04-29-2021, 08:50 AM
** 25-Apr-2021 World View: Death of Chad's president Idriss Déby Itno
I haven't been posting much for a few days because I've been working
on an article about the death of Chad's president Idriss Déby Itno
last week. He died in battle, personally leading his army in defense
of the capital from rebels.
Ordinarily the death of an African leader wouldn't generate much
interest in the West, but in this case Déby was the lynchpin of
France's entire counter-terrorism efforts in the African Sahel. His
death could signal the further rise of Boko Haram, al-Qaeda, and ISIS,
all of whom are active in the Sahel, and all of whom were being
challenged by France's Operation Barkhane, with Déby amd Chad's
military being the most important fighters. Now, Chad may become
unstable, and may even fall to the rebels that Déby was fighting, and
this could destabilize the whole region, and that would leave France's
counter-terrorism efforts in shambles.
![[Image: 70024_SAHEL_1582826874221.png]](https://cdni0.trtworld.com/w960/h540/q75/70024_SAHEL_1582826874221.png)
I haven't been posting much for a few days because I've been working
on an article about the death of Chad's president Idriss Déby Itno
last week. He died in battle, personally leading his army in defense
of the capital from rebels.
Ordinarily the death of an African leader wouldn't generate much
interest in the West, but in this case Déby was the lynchpin of
France's entire counter-terrorism efforts in the African Sahel. His
death could signal the further rise of Boko Haram, al-Qaeda, and ISIS,
all of whom are active in the Sahel, and all of whom were being
challenged by France's Operation Barkhane, with Déby amd Chad's
military being the most important fighters. Now, Chad may become
unstable, and may even fall to the rebels that Déby was fighting, and
this could destabilize the whole region, and that would leave France's
counter-terrorism efforts in shambles.
- Map of Northern Africa, highlighting the Sahara Desert and Sahel Region
