idriss deby is an experienced military man with the rank of marshal. he says have achieved this military our current well do worried. he came to power in 1993 to any terry coup and he has stayed in power since then there. was at this campaign in the capital in german or he jokes that he's been in power since before his supporters we're born for some like he's 8. did. then the others come a long way. behind felipe built this country. president debbie has 30 years of experience and he had given 30 years of sacrifice for this country. but his critics say he's a ruthless dictator 6 had hoped to be on the ballot paper this year to challenge interest to be but his dreams of becoming a president we had dashed because too should change so presidential candidates must now be 40 or older musser the incumbent i am 38 this year and he decided that because he don't want me to run for office he turned the minimum required so he moved it from 35 to 45 and people started talking saying that this is not normal he decide to reduce it to 40 so they're making sure that to

mourns as long time president idriss deby killed on the battlefield african leaders on the french president attend his state funeral. color on monday in saeed this is al jazeera life and also coming up. india's curve of 19 crisis keeps getting worse once again it's recorded the world's highest number of infections pushing hospitals to breaking point. a new vaccine against malaria could be a game changer off to clinical trials show it's 77 percent effective against the disease. and we'll tell you how iraqis are trying to keep one important ramadan tradition amid virus restrictions. a funeral has been held for a child's late president idriss deby off towards his body was flown from the capital. where he'll be buried that he died from injuries he sustained on the battlefield last weekend off to rebels launched an offensive from libya the former president's son mohammad idriss deby is now in power and will lead a transitional military council for the next 18 months well several foreign leaders attended his funeral including the french president emanuel mark her. well and his tributes mackerels

voters in charge are choosing a leader president idriss deby wants to extend his grip on power. this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. with regulation orders issued on the caribbean island of st vincent where a once dormant volcano has burst into life. parts of brazil have begun easing coronavirus restrictions but the nation remains the epicenter of the outbreak in south america. and 23 years after a landmark peace deal will look at what's igniting the recent violence in northern ireland. chance president idriss deby is looking to extend his 3 decades in power by seeking a 2nd term in office polls have opened but the opposition has called for a boycott and accuses the government of repression and cracking down on anti-government protesters on saturday the interior ministry said it arrested several people for planning attacks on polling stations let's go straight now to our correspondent head morgan she's outside a polling station in the capital and janina there we've seen plenty of protests and tensions in the weeks leading up to those folk what's the atmosphere like

chance army says president idriss deby has died of injuries suffered while leaving soldiers on the front line his son the army general will be interim leader. he was one of the region's longest serving leaders the army says one of his sons will take over but many questions linger over chad and the region. as a whole rob your child has their own lives my headquarters here in doha are also coming up western nations tell russia to stop threatening ukraine and wallah gates moscow's plans to close parts of the black sea to foreign ships the jury's out in the murder trial of derek trayvon the former minneapolis police officer accused of killing george floyd. welcome to the program chad's army has announced pro-drug president idriss deby has been killed the army says he was leading soldiers fighting rebels on the frontline that he had just won reelection and was one of africa's longest serving leaders be begins our coverage. this was chad's president idriss deby campaigning last week provisional election results indicated he'd won a 6th term in office the debbie had reportedly joined his son an

chad's military says president idriss deby has died of injuries suffered while leading soldiers on the front line his son is to become the interim leader. close the whole robin you're watching al-jazeera life my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes russia accuses the u.s. and nato of provocative activities in the black sea as a build up troops along its border with ukraine. also jury deliberations are underway in the trial of former police officer derek jovan charged with the murder of george floyd in minneapolis and the european medical association says the benefits from the johnson and johnson covert 90 vaccine outweigh the risks of blood clots. welcome to the program one of africa's longest serving leaders chad's president idriss deby has been killed the army says he died after sustaining injuries while leaving soldiers on the front lines where his forces have been fighting rebels a state funeral will be held on friday night the army swiftly in aus that general mama will take on the role of interim head of state death comes just a day after he won a 6th term as

