President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Chief of the Chad Transitional Military Council Mahamat Deby at Al Itihadyah presidential palace on January 5, 2021. Press PhotoCAIRO – 5 January 2022: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi received Wednesday Chief of the Chad Transitional Military Council Mahamat Deby at Al Itihadyah presidential palace. President Sisi "asserted Egypt's keenness on providing full support to Chad during the current transitional period, and on reinforcing bilateral relations on all levels, building on the historical close ties between both countries, which became well established during the presidency of Martyr President Idriss Deby," the Egyptian presidency's press statement indicates. Chad President Idriss Deby was assassinated on April 19 by militants from the North after 30 years in rule and on the same day of reelection. The Chadian army announced dissolving the parliament and the government as well as forming a military council headed by Mahamat Idriss Deby to lead the country for 18 months promising to hold democratic elections after the transitional period.

Source: Libya Today January 05, 2022 15:01 UTC