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[Daily Trust] Chad's junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won this week's presidential election in the first round, according to provisional official results released on Thursday, extending his family's decades-long grip on power.

[VOA] Yaounde -- Chad's opposition, civil society groups and some election observers are condemning violence, threats and fraud, including the stuffing of ballot boxes, to favor transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby after the central African state's May 6 presidential polls. Deby's main challenger, Prime Minister Succes Masra, is asking for international assistance, saying he is under surveillance and faces threats to his safety after at least two people were killed in the election.

[RFI] Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Déby has been declared the official winner of the 6 May presidential elections with over 61 percent of the vote, according to provisional results released Thursday, extending his family's decades-long grip on power.

[Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- The first round of presidential elections in Chad ended yesterday, May 6. This election was supposed to be the end of the provisional transitional regime installed after the death of President Idriss Déby Itno, who was killed by rebels on the front lines on April 20, 2021. His son, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, took power and became interim president.

[RFI] Chadians go to the polls on Monday three years after their military leader seized power, in the first presidential election in Africa's Sahel region since a wave of coups.

[VOA] Yaounde -- Chad's presidential election concludes Monday with civilians going to the polls, a day after members of the military cast their ballots. Transitional President General Mahamat Idriss Deby is facing nine challengers, including his current prime minister. The election, designed to end three years of a military government, has been peaceful so far. However, there is tension over a ban on taking pictures of election result sheets at polling stations.

[RFI] Following three years of military rule, Chadians will cast their ballots in presidential elections on Monday, with General Mahamat Idriss Déby poised to consolidate the family dynasty.

[Crisis Group] Chadians will soon elect a new president, concluding a three-year political transition that will almost certainly see the incumbent Mahamat Déby Itno retain power. In this Q&amp;A, Crisis Group experts Enrica Picco and Charles Bouëssel examine the issues at stake and the possible threats to the country's stability after the vote.

[DW] Chadians head to the polls on Monday to end three years of transition government. However, morale is low in the African country and hopes for true change and renewal are dim.

[UNHCR] Over 1,300 Sudanese uprooted children cling to their dreams through education. The Al Tadamoun primary school stands as a testament to their resilience, offering a beacon of hope amidst the harsh realities of refugee life.

[State Department] Department Press BriefingVedant Patel, Principal Deputy SpokespersonWashington, D.C.April 25, 2024

[The Conversation Africa] Chad's presidential election campaigns officially kicked off on Sunday 14 April 2024 in the capital city, N'Djamena.

[The Herald] Chad has reportedly asked American troops to stop activities at an air base near the capital of N'Djamena.

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- In response to growing campaign violence, Chad's transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, has ordered his military to arrest angry civilians and make sure peace reigns in the run-up to the May 6 presidential election and afterwards. Opposition and civil society groups, which have called for a boycott of the vote, which they dismiss as a sham, acknowledge that some civilians have attacked members of the Deby's campaign team.

[WFP] N'djamena -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of approximately US$ 7.6 million (JPY 1.1billion) from the Government of Japan to support the Chadian Government emergency response to crisis-affected communities in Chad. This new funding will enable WFP to continue providing lifesaving food and nutrition assistance to 92,100 people among the most vulnerable refugees, returnees, internally displaced persons, and host communities. The food commodities especially cereals and iodized salt

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Opposition candidates are accusing Chad's military ruler, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, of flouting election rules and launching his campaign before the official starting date of April 14.

[Daily Maverick] Chad le Clos put all his eggs in the 100m freestyle basket, opting out of his favoured 200m butterfly event on Tuesday evening, but still fell short of 19-year-old sensation Pieter Coetzé.

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