Chad and rebels to sign deal after months of talks

FILE PHOTO: President of Chad Mahamat Idriss Deby gestures as he arrives for a meeting over security in the Sahel region at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 12, 2021. The REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

(Reuters) - Chad's transitional authorities and rebel groups are expected to sign an agreement in Doha on Monday paving the way to a broader national reconciliation dialogue later this month, the Qatari foreign ministry said.

The announcement follows five months of peace-building talks in Qatar between rebel factions and Chad's interim military government headed by Mahamat Idriss Deby, who seized power following his father's death last year.