political violence

In this Friday, April 9, 2021 image made from video, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, center, attends his final campaign rally for the recent elections in N'Djamena, Chad. Deby, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed on the battlefield Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in a fight against rebels, the military announced on national television and radio. (AP Photo)

State Dept. urges peace amid fighting in Chad, East Africa

The State Department has warned of the rising threat of political violence as well as Islamic terror in Central and Eastern Africa.