N'DJAMENA - Chad introduced a state of emergency after flooding that’s displaced more than 1 million people and destroyed thousands of hectares of cropland...Chad is already facing a looming food crisis affecting more than 2 million people, according to the World Food Programme. The state of emergency will be implemented nationwide to better tackle the humanitarian situation in the worst-hit areas in the south, including the capital, N’Djamena, Deby said. The announcement of the state of emergency comes as the landlocked oil producer’s military government faces growing discontent after extending by two years an 18-month deadline for a return to civilian rule. Deby, the son of former President Idriss Deby, came to power after his father was killed in a desert battle against insurgents in April 2021.
Also, Pro-democracy demonstrators clashed with police in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena on Thursday, defying a government ban. The demonstrations occurred on the date when the military originally promised it would cede power. Several parts of N'Djamena were barricaded, with police reportedly firing smoke and teargas at protesters. News agency AFP reported that five people have "died from gunshots" in the protests so far based on hospital sources.
