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Rebel leader returns to Chad for talks

N’DJAMENA: One of Chad’s most prominent rebel leaders, Timan Erdimi, returned home yesterday after 17 years in exile to participate in national talks to pave the way to elections after a military coup.

More than 30 rebel and opposition factions signed a peace pact with Chad’s transitional authorities last week, agreeing to join broader talks to begin tomorrow. The most powerful insurgent group, however, refused to participate.

Erdimi, the nephew of former president Idriss Deby, left Chad in 2005 to lead an insurgency against his uncle’s government. Erdimi’s forces almost toppled Deby in 2008, and they continue to threaten the government.

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