MOUTA ALI

French troops watch a Chadian air force helicopter take off from N'Djamena, Chad, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
France hands over last military base in Chad
France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation agreement with Paris.
 
Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno participates in his inauguration ceremony in N'djamena, Chad, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mouta Ali, File)
Chad’s ruling party wins majority in parliamentary election boycotted by main opposition
Chad’s ruling party took the majority of votes in last month’s parliamentary election that the main opposition party boycotted.
 
Chad's President General Mahamat Idriss Deby arrives at the 19th Francophonie Summit, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)
Low turnout in Chad parliamentary election boycotted by opposition as military rule ends
Chadians have voted in parliamentary and regional elections that will end the three-year transitional period from military rule but which the main opposition is boycotting.
 
FILE - Chadians vote in N'djamena, Chad, on May 6, 2024. Voters in Chad headed to the polls on Monday, May 13, 2024 to cast their ballot in a long delayed presidential election that is set to end three years of military rule under interim president, Mahamat Deby Itno. Chad’s opposition leader, Succès Masra, has a filed a legal appeal with the country’s constitutional council to challenge the preliminary result of the May 6 presidential election. (AP Photo/Mouta, File)
Chad’s opposition leader challenges the results of the presidential elections
Chad’s opposition leader says he has filed an appeal with the country’s constitutional council to challenge the preliminary results of the May 6 presidential election.
 
Chadians vote in N'djamena, Chad, Monday, May 6, 2024. Voters in Chad headed to the polls on Monday to cast their ballot in a long delayed presidential election that is set to end three years of military rule under interim president, Mahamat Deby Itno. (AP Photo/Mouta)
Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result
Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, has been declared the winner of this week’s presidential election. The provisional results released Thursday were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra.