Chad: Saleh Kebzabo named as new prime minister
By DW
13 October 2022 |
2:06 pm
The ex-opposition politician and former journalist replaces Albert Pahimi Padacke, who was appointed after President Mahamat Idriss Deby seized power in the wake of his father's death.
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