Chadian governments will begin the trial of 150 rebels accused of causing the death of President Idriss Déby. The trial will take place in Kléssoum, in a high-security prison. The soldiers were being charged with terrorism, enlisting child soldiers, mercenaries, undermining state security, and assassination of a sitting president.
Recall, Idriss Deby was killed on the frontline in April of 2021 while overseeing the army’s operations to drive back the rebels. He had just won a new mandate in a vote criticized as fraudulent. Nonetheless, since Deby’s death, negotiations between the rebel movement and the Chadian government have failed.