Idriss Deby

The government of Chad said on Thursday that a bizarre attack on the presidential palace had been repelled, with 18 of the attackers and one Chadian soldier killed in the process. 

The Libyan National Army (LNA), the military force loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar, reported losing two helicopters on Sunday during a military operation against their former allies, the front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT).

A former government minister in Chad speculated Thursday that the nation’s president, Idriss Deby, did not die in battle as the military had suggested, but was assassinated by his inner circle after becoming “unbearable.”

Chad President Idriss Déby died from injuries sustained while fighting rebels in the country’s north over the weekend, the Chadian army claimed in a statement Tuesday.

JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister has departed for the central African nation of Chad to officially restore relations.

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Zimbabwe will be planning a lavish concert to celebrate longtime dictator Robert Mugabe’s 92nd birthday, his official photographer announced, despite Zimbabwe’s dire economic state. The concert will be named “Well Done, Bob”—an attempt to make Mugabe appear more relatable to young people.

Idriss Déby, the president of Chad, pronounced the battle against the notorious ISIS-linked terrorists of Boko Haram a rousing success on Tuesday, declaring that the group had been “decapitated” and would be mopped up “by the end of the year.”

The government of Chad has intensified its efforts against the jihadist terrorist group Boko Haram following a bomb attack on the nation’s capital, N’Djamena. After banning the Islamic burqa veil, Chad announced a new series of air strikes against the terror group along the borders with Nigeria and Niger, and has begun efforts to detain “beggars” and foreigners to increase safety in the capital.

The President of Chad, Idriss Deby, visited the Nigerian capital Abuja today to meet with both outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan and President-elect Muhammadu Buhari on how to best jointly combat the looming threat of Boko Haram. Speaking to reporters, Deby lamented that cooperation with Nigeria could use improvement, and that such coordination has been a problem in the past.

President Idriss Deby of Chad told reporters during a joint press conference with Niger’s head of state that his military knows the whereabouts of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, and that it was in the “best interests” of the terrorist leader to surrender.