Government troops and rebels clashed on Thursday in a region of western Chad where president Idriss Deby Itno was killed earlier this month, a spokesman said. The fighting in the desert region of Kanem, near Chad’s border with Niger, pits Libya-based rebels against forces loyal to a new military junta led by Deby’s son. Deby, 68, died on April 19 from wounds he suffered fighting the Libya-based rebels, according to the authorities. The armed forces have recently sent reinforcements to Kanem, security forces said. On Monday, the military junta appointed Albert Pahimi Padacke as transitional prime minister.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 29, 2021 22:18 UTC