# Chad opposition figure Succès Masra speaks to France 24

https://mins.news/en/video/23414

- France 24 English, 2026-08-16 09:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z__vC-aYQos

> Chadian opposition leader and former prime minister Succès Masra has spoken to France 24 after President Mahamat Idriss Déby pardoned him on August 14. Masra, who spent more than a year in jail after a 2025 sentence, discussed Chad’s political situation and his future.

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