As a peace deal signed by the Central African government and rebel groups comes into force on Friday, the leaders of 3R and ...

Idriss Déby Dies at 68; Poor Herder’s Son Became Chad’s Longtime Autocrat Mr. Déby, who was aiming for a fourth decade in power, died from what the government called wounds sustained at a ...

Chad’s long-serving President Idriss Deby has died from injuries sustained in clashes with rebels, the army said in a surprise announcement Tuesday, plunging a volatile region deeper into crisis.

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a written message from President Mahamat Idriss Déby of the Republic of Chad regarding bilateral relations and ways to ...

Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby has announced that his country is suspending the issuing of visas to U.S. citizens in response to the Trump administration’s decision to ban Chadians from visiting ...

Lawyers in Chad representing former prime minister and opposition leader Succès Masra have issued a formal appeal to French ...

News about Idriss Deby. Commentary and archival information about Idriss Deby from The New York Times.

Chad’s newly elected president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, has been sworn in to succeed his late father after three years as an interim leader under military rule in the northcentral African country ...

French President Emmanuel Macron attended Deby's funeral, where he aggressively asserted France's commitment to the survival of Chad's regime, now headed by Idriss Deby's son, Mahamat Idriss Deby.

Opposition candidates are accusing Chad’s military ruler, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, of flouting election rules and launching his campaign before the official starting date of April 14. Deby ...

The mass trial of 454 alleged members of the Front For Change and Concord rebel group for the murder of former Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno began Tuesday.

AUGUST 2025 makes it five years since Malian soldiers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in a coup d’état. While the ...