N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Vote counting has started in Chad after a tense presidential election on Sunday that is likely to see President Idriss Deby extend his three-decade rule, despite signs of growing discontent over his handling of the nation's oil wealth.
Election officials began counting ballots at a polling station in centre of the capital N'Djamena immediately after polls closed, watched by a group of observers, a Reuters reporter said.
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