Chad family appoints new canton chief after father’s death
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In Chad’s Salamat region, the family of the late canton chief Daoud Ahmat Abdramane gathered and named his son, Abdoulaye Daoud Ahmat, as the new chief of Kibet Angrep.
The family met on September 23, 2026, one day after Daoud Ahmat Abdramane died, to resolve the question of who would lead the canton. Family members, including brothers, sons, and other relatives, convened in Ardo to make the decision.
They chose Abdoulaye Daoud Ahmat in accordance with his father’s wishes as expressed in a will, and recorded their decision in a signed document. Daoud Ahmat Abdramane became canton chief on August 16, 1999, succeeding his own father. He died on September 22 following an illness while traveling to Am-Timan for medical care, leaving behind two wives and twenty-five children. The family followed a tradition of succession where the previous chief’s stated preference guides their choice.
