebels back into the fold. [...]

Published on 07/06/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Chad
Déby asks Switzerland to help trigger rebel disarmament programme

Chad
EU split over endorsement of Mahamat Idriss Deby's election

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N'Djamena turns to Brussels for funds to disarm and reintegrate rebels

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Communications between N'Djamena and Doha break down

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Post-Déby clouds form over World Bank's vast solar project