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Chad trade unions call for strike

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

A day after the announcement of the death of Chad’s President Idriss Déby, the confederation of trade unions in the country has called for a national strike to reject the formation of an interim military council.

We also talk to Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama about the regional implications of the death of Chad’s president.

And how are African diaspora communities in Minnesota reacting to the news that Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of the murder of George Floyd?

(Picture: Chad's military announcing the death of President Déby. Credit: Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Wed 21 Apr 202115:06GMT

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  • Wed 21 Apr 202115:06GMT

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