Chad

Chad's military transitional government late on Sunday rejected the possibility of negotiating with the rebels, who were blamed for killing the country's president for three decades, raising the specter that armed fighters could push forward with their threats to attack the capital. A spokesman for the rebel group, known as the Front for Change and Concord in Chad, told the Associated Press (AP) that it is now joining forces with other armed groups that oppose President Idriss Deby Itno's son, Mahamat,…

It is a crucial week that begins in Chad, after the second that has shaken the country, from the death of Idris Déby to the establishment of a military transition committee headed by the head of state. What should the military do with its power? How will the transition go forward? How about the rebels? With our special…

The CMT junta opposes an end to the impermissibility of the rebels of fact. Their leader Mahamat Mahadi Ali said he was ready for a ceasefire if an inclusive dialogue was launched. On Sunday evening, the spokesman for the Transitional Military Council responded to them via a press release. "It is not time for mediation or negotiation with the lawless," said General Azem.…

Chad is a country still in national mourning and the Chadians are awaiting, following a historic week in which President Idriss Déby died, the installation of a transitional military committee led by his son, Mahamat, and a national funeral, on Friday, April 23, in the presence of a dozen foreign leaders. The various representatives of civil society and religious communities called for discussions to…

A rebel leader in northern Chad said on Sunday that they were "prepared to observe a ceasefire" after launching a major invasion of the region and being accused by the Chadian army of killing veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno. "We have confirmed our availability to observe a ceasefire, a ceasefire ... but this morning we were bombed again," Mahamat Mahadi Ali, head of the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), told Agence France-Presse (AFP) . But Mahadi Ali warned that a ceasefire must be observed…

Mahamat Idriss Déby, the president of the Transitional Military Council, is young but already a general of the armies and for less than a week at the head of the Chadian leadership, following the death of President Idriss Déby Itno. The challenges for this young head of state are enormous. Begin by ensuring the security of the country, in the context of challenging its legitimacy and pending the…

We agree on a ceasefire, for a political solution. Today, there must be a place for an inclusive national dialogue that must cover all the political components of Chadia's life. Mahamat Mahadi Ali, Leader of the Front for Alternation and Concord in Chad (Facts). Bineta Diagne .

"Patriote", "right", "fair" and "good" ... Astonishing, like the lovable Marshal Déby described by some of his comrades, his followers and his family, seems different from the man as the other party in his people observed, and it fought against his adversary, his adversary. If only heads of state could show the same kindness to their people as their families.…

RFI: Two weeks ago, when commenting on the presidential election in Chad, you said that the life of the leaders of Central Africa was a major risk factor and serious uncertainties for the coming years. Chad already seems to be there after the brutal disappearance of President Idriss Déby the day after the announcement of his earthly victory in the presidential electionGilles Yabi : Yes, the death of President Déby was…

In Chad, following the funeral of Marshal Idriss Déby Itno, the political class is being consulted on the future of the transition. On Friday after the funeral, two presidents of the G5-Sahel met with political actors to get their opinions. The transition is currently led by a military council led by a general Mahamat Idriss…