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Libya’s Vice President, Moussa Al-Koné Moussa, and the President of the Transitional Military Council, Mahamat Idriss Déby, met behind closed doors on Wednesday. Among the issues addressed: trade relaunch and economic programs between the two countries. But also, and perhaps above all, security issues.
This is the first visit by a Libyan delegation to Chad since the death of President Idriss Déby. Through this meeting, Ndjamena announced her desire to revive the quadruple agreement between Libya, Sudan, Niger and Chad. This agreement was signed in 2018 and should make it possible to set up a mixed force to secure the borders. The porous border between Chad and Libya stretches over 1,000 kilometers eacharmed groups and jihadists are circulating.
“Our country is determined to commit itself to helping the Libyan people. But Chad strongly wants mercenaries and armed forces that riot in Libya not to destabilize neighboring countries,” President Déby assured. To calm the area, it is important for the Chadian authorities to resolve the issue of demilitarization and demobilization of mercenaries.
Securing this border is a real issue for the Chadian Military Council. Last of April, fact (Front for alternation and coherence in Chad) had left Libya to try to overthrow the authorities in Ndjamena.
Experts from the region as well as the Libyan authorities also regularly point out that Chadian mercenaries are involved in the Libyan conflict. In July, UN experts called on mercenaries to leave Libya, whose number is estimated – all nationalities combined – at around 20,000. This is “to pave the way for peace and elections” in Libya.
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