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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Virginia Pietromarchi

Dozens of protesters killed in Chad. What happened?

Police officials patrol as people protest in Moundou, Chad [Hyacinthe Ndolenodji/via Reuters]

Dozens of people were killed in Chad as security forces cracked down on anti-government protests denouncing a decision to further delay the country’s transition towards civilian rule.

Here, Al Jazeera takes a look at Thursday’s violence, what happened before it and what might happen next.

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