chad's army says president idriss deby has died of injuries suffered while visiting soldiers on the front line and his son an army general will be interim leader. you're watching al-jazeera live from a headquarters in doha i'm also coming up debbie was one of the region's longest serving leaders the army says one of his sons will take over but many questions linger over child on the region. western nations tell russia to stop threatening ukraine and warn against moscow's plans to close parts of the black sea to foreign ships. the jury's out in the murder trial of derek chosen the former minneapolis police officer is accused of killing george floyd. so we begin with breaking news out of chad that's where the army has announced president idriss deby has been killed the army says he was with soldiers fighting rebels on the frontline debbie had just won reelection and was one of africa's longest serving leaders his son general idriss deby has been named as the interim leader of a 18 month long military transitional council but that move violates chards constitution which says the speaker of p

we begin in chad's capital and where a funeral ceremony has been held for the late president idriss deby he died from injuries he sustained on the battlefield last weekend after rebels launched an offensive from libya several foreign leaders were in attendance despite warnings from rebels to stay away from the funeral well the former president's son mohammed idriss deby is now in paris and he will lead to a transitional military council for the next 18 months hipper morgan has the latest from john miller. they've raised at least at the time when the country and the region is facing several security threats chad has to deal with the rebel activities in the northern parts of the country and we also see chuck participating in counterterrorism operations in mali and in the lake chad region which is why it comes as no surprise that the g 5 representatives who have come to attend. the funeral as well as the president met with the head of the transitional military council mohammed to be who's a son of the slain leader it reads debbie as well as other members of the transitional council to discu

a funeral ceremonies been held for chards late president idriss deby afterward his body was flown from the captain jimmy. where he'll be buried debbie died from injuries he sustained on the battlefield last weekend after rebels launched an offensive from libya the former president's son mohammad idriss deby is now in power and will lead a transitional military council for the next 18 months and several foreign leaders attended his funeral including the french president emmanuel back home and his tribute said his country will not let anybody threaten charge and call for a peaceful transition of power. this so therefore see the people of the region enjoy his part with france we have to make sure that the pact lives on and that of liberty and independence france will not let anybody question operating today or tomorrow child is stability and territorial integrity france will be here to ensure that the promise which was made will be realized we're all part of stability introduce even a. democratic transition and this is what we want by your side. hiper morgan was out that phenyl in germany

so i mean there are 2 sides here those that are supporting president idriss deby the man who has been in power for 30 years and also the opposition who want change and they're out there they have actually courted today's vote saying that it's nader i mean peace for or transparent what is the security situation there surrounding these elections. that it's very tense it's very tense this whole week capito in germany looks like a war zone and where you see a heavy military and police. of course charge is one of the 5 countries in this eye here which is in secure their jihad just all over but now it's this is very special because they're there the government was expecting their opposition supporters to the out there to actually put is so it's not only the jihad this world. put it in this if 2 of the people here but also they're expecting that the opposition members they're also going to come out and protest. now debbie is praised by his supporters for efforts against islamist in the region but how popular is he among the general population. which is still for clear ikea even i mean the ma

ok we're going to begin with breaking news out of chad where the army's announced president idriss deby has been killed the army says he was leading soldiers fighting rebels on the frontline that he had just won reelection as one of africa's longest serving leaders hit morgans joining us now live from chad's capital and have a what more do we know about what's been happening. well what we do have right now is the statement that came from the army itself which is that a president who's been running the country from one to 30 years and who was set to lead it for another 5 years passed away from injuries he sustained over the weekend in the fight between the government forces and the rebel group known as the front for change and concord in the northern region now let's go back to how this all unfolded on april 11th on the day of the election he was running for a 6th term the rebels came in from libya where they have a knowledge question act with the libyan warlords. and launch an attack on a government station at the border region of bestie and then they went on to advance and so they reac

very calm and relaxed president idriss deby is one of the wrong really does enough rekha. i mean the heavy security he was the 1st to cast about it is the 6th consecutive election he has voted in. none of the. done we have the vote we're going to go home now and then wait for the voters to decide their fate. for you on this planet i'm disappointed. in this mine says he has voted in 5 elections over the last 30 years on sunday he decided to break or to paul because he believes his war to never count is shane funny i have a family and the situation is bad if you think you know they've been really addicted but he must change the situation if not it will be worse i know he will the 1st round pick from the bottom of my heart i'm not supporting but a poor thing many share his frustration members of the opposition and anti-government activist called for de barral to be boycotted the people of chad generally decided to stay at their homes because they're saying that they have been voting for at least 5 times and all these 5 times there has been no change so there's no point of the

