Chad: the controversial Idriss Youssouf Boy appointed chief of staff to the president

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In Chad, Idriss Youssouf Boy, a controversial figure on the Chadian political scene, has been appointed chief of staff to the head of state.

An appointment that has fueled conversations since Wednesday and that will change the balance within power. 

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Private secretary to

since he came to power, Idriss Youssouf Boy fell out of favor last July when

broke out within the hydrocarbon company of Chad.

Dismissed then imprisoned,

was discreetly acquitted and then released at the end of July.

Although without an official function, he had nevertheless found a place with his cousin, the head of state, to whom he is very close.

Since then, he has worked to extend his influence in circles of power.

In recent months, videos have been circulating showing Idriss Youssouf Boy at public meetings speaking in Gorane, one of the languages ​​of the great Chadian desert.

Meetings where he says publicly that power today is more in the hands of the Goranes, the ethnic group of Mahamat Idriss Déby's mother, than Zagawa, the ethnic group of his father, bordering Sudan.

Words that made waves within the Zagawa community to which the late Marshal belonged.

With this appointment of Idriss Youssouf Boy at his side, the Head of State further strengthens the Gorane influence in the circles of power.

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