By RFPosted on 20-08-2019Modified on 20-08-2019 at 07:20

In Chad, the state of emergency takes effect this Tuesday, August 20th. It was announced Sunday by the head of state, during a visit in an area marked by clashes between farmers and farmers. In addition to the eastern border with Sudan, the Tibesti province has been added, which worries the opposition and human rights defenders.

The government wanted to put the forms. Just back from the east of the country, Idriss Déby on Monday convened an extraordinary Council of Ministers to rule on the draft decree establishing the state of emergency.

It is from this Tuesday, August 20th that it takes legal effect. It will last until September 10, so less than three weeks, contrary to what was announced Sunday by the head of state .

For the opposition, it is to a " genocide " that the power is likely to subject the people. " It's going to be carnage, " worries Mahamat Ahmat Alhabo, secretary-general of the Party for Freedom and Democracy.

He fears that the case will turn to " settling scores ". " We will chase people for a yes or a no, and they will be slaughtered like game, " he fears.

As for civil society associations, they fear that local economies will be stifled by the measure, while the state of emergency in eastern Chad can be explained by the desire to put an end to pastoralist-farmer conflicts.

The addition of the Tibesti province to the decree shows that the government has also decided to increase power in the north, border with Libya, where he struggles to impose his authority despite many coercive measures.

Now that President Idriss Déby has declared a state of emergency, I say that it is a good thing, but it is not enough. In order to stop inter-communal conflicts, it is necessary to establish deterrent police stations in all villages at great risk.

Professor Ahmat Yacoub Dabio, President of the Center for the Development and Prevention of Extremism

20-08-2019 - By RFI

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