i mean there are 2 sides here those that are supporting president idriss deby the man who has been in power for 30 years and also the opposition who want change and they're out there they have actually courted today's vote saying that it's. i mean peaceful or transparent what is the security situation there surrounding these elections. it's very tense it's very it is this whole week there. looks like a war zone where you see a heavy military and police. of course charge is one of the 5 counties in this i hear which is secure the hardest all over but now it's this is very special because they're there the government was expecting their opposition supporters to be out there to actually put is so it's not only the jihad this world threatening this effect of the people here but also they're expecting that the opposition members they're also going to come out and protest. now deveny is praised by his supporters for efforts against islamist in the range and but how popular is he among the general population. which is a year. i mean the man has been powerful 30 years he's most of the young p

a funeral ceremony for chad's late president idriss deby is getting under way in the capital and jamaica several foreign leaders are attending despite warnings from rebels to stay away they be was killed last weekend battling fighters who'd launched an offensive from libya his son about idriss deby is now in power and will lead a transitional military council for the next 18 months let's go live now to chad's capitol hill borgen is there it what's happening there right now. well adrian we've seen several heads of states already arriving to the venue and will be so shortly seeing the body of the former president of the now deceased president idriss deby arriving right in front of the presidential palace here many dignitaries have joined this occasion we have the president of sudan as well as the president of togo nature and mally as well as other senior government officials from regional countries we also have chad and i france the president emmanuel micron has also arrived to attend the funeral of course it raised a b. and chad is a strong ally for fighting counterterrorism or in counter

deby now he's running for another time. chad's population is one of the poorest in the world young people complain they can't find jobs i do has a master's in political science but he's been unemployed for the last 10 years. to put them on the 100 plus. i would like the government to create jobs for the us because young people most young people are unemployed right it's not life we can't live without we're. sunday's election to go ahead without the participation of your position is making it right . who succeed in hughes be too extreme he's. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world now peru is voting for its 5th president in just 3 years a series of crises and corruption scandals all 3 different leaders within a week last year this time 6 of the 18 candidates have come contracted the coronavirus as infections their school voting in peru is compulsory. a volcanic eruption has darkened the skies and blanketed the caribbean island of st vincent with ash thousands of residents have been evacuate

hello and welcome we begin in charge where a state funeral has been held for president idriss deby who was killed on the battlefield earlier this week his body has just arrived from the capital to nearest hometown where he will be buried. several foreign leaders attended the funeral of debby who was seen as an important western ally in the fight against armed groups in the saheli region among them was the french president emanuel who called for a peaceful transition of power. the people of the region enjoy his part with france we have to make sure that it lives on and that of liberty and independence france will not let anybody question operating today or tomorrow child is stabilities until a total integrity for us will be here to ensure that the promise was made me realize for all parties stability to see from a. democratic transition and this is what i'm what your site. the former president's son mohammad debbie is now heading a transitional government for the next 18 months 37 he's now the youngest leader in the african continent have a morgan was at the funeral. hey drew is that is

welcome to the news hour one of africa's longest serving leaders chad's president idriss deby has been killed the army says he died after sustaining injuries while visiting the front lines where his forces have been fighting rebels the army swiftly and now stevy son general bahama will take on the role of interim head of state well the death comes just a day after he won a 6th term as president and chad's forces have been battling the front for change and concord rebel group says 2060 which wants to overthrow the government and. what it calls power back to the people now the military has imposed a nationwide curfew and closed its borders begins our coverage. this was chad's president idriss deby campaigning last week provisional election results indicated he'd want a 6th term in office the debbie had reportedly joined his son and other soldiers on saturday to repel an attack by a rebel group in the northern province of can him near the border with libya according to the military he was severely injured it says it will now create a transitional military council led by debbi son and has

the state funeral of chad's president, idriss deby, has taken place in the capital n'djamena. he was killed by rebels during clashes in the north of the country. clarisse fortune reports. thousands of people gathered in a main square in chad's capital, n'djamena, to pay their last respects for the one who has been their president for the last 30 years. his coffin draped in the nationalflag. among the mourners, his wife of16 years, hinda deby, who said an emotional goodbye. translation: help us to keep the joy. - life has decided your departure, and i must say goodbye. the chadian people have loved you and give you to god. also in attendance, french president emmanuel macron, the only western head of state at the funeral, a long—time ally in the war against islamist militants. translation: france will never let anyone question and will never - let anyone threaten, either today or tomorrow, chad's stability and integrity. before the ceremony, macron and his counterparts from burkina faso, mali, mauritania and niger met with deby�*s son, mahamat. they expressed their support

