(L-R) Benin’s president Patrice Talon, Central African Republic’s president Faustin-Archange Touadera, Burkina Faso’s president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari, Mali’s president Ibrahim Boubacar look on during the inauguration of Chad’s president Idriss Deby (not pictured) for his fifth term as president on August 8, 2016 in N’Djamena.
Chad’s President Idriss Deby took the oath of office August 8 for a fifth term in power, facing dogged resistance from an opposition that alleges his re-election was a “political hold-up”. With tensions high a day after the death of a protester during an opposition march, around 14 African heads of state attended the swearing-in ceremony, including the presidents of Nigeria and Niger, both, like Chad, battling the Boko Haram jihadist group.
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Chad’s President Idriss Deby took the oath of office August 8 for a fifth term in power, facing dogged resistance from an opposition that alleges his re-election was a “political hold-up”.

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria (L), Chad’s president Idriss Deby (C) and president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali talk during the inauguration of Deby’s fifth term as president on August 8, 2016 in N’Djamena.

Chad’s president Idriss Deby (R) gestures during the inauguration of his fifth term as president on August 8, 2016 in N’Djamena.
Chad’s President Idriss Deby took the oath of office August 8 for a fifth term in power, facing dogged resistance from an opposition that alleges his re-election was a “political hold-up”. With tensions high a day after the death of a protester during an opposition march, around 14 African heads of state attended the swearing-in ceremony, including the presidents of Nigeria and Niger, both, like Chad, battling the Boko Haram jihadist group.
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