Chad military council lifts curfew imposed after Deby death

Chad has remained tense since Deby’s death, with the military saying that six people were killed during demonstrations.

Chad’s new military government has announced lifting a curfew clamped after the shock death of longtime leader Idriss Deby and the installation of a military council led by his son. An overnight curfew, barring people from leaving their homes between 6pm (17:00 GMT) and 5am (04:00 GMT), was introduced on April 20, hours after the military announced that Deby had died from wounds sustained in fighting with rebel forces. The start of the curfew was later pushed back to 8pm (19:00 GMT). A decree signed by the military council’s spokesman, Azem Bermandoa Agouna, said the curfew had been lifted on Sunday “after evaluating the steps initially taken by the transitional military council (CMT) across the country and the security situation”.