Chad

In Chad, the murder of the prosecutor in Oum-Hadjer in the center of the country, on Wednesday, June 24, 2021, by a dispute, triggers the anger of the judges who do not feel safe. Maître Djonga Arafi, Secretary General of the Union of Chadian Magistrates, denies the lack of protection of judges and therefore the impossibility of properly exercising their judicial power. .

In Chad, unemployed academics demonstrate every week, mainly in Ndjamena, before being dispersed by the police. All claim that they have been integrated into the public service that some have been waiting for more than ten years. According to the unions, the Chadian government is the main employer with almost 85,000 jobs. If…

A dozen tourists, Russians and a Lithuanian, were arrested just over a week ago in the Chadian Sahara, near Faya-Largeau, in the north of the country. They were returned to the capital Ndjamena manu militari, and were admitted to an exclusive hotel pending the completion of the ongoing investigation to determine the reasons for their presence in an area considered "red".…

One hundred women were in front of the courthouse in Ndjamena this morning to protest against violence against women and the impunity that the perpetrators of these crimes enjoy. The protesters were furious after a new rape case. The message was sung by some thirty protesters dressed in black and a sign in their hand, describes…

Barely on duty, Karim Khan, the new prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, will find on his desk a request for an investigation into Chad. These are war crimes and crimes against humanity that are alleged to have been committed in the past year by the Chadian National Army against the insurgency, but also against the…

A delegation from the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) ended a five-day visit to Chad last night, Wednesday 16 June. The delegation was led by former Mauritania Foreign Minister Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, former UN Special Representative for West Africa. He makes an initial assessment of this visit. For the…

This weekend, the President of the Military Transitional Council (CMT), Mahamat Idriss Déby, set up a committee responsible for appointing future members of the National Transitional Council (CNT). Part of the opposition and civil society accuse the CMT of wanting to confiscate power. CNT will serve as parliament for the…

The committee responsible for appointing future members of the National Transition Council (CNT) was established by decree on 13 June 2021. The CNT will serve as Parliament for the remaining 16 months of the transition. The members will be responsible in particular for the drafting of the new constitution. The chairmanship of this committee goes to General Djimadoum Tiraina, faithful among the faithful by Idriss Déby Itno, who is also the Vice-Chairman of the Transitional Military Council. At his side, two…

In Chad, the extraordinary congress of the patriotic rescue movement, the late President Idriss Déby Itno, convened yesterday, has appointed the President of the National Assembly, Haroun Kabadi, as the new Secretary General. A consensus and even an abbreviated congress. with our correspondent in Ndjamena, Madjiasra NakoMany…

Chad is still awaiting the launch of the inclusive dialogue and the appointment of members of the Transitional National Council with a view to adopting a new constitution. Meanwhile, a march was held on June 11 in support of the Transitional Military Council in Ndjamena. This mobilization was approved by the authorities and monitored by the police in a very specific way.…