Chad: Emmanuel Macron and the presidents of the Sahel evoke the civil-military transition

French President Emmanuel Macron with Mahamat Idriss Deby, son of Idriss Déby Itno.

Ndjamena, April 23, 2021. AFP - CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

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Present in Ndjamena for the funeral of President Idriss Déby, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with the president of the Sahel as well as with the president of the Chadian military transition committee.

Common support was given to the ongoing civil-military transition process in the country, but firmness was also displayed regarding the duration of the transition.

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While the charter published on Wednesday April 21 gives the president of the military council almost full powers, President Macron and his Sahelian counterparts have insisted that this transition will have to rely on bodies other than the military council alone.

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Everyone is well aware that the civilian aspect of the transition will have to have significant powers and that it will be necessary to have a satisfactory balance between the military transition committee and the civilian system that will be put in place,

 " we explain. in the entourage of the French president.

According to this same source, the objective is still " 

to get all the political forces and Chadian civil society on board so that the transition can work

 ".

For the duration of the transition, Sahelians and French people wanted to be firm: 18 months, no more.

Emmanuel Macron did not plan to meet during this express trip with leaders of the opposition or civil society, but his entourage ensures that contacts have been made with representatives of the Chadian political class for, explains- on, hear all messages. 

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