Dusk to dawn curfew in chaotic Chad as more demonstrations vowed

 First his father, Idriss Deby Itno ruled Chad dictatorially for 31 years until he was killed in April of 2021 whiLe visiting troops on the frontlines engaged with jIhadists.

Then his son, Mahamat Idriss Deby, also an army commander, took over in what was agreed to be a transitional period of 18 months which ended on October 20, 2022.

Many expected months ago for the transitional process to begin but no word was forthcoming from the government.

With no word thus far on the transition process, Chadians suspected the makings of another Idriss Deby scheming to impose himself on the citizens so they took to the streets of capital N’Djamena and other cities to protest.

In response, Idriss Deby gave his military orders to shoot to kill, resulting in hundreds dead and thousands injured in various hospitals.

Undeterred, Chadian youth have vowed to continue with their demonstrations notwithstanding the shoot-to-kill orders to the military.

The government has responded with a dusk to dawn curfew, and the military is reported to be conducting house-to-house searches for ring leaders. Some journalists have been reportedly killed at their homes in front of their families.

DNT News with correspondence reports from Julius Ouya and Chadian Journalist Bakaine Alliance

Chadian Journalist Bakaine Alliance

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