Chadian rebel pardoned by Egypt ahead of N’djamena dialogue

Chadian Foreign Minister Mahamat Zene Cherif attends a signing ceremony in Doha on August 8, 2022 between Chad's military ruler and more than 40 opposition groups to launch national peace talks later this month, in the absence of The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), the country's main rebel group. [Mustafa Abumunes/AFP]

A jailed Chadian rebel has been pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and released from prison, his brother and Chad’s government have said.

Tom Erdimi, the twin brother of Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) leader Timan Erdimi, was released on Tuesday after several months’ imprisonment in Egypt.