Chad readies itself for the Presidential Polls

The president of military-led chad kicked off his campaigns last week for a may presidential election he is widely expected to win, after his main rivals were ousted from the race. General mahamat idriss deby itno seized the presidency in a 2021 coup after the death of his father, idriss deby itno, who had ruled the sahel country with an iron fist for more than three decades. He had promised to hand power back to a civilian government within 18 months and told the African union he would not stand for election as president.