deby is being held in the capital and. maybe was seriously injured last weekend while battling rebels who launched an offensive from libya he died on monday. a new malaria vaccine is being hailed as a possible game changer in the fight to eliminate the disease the oxford institute jab is 77 percent effective in stopping infections it's now entering larger human trials to rule out any side effects at least 13 people have died in a fire at a hospital treating covert 19 patients in india it comes as some hospitals warn their short of oxygen due to surging cases across the country. at least 100 palestinians have been injured in clashes with israeli police in occupied east jerusalem israeli forces had been trying to stop israeli anti arab activists confronting a group of palestinians overnight stun grenades and water cannon we used to keep the groups apart of one of the main entrances to the old city it comes after videos were shared on social media showing palestinian teenagers slapping ultra-orthodox jews on a train. china is

i was talking to some people and they welcomed this that president idriss deby would not finish is 6 times he's probably going to be killed and even when these. rebel is tight. tight child coming from north to once they will convinced that these people are going to succeed there will come to a judgment on their will i was deceived i mean full people who have been seeing him for 30 years as a top and strong military past and believing that he can just fight his just like that in a very easy with that is something which is what people don't understand and what makes people think that's probably the there is some sort of pretty here who could be taking over a now in charge who will take power do we thank you. yes he's his son general the mom a tease the 2nd in command i mean after his father he's very strong strong jenaveve there to survey the assault this is the guy the meter has announced that he's going to lead the transitional council and what kind of problems in conclusions could arise from a potentially deteriorating situation in charge and in the region. but that china has so man

deby now he's running for another time. chad's population is one of the poorest in the world young people complain they can't find jobs i do has a master's in political science but he's been unemployed for the last 10 years to see us. to put them on the 100 plus. i would like the government to create jobs for the u.s. because young people most young people are unemployed it's a life we can't live without we're. over by the were some i'm poor. sunday's action is it to go ahead without the participation of key your position is making it too likely that they'd be succeed in his bid to extend his rule. and that report was from d.w. fred movement who has been visiting polling stations today and says voter turnout appears to be low with many heeding the opposition's call for a boycott i asked him why despite civil rights concerns debbie remains a he ally of western states does some international partners see president is to be i mean day incumbent as the guy as the person who has got people over fighting that to hard to stay in t

idriss deby presented himself as a strong leader and that's what he wants for his life in the west and in africa. this will seem on the battle front yet like shot last year when his troops food and eventually expelled. and then i said. he's death on another battlefront is a huge blow to our allies and the fight against armed groups in this al and else why not. that i can sense that with the security challenges increasing and whom the country may limit or even reduce its participation in external conflict it was reported 3 years ago that debbie before he died was moving units that he had deployed somali and news year back to chad to help defend the capital these are some of his best units so if the current interim government has to keep those units in chad for security purposes. then that would disrupt at least in the short term france's and the broader g. 5. counterterrorism efforts in. those ripples remain a threat a father deterioration of security in charge could trigger the withdrawal of its troops from regional to bolster security at home this will in turn leave many countries in

here's a check of the headlines on al-jazeera the army and child has announced president idriss deby has been killed while visiting soldiers on the front lines that he had just won reelection and was one of africa's longest serving leaders his son general expected to be interim head of state the army has now implemented a curfew and shut borders it says democratic elections will take place following a transition period of a morgan has more from chad's capital. president himself went to the frontlines along with top army officials to lead the battle against the group announced later that at least $300.00 were killed and more than $140.00 were captured while the rest fled and were being pursued by the government military now we hadn't heard from. all over the weekend we didn't hear from him yesterday as well on the day that the national electoral commission announced that he had won the election by nearly 80 percent we were expecting to hear a statement from him. to assure his supporters and to basically welcome the results of the national electoral commission that's now will not be ha

a funeral ceremony for chad's late president idriss deby is getting underway in the capital in jamaica several foreign leaders are attending despite warnings from rebels to stay away dave he was killed last weekend battling fighters who launched an offensive from libya his son mohammed that it has to be is now in power and will lead a transitional military council for the next 18 months i was there is have a morgan is live for us in chad's capital jamaica tell us more about what's jews to happen today. well adrian we are already seeing heads of states arriving to the site of the funeral procession which is going to start in just a few minutes and we've seen. military forces as well as police force heightened security around the capital in germany and starting from thursday onwards we've seen tanks being deployed on main streets especially the ones that lead to the presidential palace that's because they're concerned about the safety and security of the heads of state who are arriving to this location not just neighboring states we have the head of state of sudan up there with the hagel

