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Idriss Deby's Death: Chad Announces Border Reopening

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Apr 21, 2021

The Republic of Chad has reopened its borders hours after the death of its president.

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AFNews had reported on Tuesday, April 20 that Idriss Deby Itno was shot dead while combating rebels in the Sahel country.

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The Chadian president died just a day after his reelection as the country's new leader, this online news platform understands.

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Deby's demise, however, led to the closure of all borders in Chad.

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A curfew was also imposed on Tuesday, starting from the hour of 8 pm instead of 6 pm, a statement by the country's new transitional military council noted.

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The communique made available to reporters was signed by the military council's spokesman Azem Bermandoa Agouna, AFNews reports.

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In another news earlier, a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State in Nigeria, killed himself over depression, AFNews reports.

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It was reported that one Emmanuel Adedeji, a two hundred level student of the varsity, consumed a poisonous substance to end his own life after he failed to thrive in a business he invested in.

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