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Chad, Sudan
Déby's Darfur orphans

Chadian President Idriss Déby in Darfur in September 2016. © Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

Sovereignty Council president Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was in N'Djamena on Friday for the funeral of Idriss Déby, who was very active in Sudan, where he mediated between the transitional authorities in Khartoum and several armed groups. [...]

Published on 23/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes Antoine Galindo

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Amani Musa Hilal
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Gibril Ibrahim
Hassan Borgo
Hemeti
Hissene Habre
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Justice and Equity Movement
Khalil Ibrahim
Liberation and justice movement
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Minni Minawi
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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
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Omar al-Bashir
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Left: The meeting between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mahamat Idriss Déby on 31 March. Right: Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

Sudan
Al Burhan's militia allies in Khartoum on edge in Darfur

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Mahamat Déby's Herculean labours to secure Chad's borders

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Chadian Transitional Military Council (TMC) President Mahamat Idriss Déby (right) meeting with Vice President Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, in late August 2021.

Sudan
Hamdok prepares Sudan for regional autonomy

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Sudan
Burhan and Hemeti questioned over Khartoum massacre

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Chad, Congo
Congo's Freemasons shaken by Idriss Déby's death

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Chad
Secret talks to place Déby's son "Kaka" under intense international pressure

On the sidelines of Idriss Déby's state funeral on 23 April, the heads of state present in N'Djamena have united to demand new N'Djamena strongman Mahamat Idriss Déby, aka "Kaka", amend the transition charter they deem 'unacceptable'.

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Chad
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President Idriss Déby's sudden death on 20 April has sent shockwaves throughout Chad and further afield, prompting France to raise its operation Bharkane to maximum alert. Officially, the leader was killed in combat fighting the Fact rebels, but many questions remain on the circumstances leading to his death.

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Chad's president Idriss Déby, who died on 20 April.

In Focus | Sudan
Will Sudan's lost legions return to Darfur from Libya and Yemen?

The Darfur rebels and their sworn enemies, the Janjaweed militias, who are currently serving as auxiliaries on the battle fronts in Libya and Yemen, have been invited by their commanders to return to Darfur following the signing of a peace agreement in early October.

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Signing of the Juba agreement on October 3, 2020. On the left, Asam Saeed (Baja Opposition Alliances), in the center Minni Minawi (Sudan Liberation Army), on the right Jibril Ibrahim (Justice and Equality Movement).

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Abu Bakr Hamid Nur
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Bichara Issa Djadallah
Gibril Ibrahim
Hassan Borgo
Hemeti
Hissene Habre
Idriss Deby
Justice and Equity Movement
Khalil Ibrahim
Liberation and justice movement
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Mahamat Ismail Chaibo
Minni Minawi
Mohamed Bachar
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Mouvement patriotique du salut
Musa Hilal
Omar al-Bashir
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Souleyman Jamus
Sudan Liberation Army
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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Chad, Sudan
Déby's Darfur orphans

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan
Unease in Khartoum and N'Djamena as Kaka, Hemeti and Wagner dance a three-step

Sudan
Al Burhan's militia allies in Khartoum on edge in Darfur

Chad, Libya, Sudan
Mahamat Déby's Herculean labours to secure Chad's borders

Sudan
Hamdok prepares Sudan for regional autonomy

Sudan
Burhan and Hemeti questioned over Khartoum massacre

Chad, Congo
Congo's Freemasons shaken by Idriss Déby's death

Chad
Secret talks to place Déby's son "Kaka" under intense international pressure

Chad
The many questions raised by Idriss Déby's death

In Focus | Sudan
Will Sudan's lost legions return to Darfur from Libya and Yemen?

Spotlight | Sudan
Four rebel leaders vie to take their seats alongside strongmen of Khartoum

South Sudan, Sudan
How the Emirates sidelined Qatar from the Sudanese peace process

Chad, Sudan
Idriss Deby keeps close eye on Khartoum

Chad, France
Paris acts on Deby's call for action against ‘rebels'