memorial services are being held across chad to honor the late president idriss deby who died in a rebel attack he was buried on friday in address a village near his hometown. heading the military council will be in charge for the next 18 months haber morgan as well from the capital in jamaica. general arrive for attack plane president idriss deby friends after a safe ceremony was held in the largest public square here in the capital in jemaine on friday on saturday a much smaller one was held for a brief debbie's family and friends in one of his homes here in germany president idriss deby was announced that by the military on monday saying that he died from injuries he sustained fighting the rebel front from st unconquered group and the northern region can name the announcement of his that had been made him it came just hours after early election results showed that he had won a 6th term in office and always said to room for another 5 years now many people here are wondering what comes next for their country and the biggest concern is how that will shape up the political arena here in c

but tonight in the republic of chad president idriss deby has died just a day after he won elections securing him a 6th term in office troops have now been deployed to the streets of the capital air and land borders have been closed until further notice and a curfew is in effect between 6 pm and 5 am debbie was reportedly killed while visiting troops on the frontlines of a battle against a rebel group in the north of the country and the army has named debbie's son as interim head of state but the rebels they have rejected this transition they are valued to more each on the capital. residents of chad reacted with this belief to the televised announcement of president idriss debby's death. on nazi. martial of chad idriss deby itnow as he did every time when the republic's institutions were seriously threatened not to go to heroic lead in a combat operation against terrorists who had come from libya. he was injured in the engagement and died after being brought back to. the news came just hours after he was declared the winner of the country's presidential election on april 11th. that w

president idriss deby who i mean nasty i think all of these titled top of the meter operates my show last year as if i'd she was still seeing was a strong military man and he has been i mean it was said that he used to go into battle field to fight day. before but not at this particular time when he was waiting for the day or future results to be announced and then he goes into the battlefield to fight inside that's why it doesn't make sense at this particular time so does that mean that people think that there have been foul play. yeah exactly i should years ago while i was there in china i was talking to some people and they welcomed this but president idriss deby will not finish he's 6 times he's probably going to be killed and even when these. rebel. attacks child coming from north to who wants him just enough they will convince the these people are going to succeed there will come to a judgment of their will i was deceived i mean full of people who have been seeing him for a year is tall and strong military possibly believing that he can just vileness just say that in any event

deby who's on course to extend his 3 decade long hold on power the election was held last sunday but official results haven't yet been released a number of countries a nationals to now leave chad it will morgan has more from chad's capital legend nina. the united kingdom has at its name to the list of countries that are advised that is advising its nationals inside chad to leave the country as soon as possible because of the advance that the rebel group known as the far known as the front for change and concord say they are making towards the capital injun manner now france which is chad's closest ally has not advised its nationals to leave the country but it did issue a statement saying that the embassy here issued a statement saying that its nationals should remain inside the capital because of the security situation now defunct for a change and concorde is an armed rebel group that was formed in time to 16 to counter and oust president idriss deby who's been in power for 30 years now and who looks like or is said to it was poised to be an hour for at least another 5 years after in

ball also ahead polls close in chad but is the result a foregone conclusion as to president idriss deby seeks to extend his stay 2 years in power. china had made sits over 1000 vaccines are not as effective as it previously claimed and evacuation orders issued on the caribbean island of st vincent way once dormant volcano has come tonight. to iran's nuclear agency says its main natanz facility has been targeted by what it calls an act of terrorism but short stop short of calling it a time it follows a blackout at the plant early on sunday iran is not the international atomic energy agency to take action and says it reserves the right to punish the perpetrators iranian agents he says sites electrical distribution grade was affected power was out across the facilities above ground workshops and underground enrichment holes on saturday president hassan rouhani said tehran had launched new advance enrichment centrifuges at the site this is after several centrifuges were damaged in a fire last year an incident iran called an act of sabotage in mali run is high on the agenda of the u.s. secre

