In brief

After the sudden death of Idriss Déby, Chad's former president, in April 2021, his son, Mahamat Déby, took power as head of a military transitional council. In October 2022 the transitional military government adopted a resolution to delay planned democratic elections by up to two years (to October 2024) and allow Mahamat Déby to stay in power. Economic and security challenges will remain significant, and widespread unrest is likely. In November 2022 Chad announced that it had reached a debt-restructuring agreement with its private creditors under the G20 Common Framework, allowing for further financial disbursements from the IMF under Chad's extended credit facility.