22 February 2008
Brazzaville — Chad is seeking funds from the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) to repair parts of the capital, N'djamena, which were destroyed in fighting that pitted government troops against invading rebel forces in early February, the country's minister of state for agriculture, Haroun Kabadi, said.
"Calm has returned to N'djamena. However, we saw a lot of destruction in the city. Several public buildings were destroyed and cannot be used," Kabadi told reporters in Brazzaville on 21 February after meeting the Republic of Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso. Congo holds CEMAC's rotating presidency.
"It is in this context that we have come to meet President Sassou Nguesso so that CEMAC can make its contribution to the rehabilitation work that we have undertaken," he added.
According to Kabadi, buildings housing the national assembly, the Supreme Court, and several ministries, including the departments of oil and education, were burned by the rebels.
Congo and Libya have been nominated by the African Union to mediate between the Chadian government and the rebels. Both countries have sent military observers to Chad.
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CEMAC ought not give Chad nothing to repair parts of the capital; that's right, let President Derby get it from France since they are his "masters" and the one he serves. Pres. Derby has a heart so big that he can release 6 French criminals that were lawfully convicted in court for attempting to kidnap and smuggle more than a hundred healthy children out of the country. They had no fines to pay; they just got away free. Pres. Derby foolishly says since the children never left the country he see no reason to imprisoned the French so-called aid workers(kidnappers). Tell Derby the French should pay. They got enough euros since they get loads of African raw materials on the cheap. What about the earlier successful flight(s); where are those children - where are they Mr. Derby? Do you even care? CEMAC should not spend good money for bad politics. Pres. Derby created this backlash of anger from the Chadian people and they should exact the due form of "peoples justice" upon his very hide.