military ruler general idriss deby appeared with national television. to deliver what seemed to be a speech prepared to calm local and international concerns about illiteracy to pension in chad. these values so dear to our late president will be demonstrated and in shrine and in the framework of an inclusive national dialogue that will be organized during this transition period i will be the guarantor of this dialogue which will not shy away from any subject of national interest according to a precise timetable that the government will be called upon to reveal also said child needs international support to defeat groups tried to destabilize the country . the protests came a week after the military takeover was given some support by chart allies that has now put france in an awkward position after the crackdown on demonstrators by security. the french president emmanuel mccall whose attendance at the late president idriss deby funeral is criticizing to smooth out of the military's takeover condemned the use of force on demonstrators. pretty quickly let m

this was chat's president idriss deby campaigning last week early election results indicated he'd won a 6th term in office but debbie had reportedly joined his son and other soldiers on saturday to repel an attack by a rebel group in the northern province of. border with libya according to the military he was severely injured and on monday it announced his passing it says it's created a transitional military council led by debbi son and has suspended the constitution i yearn for a transitional government will be put in place a new republican institutions will be put in place to facilitate the transition and by the organization of free democratic and transparent elections following the spirit of sacrifice that the marshal of chatted for for all his life right up until his last suffering. in the capital where people celebrated election victory the night before the announcement there were mixed reactions. it sad news the presidential elections went off peacefully through to the declaration of results by the election commission and then the next day we learned the sad news of the death of

coming up in the next 60 minutes chad's army says president idriss deby has died of injuries suffered while visiting soldiers on the frontline his son an army general will be interim leader. western nations tell russia to stop threatening ukraine and warning against moscow's plans to close parts of the black sea to foreign ships the jury is out in the murder trial of the former minneapolis police officer is accused of killing george for. india's vaccine makers war and their ability to meet domestic and global demand is threatened by u.s. export controls on components. sometimes people similar to sports the head of european football clubs breaking away to form a super league to come to this. but the president of the new competition real madrid florentino perez insists that it will be the savior of the school. hello welcome to the news hour we begin with breaking news out of chad where the army has announced president idriss deby has been killed the army says he was with soldiers fighting rebels on the frontline debbie had just won reelection and was one of africa's longest serving lead

army that the president idriss deby has died off his injuries while visiting the frontline in just a reminder the early provincial results have been telling us that the president has indeed he had won a reelection for his 6th term in office he is one of africa's longest serving leaders and he was due to give a victory speech after the election results the provincial results but his campaign director had said that he was visiting soldiers on the frontline and now we're getting reports from the army that he has been has died of injuries let's get more information on this one morgan is joining us from chards capital. what more can you tell us about this breaking news story. well gary what we do know that is up to up until last night president was set to address his supporters and celebration of his victory for a 2nd term now this morning the army announced that the president who's been running the country for more than 30 years has passed away from injuries which he sustained when he went to the front lines over the weekend to to need the battles against the logical concord and change w

and chad's president idriss deby — one of africa's longest serving leaders — has died following clashes with rebel forces in the north of the country. we'll look at what it means for regional security. the proposalfor a european super league has ingited a fierce battle over notjust whether whether it will be allowed to go ahead. 12 of europe's biggest football clubs unveiled plans for a breakaway tournament — with a sizeable backlash. here's the head of football's world governing body. there world governing body. were some stronger words i as there were some stronger words used as well, but we are not going to show you those.— as well, but we are not going to show you those. they play brighton in the next hour— show you those. they play brighton in the next hour and _ show you those. they play brighton in the next hour and that _ show you those. they play brighton in the next hour and that is - show you those. they play brighton in the next hour and that is the - in the next hour and that is the background to all of this in the huge uproar we have seen comp 12 teams a part of this

deby is likely to extend his 3 decade rule. 2 of his main challengers have pulled out complaining of intimidation and that the election is rigged. fred when you report from chad which is home to nearly half a 1000000 refugees and plays a key role in battling is a mystic stream isn't in the cell region interest b. is an experienced military man with the rank of martial officers have achieved this military i call it. he came to power in 1900. and he has stayed in power since. there are was at this campaign rally in the capital. he jokes that he's been in power before he's supported as we are born for some 8 might. look. then the others come a long way. behind felipe built this country. president debi has 30 years of experience and he had given 30 years of sacrifice for this country. but his critics say the bees a ruthless dictator. 6 it musta had hoped to be on the ballot paper this year to challenge interest deby but his dreams of becoming a president we had dashed the course to shouldn't change so presidential candidates must now be 40 or older must come bit. i am 38 this year and he

