Luanda - The minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, traveled this Thursday to N'djamena, capital of Chad, where he will represent the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, at the inauguration ceremony of the President-elect of this African country, Idriss Déby.
Idriss Déby won the presidential elections on May 6th, in the 1st round of the contest, with 61.03% of the votes, defeating his main rival, the former opposition leader and prime minister since last January, Succès Masra, who won only 18.53% of the votes.
The Republic of Chad is a country located in north-central Africa. It borders Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest and Niger to the west.
It is divided into three large geographic regions: the desert zone, in the north, the arid Sahel belt, in the center, and the fertile Sudanese savannah in the south.
Lake Chad, from which the country gets its name, is the second largest body of water in Africa and the largest in the country.
The highest point in Chad is Emi Koussi in the Sahara Desert. The country is home to more than two hundred ethnicities. The official languages are Arabic and French, while the official religions are Islam and Christianity.
On this trip to N’djamena, Téte António is accompanied by Ambassador Abdou Abarry, head of the United Nations Regional Office for Africa, as well as senior officials from his office.
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