There is currently confusion in Chad over the rumour that Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno who succeeded his father on Tuesday has been killed. What started as a social media gossip found its way into the Chadian media. BBC cited different reports of the Chadian media about an alleged shooting incident at the presidential palace in N’Djamena, the country’s capital. The alleged incident was said to have been as a result of a purported dispute within the Déby family over the appointment of Mahamat. But in a series of tweets, the private Tchadinfos website quoted several unnamed sources as denying the alleged shooting incident. “The president of the Transitional Military Council […]

There is currently confusion in Chad over the rumour that Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno who succeeded his father on Tuesday has been killed. What started as a social media gossip found its way into the Chadian media. BBC cited different reports of the Chadian media about an alleged shooting incident at the presidential palace in N’Djamena, the country’s capital. The alleged incident was said to have been as a result of a purported dispute within the Déby family over the appointment of Mahamat. But in a series of tweets, the private Tchadinfos website quoted several unnamed sources as denying the alleged shooting incident. “The president of the Transitional Military Council […]