so this is the death of president idriss deby might actually make the situation worse but then is that the country though position and they will position nancy was a sad organization rose up a few days ago a few weeks ago saying that we don't want him to stand for a son so all these other powers that are going to stand and i mean they have got a voice now when there is this some sort of power vacuum now it's like you're going to be what i swear we're going probably to see more people fighting for do power groups also rising to make sure that they get what they wanted but also the opposition trying to get to what they wanted to remove prince the east to be but of course there is also some of confidants of former confidants of president idriss deby also who want power to be as west africa correspondent fred thank you for your reporting. next the hughes medical regulator has given the green light to the johnson and johnson covert 1000 vaccine despite a possible link to rare blood clots while last week the company halted its european rollout after u.s. officials recommended putting the vac

trads military says president idriss deby has died of injuries suffered while leading soldiers on the front line his son is to become the interim leader of. the whole robin you're watching i was there last night headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes russia accuses the us and nato of provocative activities in the black sea as a build up troops along gets bored.

chad strong arm president idriss deby is said to win a 6th term in office after 3 decades in power boats are being counted after polls closed some opposition leaders have called for a boycott of the election following a crackdown on protests in the run up to the election now the leader is a key ally to the west in the fight against jihadist groups in the us a hell. very come on the relaxed president idriss deby he's one of the wrong guys sort of being greedy does enough reka. i mean the heavy security she was the 1st to cast her ballot it is the 6th consecutive election has voted in. we done we have voted we're going to go home now and then wait for the board has to decide the fate of. this planet and disappointed. this minus is he has voted in 5 elections over the last 13 years on sunday he decided to break or to pull because he believes he's bored to me of a county's jane funny i have a family and the situation is bad if you should thank you but i know they'll be will be really addicted but he must change the situation if not it will be worse i know he will be 1st round and probably bo

voting is underway in the central african nation of chad authoritarian president idriss deby is set to extend his 3 decade rule 2 of his main challengers of pulled out complaining the election is rigged w.'s fred moving the reports from chad which plays a key role in battling islamic extremism in the hell region interests that b. is an experienced military man with. a few offices have achieved this me to create . he came to power in 1952 in military coup and he has stayed in power. who. was at this campaign rally in the country to inject mina he jokes that he's been in power sees before he's supported as we have borne for some 8. debuts a hero lieut. then the cruel judge has come a long way. behind felipe built this country. president debbie has 30 years of experience and he had given 30 years of sacrifice for this country on the sacrifice. but his critics say libby's a ruthless dictator 6 had hoped to be on the ballot paper this year to challenge interest deby but his dreams of becoming a president we had dashed the course to shouldn't change so presidential candidates must now be 40

chad has held a state funeral for long-time ruler idriss dÉby. he died on tuesday after battling rebel forces. president dÉby ruled the central african nation for years. chad is a key player in the fight against islamist extremism in the sahara region and is seen as a western ally in tackling the issue. french president emmanuel macron attended the funeral in the capital, n'djamena. reporter: 30 years of leadership have come to an end. thousands of mourners packed the main square in the chadian capital to pay respects to president idriss dÉby. the 60-year-old military leader died on the battlefield shortly after winning reelection. for many here, he is the only leader they have ever known. "help us to keep the joy. life has decided you must go and i must say goodbye. the chadian people have love you and give you over to god." western powers and african nations leaned on the longer link strongman is the linchpin in the international fight against islamist militants. "the battles that you let always had the goal of defending your country's territ

brainer all right for the plane president idriss deby continues after a states army was held in the largest public square here in the capital into may now on friday on saturday a much smaller one was held for a brief debby's family and friends in one of his homes here in india may now president idriss deby was announced by the military on monday saying that he died from injuries he sustained fighting the rebel front for change and concord group and the northern region of our name the last one of his death came just hours after early election results so that he had won as fixed term in office and was said to rule for another 5 years now many people here are wondering what comes next for the country and the biggest concern is how that will shape up the political arena here in the opposition have protected by private and military council headed by his 37 year old son mohammed will be leaving the country for the next 18 months people on the 3 who are thought and 2 are also confused about what comes next they say that they want to see their country united and they will want to see the stability

