Chad pardons 380 rebels in apparent peace gesture

Chad pardons nearly 400 jailed rebels in apparent peace gesture

Those pardoned by interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby are among hundreds of the Front for Change and Concord in Chad members sentenced to life in prison over "terrorism acts."

Chad pardons 380 rebels in apparent peace gesture

By Mahamat Ramadane N'DJAMENA, Chad (Reuters) - Chad's interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby on Saturday pardoned 380 jailed members of an influential rebel group in an apparent bid to get it to join

Chad pardons 380 rebels in apparent peace gesture

N'DJAMENA, Chad (Reuters) - Chad's interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby on Saturday pardoned 380 jailed members of an influential rebel group in an apparent bid to get it to join peace talks. Read full story

Chad pardons 380 rebels in apparent peace gesture

By Mahamat Ramadane N'DJAMENA, Chad (Reuters) - Chad's interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby on Saturday pardoned 380 jailed members of an influential rebel group in an apparent bid to get it to join peace talks. Deby was installed by the military in 2021 after his father - longtime ruler Idriss Deby - was killed on the battlefield as his troops fought rebels from The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT). He has since held peace talks…

Chad pardons 380 rebels in apparent peace gesture

By Mahamat Ramadane N'DJAMENA, Chad - Chad's interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby on Saturday pardoned 380 jailed members of an influential rebel group in an apparent bid to get it to join peace talks. Deby was installed by the military in 2021 after his father - longtime ruler Idriss Deby - was killed on the battlefield as his troops fought rebels from The Front for Change and