It is the Congolese-Brazzaville diplomat, Basile Ikouébé, who finally two days ago inherited the post of High Representative of the African Union (AU) for the transition to Chad. It is expected this Sunday, July 25, in Ndjamena.
With a moment’s notice, the Congolese Basile Ikouébé succeeds Senegalese Ibrahima Fall, challenged by the Transitional Military Council (CMT), which seized power in Chad more than three months ago. As the High Representative of the African Union for the Chadian transition, Basile Ikouébé will follow the transition process until its end.
On the side of the Chadian opposition, we see in this game of music chairs a lack of respect from the Chadian military towards the African Union, while we wonder about the chances of success with the new deployment of the organization.
For the civic movement Wakit Tama, which consists of civil society organizations, trade unions and opposition political parties and which leads the protest against the CMT, it leaves the decision on the African Union today to be desired. His new High Representative for the Transition to Chad will therefore have work to do as soon as he arrives in Ndjamena. It is up to him to prove himself.
“We are waiting for him to change the cards and help the government after the transition to get the transition machine back on track. Specifically, we are waiting to see what convincing actions the African Union will take tomorrow. And we are also waiting to see if he will have the strong hand to act in a certain way. We are ready. We are waiting for that now, Me Max Loalngar emphasizes.
The president of the opposition Transformers party said he had little illusions about the capacity of the new High Representative for the AU to bend the CMT. According to him, the absence of sanctions against the military junta in power or the tug-of-war lost in the appointment of Basile Ikouébé’s predecessor.
“Today she [l’Union africaine] has no coercion or control over the Military Transitional Council. In fact, the Chadian people do not expect much. If there is a positive surprise, the better. But if it is the CNT that dictates who is to be appointed according to its circumstances, this shows that the African Union today has completely discredited itself, Succès Masra believes. Before you add that the ball is in the High Representative of the African Union.
The opponent calls on the Congolese basil Ikouébé to “surprise the Chadians”.
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