Chad's military president Mahamat Idriss Deby Etno on Monday signed a deal with more than 40 opposition groups to launch national peace talks later this month, although the main rebel outfit has refused to take part.
The 38-year-old general and opposition representatives sealed the accord at a ceremony in Doha after five months of mediation by Qatar. The landmark talks will start in N'Djamena on August 20. The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), the main rebel group, said it would not sign the deal despite last-minute efforts by Qatar's mediators.
Chad's military leader will sign a deal on Monday with more than 40 opposition groups to launch national peace talks, but the central African country's main rebel outfit has refused to take part. https://t.co/aOILk9D4yU pic.twitter.com/93pFibSKwt
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