Ahmad 
The French authorities have opened a preliminary investigation into accusations of misuse of public funds against the current President of Chad, Mohamed Idriss Deby Itno, as revealed by the French magazine “Jeune Afrique”.
The magazine reported, citing informed sources, that the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office opened the investigation last January, after allegations that Deby spent huge sums of money on purchasing luxury clothes through a registered Chadian company called “MHK Full Business.”
According to the sources, the money was transferred in December 2021 and May 2023 to buy 57 suits worth between 9,000 and 13,000 euros each, in addition to 100 shirts at 800 euros each, and 9 “safari jackets” at 7,500 euros each.
It is expected that the scope of the investigation will be expanded to include real estate assets owned by the Deby family and those close to it in France, as part of the efforts to combat corruption taking place on the African continent.
A high-level French security delegation visits Tripoli this week