deby now he's running for another time. chutzpa creation is one of the poorest in the world young people complain they can't find jobs i do has a master's in political science but he's been unemployed for the last 10 years to see. them on the 100 plus. i would like the government to create jobs for the us because young people most young people are unemployed is about life we can't live without we're in this. sunday's election he said to go ahead without the participation of key opposition figures making it unlikely that they be who succeed in his bid to extend his party . and for more let's bring in detail the west africa correspondent afraid to move when you fred what have you been seeing at the polling stations in the chaldean capital today. yeah and today i mean we have been on different polling stations and people have been coming in small numbers generally here indicative to in germany. that they're happy to the cause of the opposition to avoid court these voters so people decided some of them majority actually have de

oh moving on and voting is currently underway in chad where president idriss deby is looking to extend his 3 decades in power by now seeking a 6th term in office debbie has just cost his own voters and the capital in jamaica the opposition has been calling for a boycott it accuses the government of repression and of cracking down on anti-government protesters on saturday the interior ministry said it arrested several people for planning attacks on polling stations well our correspondent have a morgan is on the ground and reports from. on the streets at the national stadium and elsewhere across the chechen capital and jemaine thousands have come out to show their support for one man president idriss deby the incumbent leader has been in office since he took power in a coup more than 30 years ago debbie is now seeking a 6th term and promising a new future for. together we're going to build in africa like other continents that shares a long history a common history with those who colonized us and we're going to start this chapter together with them. during the mine 1900 debbie overthrew h

president idriss deby will not finish is 6 times he's probably going to be killed and even when these. rebels. attacked child coming from north to once they will consist of these people are going to succeed there will come to jump in on us t.v. i mean for people who have been seeing him for 30 years as a top and strong military past and believing that he can just just say that in a very easy with that is something which is what people don't understand and what makes people think that's probably the there is some sort of here who could be taking over a now in charge who will take power do we think. he's his son general is this 2nd in command i mean after his father his very strong strong jenaveve there is to see over the years a lot this is the guy the meter has announced that he's going to lead the transitional council and what kind of problems in conclusions could arise from a potentially deteriorating situation in china and in the region. well but that chant has so many problems they have poverty they have inside the power of completely tone they did the column she undergoes of this

deby is rule that he was killed fighting the group on the front line a military council headed by the late president's son the hamas will oversee an 18 month transition to elections let's go live to enjoy mina in chatham to serious have a morgan. but what exactly is the rebel said and how is the transitional government likely to respond. well adrian let's not forget that there are these cease fire the call for a ceasefire by the forefront for change and concord group which is responsible for the death of chad's longtime president idriss deby seems to be a response to the call by the military council which upon announcing that it will be leaving the country for the next 18 months during the transitional period has called for dialogue and said they want all chaldeans whether it's the internal opposition groups or the outside groups including the armed groups to come out around the table to discuss how to go on forward following the death of injuries that b. so this one seems to be a response to those calls but it comes just days after a fact announced that they have been subjected to as

the french president mccormack was attendance the late president idriss deby funeral was criticizes them of the military's take over condemned the use of force on demonstrators. let me be very clear i gave my support to the integrity and the stability of chad very clearly and to mina i support peaceful democratic inclusive transition i do not support a plan of succession and france will never be on the side of those who formed this plan for now the streets of germany are calm but there are a few years it would remain that way for the opposition vowed to keep up its cabrini against the military regime. germany. and its 3 people have died and 4 missing in booking a fast so after an armed group attacked a convoy in the country's east 2 spanish journalists and an irish national were killed in the ambush on an anti poaching patrol in an eastern region the government confirmed that of the 4 people missing 3 of foreigners and one is a book national and photos of bodies have been circulating online but the authorities say they haven't been formally identified so far no one has claimed responsibi

as military has promised an 18 month transition to free elections after the death of president idriss deby the army says he was killed while stating soldiers in the fight against rebels in the north had just won reelection and son general mom out will take on the role of interim head of states. tributes are pouring in from western allies following debbie's death could have wider implications for security in the sun hell charges one of the biggest troop contributors to the fight against armed groups in the region i've been addressed reports from nigeria's capital abuja idriss deby presented himself as a strong leader and that's what he wants for us our life in the west and in africa . this is the more the battlefront your lecture last year when you screw food and eventually expand. and then i said. he's death on another battlefront is a huge blow to our life and the fight against armed groups and there's a hell and elsewhere in africa. there are concerns that with security challenges increasing and whom the country may limit or even reduce its participation in external conflict it was