From the editors "The death of longtime president Idriss Déby Itno in 2021 triggered a military coup that installed his son, Mahamat Idriss Déby, as a transitional president. The junta announced that it would oversee an 18-month transition period. In 2022, Déby organized a so-called Sovereign Inclusive National Dialogue (DNIS) that extended the transition by two years. Opposition to Déby’s continued rule has generated massive protests by political and civil society activists, who in turn have faced violence, imprisonment, torture, and intimidation at the hands of security forces. Presidential elections have historically been characterized by a high degree of repression, and legislative elections have been routinely delayed. Multiple insurgencies led by rebel factions in the north and the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in the south continue to threaten physical security."