Several groups of Chadian rebel and political parties on Saturday withdrew from talks with the country’s military government, accusing it of seeking to destabilize peace efforts.
The move, by about half the groups in the talks, came less than 24 hours after President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno's administration announced that a national peace dialogue intended to pave the way for elections would start on August 20.
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