Transition, rebellion, calls to demonstrate ... A decisive week opens in Chad
Soldiers march during the national funeral of Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno in Ndjamena, April 23, 2021. AFP - ISSOUF SANOGO
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It is a decisive week which begins in Chad, after another which has shaken the country, from the death of Idris Déby to the establishment of the Transitional Military Committee headed by the son of the Head of State.
What are the military going to do with their power?
How will the transition move forward?
What about the rebels?
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With our special correspondent in Ndjamena,
François Mazet
National mourning continues in Ndjamena, but civil society wants to push the CMT to share the transition.
The content of the charter still does not pass: "
Mahamat Kaka has more power than his father had!"
"Exclaimed Sunday the secretary general of the Chadian Convention for the defense of human rights Mahamat Nour Ibedou in the African debate on RFI, fearing as many here that the" 18 months "announced are only the beginning for the son of Idriss Deby.
Several organizations and opponents are calling for demonstrations starting tomorrow Tuesday.
It remains to be seen whether the population will dare to take part in it, in a city crisscrossed by the military, and which many have left for fear of armed clashes.
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Discussions took place throughout the weekend at the Presidential Palace.
To defuse the situation, Mahamat Idriss Déby should very soon solemnly address his fellow citizens, explain to them his vision of the transition.
A government should be appointed within a week.
For their part, the Fact rebels said they were ready on Saturday to transform their truce into a ceasefire to give a chance for dialogue and a "
political solution
".
The soldiers sent them
an end of inadmissibility on
Sunday evening
.
"
Neither mediation nor negotiation with outlaws
," thundered the spokesperson for the CMT.
It is enough to respect the texts and the laws of a country, one cannot impose the will of a person.
Everyone, including the rebels, all Chadians must sit around a table and talk, negotiate for a lasting solution.
Report: In the streets of Ndjamena, Chadians discuss politics
Francois Mazet
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