Chad goes to polls to vote for a new president

Candidates in Chad delivered their final campaigning messages on Saturday ahead of the country’s first presidential vote since the death of long time ruler Idriss Deby.

Success Masra, currently prime minister of the interim government, is one the main challengers.

Speaking to supporters in the capital, N’Djamena, the former African Development Bank executive promised young people a better future and the creation of more jobs.

A “minimum package of dignity” in his programme includes an ambitious five-year plan to create 200,000 jobs, divided equally between the private and public sectors.

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