N'DJAMENA – N'Chad’s political opposition is saying the country suffered a “coup d'etat” when power was handed to Mahamat Idriss Deby, arguing that the military did not follow constitutional rules for succession following the death of his father after more than three decades in power.
The mounting opposition to Chad's transitional government Thursday came as the international community also pressed for a democratic transfer of power following the killing of longtime President Idriss Deby Itno.
The military said Deby died while making a visit to the front lines of the battle against rebels now threatening to advance on the capital. "The Chadian people tell us they do not want a dynastic transfer of power," one opposition leader, Succes