Chad President, Mahamat Deby (L) is received by Nigeria's Secretary of the Government of the Federation, George Akume, during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) head of states and government extraordinary session, in Abuja on July 30, 2023. (Photo by Kola SULAIMON / AFP)
N'Djamena: The president of Chad, General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, was on Sunday in Niger to help resolve the crisis in the country following a coup, a Chad government spokesman told AFP.
Itno was in the capital Niamey "to see what he could bring to solving the crisis," Aziz Mahamat Saleh said, adding that the trip was on the initiative of Chad, which neighbours Niger.