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Over 20 rebel groups suspend participation in Chad peace talks

Participants take their seats on the podium as the Chad Peace Negotiations start in Qatar's capital Doha, on March 13 [Karim Jaafar/AFP]

More than 20 Chadian rebel groups have suspended their participation in negotiations taking place in the Qatari capital, Doha, accusing the Chad’s military government of destabilising peace efforts.

Their decision on Saturday came a few hours after interim President Mohamad Idris Deby decided to set the date of the dialogue for August 20, a move that angered the rebels who accuse the government of trying to exclude them from the event.

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