Chad set to bury Deby as concerns rise for country's future
In this file photo taken on November 12, 2019 France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes Chad's President Idriss Deby as he arrives at the Elysee presidential palace for a lunch as part of the Paris Peace Forum. Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno who died on April 20, 2021 from wounds sustained in battle after three decades in power, will be buried April 23- the army announced. PHOTO/AFP
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President Emmanuel Macron of France, the former colonial power, will attend the ceremony along with a dozen other heads of state and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
The funeral, complete with military honours, is scheduled to take place in the morning in N'Djamena's main square, La Place de la Nation.
