Chad: "The time has come for relaxation and appeasement" with the AU says Ndjamena

Chadian transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby met Bankolé Adéoyé during his visit to Ndjamena on Friday 9 July.

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The mission of the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union, Bankolé Adéoye, ended this Friday, July 9 in Ndjamena who had arrived there two days earlier, with the aim of trying to put an end to the crisis born the decision of the transitional government to reject the appointment of the High Representative of the AU in Chad, the Senegalese Ibrahima Fall.

If we are to believe a statement from the Chadian presidency, the mission was successful even if very little information was circulated on what was said between the two parties.

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The demining operation was carried out smoothly.

Bankolé Adéoye had his first discussions with the head of Chadian diplomacy, Cherif Mahamat Zene, Thursday, July 8, before being received by the president of the Transitional Military Council, Mahamat Idriss Déby.

A meeting sanctioned by a press release from the presidency which announced that "

 the time has come for relaxation and appeasement

 ".

The Chadian authorities are formal, they assure that "

 the dispute with the African Union has been resolved

 ", without specifying whether or not, Ibrahima Fall is now welcome in Chad, he who is prohibited from entering the territory for a long time. month.  

This morning I received SE @Bankole_Adeoye,


Commissioner for Aff.

AU Peace & Security policies with its delegation.

The evolution of the transition in Chad and the strengthening of the partnership between #Tchad and the #African Union were at the center of the discussions.

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- Chérif Mahamat Zene (@Cherif_MZ) July 8, 2021

But a sign that the African Union commissioner did not come to talk only about this crisis, 

Bankolé Adéoye

also had a meeting that went unnoticed in the local press with the Minister of State in charge of national reconciliation and dialogue, Acheikh. Ibn Oumar.

Again, very few indiscretions about what has been said so far, but the African Union Commissioner would have taken the opportunity to express his " 

concern

 " over the way in which the transition has taken place. been conducted so far.

The African Union demanded that Chad “

urgently

 ”

revise 

the Transitional Charter, to include in particular a more balanced power-sharing between soldiers and civilians, the impossibility for the members of the Transitional Military Council (CMT) to stand for the next election or even a transition that does not exceed 18 months.

“ 

None of this has been done nearly three months after the army seized power 

,” points out an African source.

►Also read: The African Union demands a "democratic transition" in Chad in 18 months

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