A Year After Déby's Death, True Transition In Chad Still Stalls
On April 20, 2021 the president of Chad, Idriss Déby Itno was killed in suspicious circumstances while visiting his troops - as the Chadian rebel group Front pour l'Alternance et la Concorde au Tchad, advanced towards the capital, N'Djamena.
The Transitional Military Council, led by his adopted son Mahamat Idriss Déby, then took power. The Zaghawa, the ethnic group of the old and new presidents, occupy the majority of posts in the council.
According to the constitution, the president of parliament should have acted as interim leader and called for new elections. A transitional constitution now grants Mahamat Déby even more power than his father ever had.
Chadians are now looking to the capital Doha in Qatar, where almost 50 political-military movements and representatives of the Chadian transitional government have been engaged in talks since early March 2022.
The meeting's outcome could decide the country's future. It will determine whether Chad will be peaceful or once again be torn apart by armed conflicts over its resources, writes Helga Dickow for The Conversation Africa.
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Chad:
No Signs of a True Transition in Chad a Year After Idriss Déby's Death
The Conversation Africa, 19 April 2022
Many Chadians are looking to the capital of Qatar where almost 50 political-military movements and representatives of the Chadian transitional government have been engaged in talks… Read more »
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Chad:
Menendez Calls for Greater U.S. Support for Transition to Civilian Rule and Democracy in Chad
United States Senate, 22 March 2022
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is calling on the Biden Administration to recalibrate U.S.-Chad policy to better balance the… Read more »
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Chad:
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Phee's Travel to Chad
State Department, 20 March 2022
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee will visit N'Djamena, Chad, March 20-22 for bilateral meetings. Assistant Secretary Phee will meet with the President of… Read more »
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Chad:
Collaborations Key to Ensuring Stability, Containing Humanitarian Crisis in Lake Chad Region - Osinbajo
This Day, 12 April 2022
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has that international collaborations, cooperation and synergy among Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger are key actions that would determine the speed… Read more »
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Capital city Ndjamena (file photo).