insert_link Africa Chad’s Mahamat Deby doubles down on authoritarian rule in wake of election victory By Helga Dickow, University of Freiburg The official results of Chad’s presidential elections in May 2024 confirmed the long-term consolidation of power by Mahamat Déby. He came to power after the sudden death of his father, then president Idriss Déby Itno, in April 2021. Chadians are bracing themselves for another round of authoritarian rule. The west, for its part – especially France […] todayJune 4, 2024 12
