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President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno of Chad has formed the first government of his five-year term, officials announced on Monday. Minister of State and Secretary General of the Presidency, Mahamat Ahmat Allabo, read the signed decree on state television, advising that the government, led by Prime Minister Allamaye Halina, has 35 members. The new government will be tasked with completing the country’s return to constitutional rule after more than three years of military transition. Déby, the son of Chad’s former ruler and the country’s interim military leader, was sworn in as president for a fiv…

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