afrol News, 26 October - The government of Chad and four main rebel groups have finally signed a peace accord in the Libyan capital Tripoli.

The rebels had earlier engaged the government in a heavy battle in their quest to dislodge it from pozer. At least 150,000 Chadians have been displaced by the conflict in the last 18 months.

In the presence of Presidents Idriss Derby and Omar El Bashir of the neighbouring Sudan, the representatives of the four main rebel groups, Mahamat Nouri (UFDD), Timane Erdiimi (RFC), Hassane El Djinedi (DNT) and Abdelwahid Aboud (UFDD-F) appended their signatures to end the war.

The truce goes beyond calling for an immediate ceasefire, it also asked the Chadian government to integrate rebel fighters into the national army as well as start the process of integrating the four groups into the government.

Chadian President Idriss Derby said government will no longer sign peace deals with any rebel group.

By staff writer

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