US, UK order staff, citizens to leave Chad

Updated April 18 2021 - 9:24pm, first published 9:19pm
The US State Department has ordered all non-essential embassy staff to leave Chad.
The US State Department has ordered all non-essential embassy staff to leave Chad.

The United States has ordered its non-essential staff in Chad to leave the African country as rebel fighters approach the capital after early election results showed President Idriss Deby on course to extend his three-decade rule.

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