Chad holds funeral for late president Idriss Déby
The Chadian president was killed earlier this week in a clash with rebels.
The state funeral for late President Idriss Déby has taken place in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. The Chadian president died from injuries sustained earlier this week in a clash with rebels.
Plus, more than 170 people trying to reach Europe from Libya are feared drowned in the Mediterranean.
And we hear about the endeavours of a Cape Town organisation to clear the city’s beaches of plastic pollution.
Photo: State funeral in N"Djamena of the late Chadian President Idriss Deby. Credit: AFP
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