The abiding memory many Nigerians would have of Idriss Deby is of a man in his sixties, sitting, swagger stick in hand, among a group of his soldiers, at a location within the borders of Nigeria. The date was just a little over one year ago. He was in military fatigues. He was lean. He looked tough
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