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The announcement comes days after the military chief’s main rival was killed in murky circumstances.
Chad’s military leader has said that he will run in the country’s long-awaited presidential elections in May, just three days after his chief rival was killed in suspicious circumstances.
“I, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, am a candidate for the 2024 presidential election under the banner of the For a United Chad coalition,” Deby said in a speech on Saturday.
The vote will mark the end of three years of military rule in the politically charged Central African country.
Deby took power…
