Amaury Hauchard

How Idriss Deby Used Conflict and Diplomacy To Build Alliances

When Chad’s longest-serving president, Idriss Deby, died in 2021, his death exposed the complex web of foreign alliances that sustained his rule, especially his close ties with France. Now his son, Mahamat Idriss Deby, is asking French troops to withdraw, signaling a new era in Chad's international relations.