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Trouble brewing over €250,000 seized from Deby clan by French customs

Chad's authorities are desperately trying to get their hands on €250,000 in cash seized by French customs at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport near Paris on 27 November from the wife of a prominent general related to Idriss Déby, the late father of Chad's leader. [...]

Published on 23.12.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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

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.

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Idriss Yousssouf Boy, conductor of the Chadian regime's orders for military equipment.

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Congolese trader Lucien Ebata in custody in Paris

Breaking news published on 06/10/21 at 7.30 pm - Oil trader Lucien Ebata was detained this morning (6 October) at Paris's Le Bourget airport in possession of a large quantity of cash.

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Chad generals reject Eastern European military manufacturers

The Chadian army's heavy equipment, purchased mainly in former Eastern bloc countries, was badly affected by the recent battles with FACT rebels. The ruling Transitional Military Council now wants to modernise its arsenal and end the Ukrainian and Russian supply networks established under Idriss Déby.

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New masters of N'Djamena seek support against rebel threat

The Transitional Military Council, in power since the death of Idriss Deby, is worried about several Chadian rebel groups active in the Fezzan region of southern Libya. Chad is urgently trying to boost its firepower and wants help from Libya and Niger.

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Son of the late Chadian president Idriss Deby, General Mahamat Idriss Deby.

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The many questions raised by Idriss Déby's death

President Idriss Déby's sudden death on 20 April has sent shockwaves throughout Chad and further afield, prompting France to raise its operation Bharkane to maximum alert. Officially, the leader was killed in combat fighting the Fact rebels, but many questions remain on the circumstances leading to his death.

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Chad's president Idriss Déby, who died on 20 April.

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Brahim Chérif Bederio
Chari Chad
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Halime M
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Mahamat Idriss Deby
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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

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Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Chad
Trouble brewing over €250,000 seized from Deby clan by French customs

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

Congo
Congolese trader Lucien Ebata in custody in Paris

Chad
Chad generals reject Eastern European military manufacturers

Spotlight | Chad
New masters of N'Djamena seek support against rebel threat

Chad
The many questions raised by Idriss Déby's death