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Idriss Deby Itno

African Union
How Déby locked in top UA Commission job for Moussa Faki

To keep Chadian diplomat Moussa Faki Mahamat at the helm of the African Union Commission, a key role in the organisation of the bloc, Chad's diplomatic corps quietly paid visits to several capitals.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.09.2020

Chad
War of influence around Déby for the Paris ambassador post

Wheelings and dealings around Idriss Déby have been in full swing over recent weeks to replace Abba-Sidick as Chad's ambassador to Paris, one the most coveted posts in the country's diplomatic service.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.09.2020

Former Chad ambassador in Paris Amine Abba-Sidick (left) pays his farewell visit to French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the Quai d'Orsay, 24 August.

Spotlight | Africa
Snubbed by Sudan, Pompeo and Netanyahu scour Africa in search of support

Despite months of lobbying, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has failed to convince the president of Sudan's Sovereign Council to recognise Israel or support the Middle East peace plan concocted by Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.09.2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, 24 August 2020.

Mali, Mauritania
Ghazouani seeks mediation role in Mali's growing political crisis

Concerned about the worsening political situation in neighbouring Mali, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has in recent days tried to play mediator.

Subscribers only Politics 16.07.2020

Africa
Race heats up for top airports job at ASECNA

With the five candidate countries having officially submitted their bids on 30 June to take over at the helm of ASECNA, the behind-the-scenes horsetrading between member states is already well under way.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 09.07.2020

African Union, Chad, Sahel, United Nations
Idriss Déby's global network of well-placed Chadian officials begins to fray

Déby had successfully positioned a number of Chadians in key international appointments over the past few years but two of the most strategic posts could slip from his grasp in 2021.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.07.2020

Spotlight | Chad, Libya, Sahel
Libya's Chadian legion to return home and wreak havoc?

Over the last fortnight the Chadian government has been following with concern the situation in neighbouring Libya, where the military setbacks of General Haftar could leave hundreds of Chadian rebels at a loose end and capable of posing a threat to N'Djamena.

Subscribers only Politics 25.06.2020

Libyan National Army (LNA) members head out of Benghazi to reinforce the troops advancing to Tripoli.

Chad
Why Déby has opted for a direct confrontation with Glencore

Relations between the regime in N'Djamena and the raw materials trading giant have recently become strained. Here is why.

Subscribers only Energy 23.06.2020

Chad
Déby finds plum jobs for party stalwarts ahead of 2021 presidential elections

Regime figures who had lost their official functions have been given well-paid jobs in return for promising to play a role in the presidential elections, in which Idriss Déby will be running.

Subscribers only Energy 16.06.2020

France, West Africa
American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

At the suggestion of several military doctors who had previously been at Paris's Val de Grace Hospital, the privately owned American Hospital of Paris, which has traditionally been a favourite with ailing African VIPs, reinvented itself as a specialised Covid-19 treatment centre for the duration of the crisis

Subscribers only Business 15.06.2020

Chad
Chinese major CNPC is more than ever Idriss Déby's secret weapon

With Chad's oil production increasing at last, the Chinese major is preparing to increase its own output in the country, to the great delight of the Chadian president.

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.2020

Spotlight | Africa, France
French top African diplomatic post to change hands

As Rémi Maréchaux prepares to step down as head of the French foreign affairs ministry's Africa and Indian Ocean section, he is set to be replaced by fellow diplomat Christophe Bigot.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.04.2020

Rémy Maréchaux, head of the French foreign ministry's Africa and Indian Ocean section.

Africa
Covid-19 - a political tsunami for the leaders of francophone Africa?

As African governments take emergency measures to combat the pandemic, several west African leaders find themselves in the firing line of public opinion.

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2020

Chad
Idriss Déby poses as war leader against Boko Haram

The meticulously staged photograph posted on the Twitter account of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2020

Chad
CNPC, the lifesaver keeping Idriss Déby's oil output afloat

Chad's oil and gas industry is keeping its head above water thanks to Beijing. While ExxonMobil, Petronas and Glencore, all [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

Chad
The man behind Idriss Déby's latest SHT/ CNPC refinery sackings

The Chadian minister of petroleum, mines and energy Mahamat Hamid [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

Chad, Congo, DRC
ECCAS goes on charm offensive to fund several infrastructure projects

Four central African heads of state, together with institutional donors and business leaders, are due to attend a round table in Brazzaville on March 19 aimed at financing infrastructure projects.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 09.03.2020

Chad
Déby caves in to pressure to hold elections

Chad's Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI), which is run by Kodi Mahamat, has selected the Dutch biometric ID firm HSB [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.03.2020

Chad
CCMSR steps up operations in Tibesti

For the last month, the rebels of the Conseil de [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.03.2020

Chad
Idriss Déby scares off Petronas, ExxonMobil, Glencore and co

Chevron led the way in 2014 when it sold its 25% interest in the southern Doba Basin assets to Société [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2020

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

African Union
How Déby locked in top UA Commission job for Moussa Faki

Chad
War of influence around Déby for the Paris ambassador post

Spotlight | Africa
Snubbed by Sudan, Pompeo and Netanyahu scour Africa in search of support

Mali, Mauritania
Ghazouani seeks mediation role in Mali's growing political crisis

Africa
Race heats up for top airports job at ASECNA

African Union, Chad, Sahel, United Nations
Idriss Déby's global network of well-placed Chadian officials begins to fray

Spotlight | Chad, Libya, Sahel
Libya's Chadian legion to return home and wreak havoc?

Chad
Why Déby has opted for a direct confrontation with Glencore

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Déby finds plum jobs for party stalwarts ahead of 2021 presidential elections

France, West Africa
American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

Chad
Chinese major CNPC is more than ever Idriss Déby's secret weapon

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French top African diplomatic post to change hands

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Idriss Déby poses as war leader against Boko Haram

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CNPC, the lifesaver keeping Idriss Déby's oil output afloat

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The man behind Idriss Déby's latest SHT/ CNPC refinery sackings

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ECCAS goes on charm offensive to fund several infrastructure projects

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