Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, the son of Chad’s former ruler and the African country’s interim military leader, was sworn in as president for a five-year term on Thursday. Last week, the Constitutional Council had confirmed his victory with 61% of the vote in the presidential election of May 6. Déby had taken power with a group of generals in 2021 after the death of his father, Idriss Déby Itno, and suspended the constitution. His father had previously ruled the country for more than 30 years. Since 2020, seven countries in Africa have experienced successful military coups, almost all of them in F…