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Idriss Youssouf Boy and the sinuous arms routes of Chad's junta

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“Chad post-Idriss Deby: the big unknown”
Chad

Chad post-Idriss Deby: the big unknown

In April 2021, following the death in combat of Idriss Deby, Chad's all-powerful leader who ruled over the country for over three decades, his son Mahamat Idriss Deby known as "Kaka" took over at the head of the National Transitional Council. A year later, with the threat of rebellion hanging over N'Djamena, the country remains more split than ever. In an attempt to bridge the divide, Kaka has been trying to engage with his father's opponents, lately in Qatar since 13 March. But this is no easy task in the context of shifting regional alliances and the talks with the opposition's armed groups have been dragging on, casting a doubt on the general election set for the end of 2022. [...]
Documents consulted by Africa Intelligence reveal a secret company used by the inner circle of Chad leader Mahamat Idriss Déby to order defence equipment. His chief of staff, Idriss Youssouf Boy, is at the heart of complex and lucrative military equipment financing circuits that stretch from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv, via Astana, Istanbul and Sofia. [...]
Published on 16.10.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 6 minutes Joan Tilouine
Idriss Yousssouf Boy, conductor of the Chadian regime's orders for military equipment.
Idriss Yousssouf Boy, conductor of the Chadian regime's orders for military equipment. © Montage Studio Pachamama // Compte de la présidence de la République du Tchad/YouTube // Présidence du Tchad // Denis Sassou Gueipeur/AFP // Militarist/Shutterstock // Nurolmakina.com
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Read this article in our running story
“Chad post-Idriss Deby: the big unknown”
Chad

Chad post-Idriss Deby: the big unknown

In April 2021, following the death in combat of Idriss Deby, Chad's all-powerful leader who ruled over the country for over three decades, his son Mahamat Idriss Deby known as "Kaka" took over at the head of the National Transitional Council. A year later, with the threat of rebellion hanging over N'Djamena, the country remains more split than ever. In an attempt to bridge the divide, Kaka has been trying to engage with his father's opponents, lately in Qatar since 13 March. But this is no easy task in the context of shifting regional alliances and the talks with the opposition's armed groups have been dragging on, casting a doubt on the general election set for the end of 2022. [...]

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