Late President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad (right) with Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari According to reports from Chad’s military top hierarchy, Mr Deby, who was reported Monday to have won a sixth term, died while on the frontline during a battle against rebels who were advancing on the country’s capital, Ndjamena. The army had earlier said it had beaten back a column of the fighters, killing some 300 of them. The constitution of the country expects the speaker of the parliament to take over, but Al Jazeera reports that the…
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