BREAKING: Chad’s President, Idriss Derby Dies In Battle After Winning Elections On Monday

Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a sixth term in office.

Deby’s campaign said on Monday that he was headed to the front lines to join troops battling “terrorists”.

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Rebels based across the northern frontier in Libya attacked a border post on election day and then advanced hundreds of kilometres south across the desert.

Deby, 68, came to power in a rebellion in 1990 and is one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders.

(REUTERS)