African Leaders are arriving in the Chadian capital N’Djamena ahead of the funeral of the late Chadian president Idriss Déby who reportedly died after sustaining injuries on the front lines against rebels.
The late Chadian President’s funeral is slated for April 23, at the Place de la Nation in the capital which will then move to the Grand Mosque also in N’Djamena before the mortal remains are taken to Amdjarass city for burial
Already, Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum arrived in the Chadian capital N’Djamena, as has Guinean head of state Alpha Condé and Mali’s interim president Bah Ndaw.
Other heads of state include those of Burkina Faso, as well as Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo with more presidents expected to arrive Thursday night and Friday morning.
President Emmanuel Macron of France, the former colonial power, is also attending the ceremony along with a dozen other heads of state and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
The funeral, complete with military honours, is scheduled to take place in the morning in N’Djamena’s main square, La Place de la Nation.
The death of President Déby, who’s been in power for 30 years, has opened a period of uncertainty for Chad which is being threatened by the rebellion and also within the regime.
Chad, with a well respected fighting force, is central to the West’s fight against jihadists in the Sahel, where myriad Islamist extremist groups operate.
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