The political climate in Chad is heating up as opposition forces raise the alarm over escalating tensions. In a press briefing held in N’Djamena on Wednesday, the political party Les Patriotes—a member of the former Groupe de Concertation des Acteurs Politiques (GCAP)—highlighted what it describes as a tightening grip by authorities, accompanied by judicial proceedings against multiple political figures. The group also pointed to a worrisome decline in security and deepening communal divisions across the country.
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