Mahamat Deby, son of the late President Idriss Deby of Chad, has been named the new leader of the country.
The 37-year-old army general was appointed to lead a military council set up after his father was killed by rebel forces.
The late Chadian president was confirmed dead on Tuesday after he sustained injuries in a fight with the rebels over the weekend.
Shortly after his death, the army established a transitional military council with his son named as the head.
A two-week national mourning period was also declared amid a dusk-to-dawn curfew.
Amid the battle against the rebel forces, the army has also shut the land and air borders “until further notice.”
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