Chad: in Doha, tension mounts around the date of the inclusive national dialogue
The launch of the Chadian pre-dialogue in Doha, March 13, 2022. (Illustration).
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Chad's foreign minister, heading the government delegation to Doha, hinted that the inclusive national dialogue could be held alongside the Doha talks, with the rebels sending delegates to N'Djamena at the same time.
A statement that provoked the ire of the groups, who spoke with one and the same voice.
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After two days of discussions, the presidents of the three groups formed - Qatar, Doha, Rome - believe that if
the discussions have reached this point today
, it is the fault of the Chadian transitional power which is seeking to prevent their participation in the national inclusive dialogue in Ndjamena.
They are protesting in particular because the Minister of Foreign Affairs has hinted that the Chadian national dialogue could be held from May 10,
even without an agreement in Doha
.
“
In the absence of an agreement with the politico-military before May 10, the date chosen for the inclusive national dialogue, the option of their participation in the DNI parallel to the Doha pre-dialogue could be explored under certain conditions.
The government does not exclude anyone from the DNI
,”
he wrote on Twitter.
However, these discussions in Qatar are precisely intended to bring the rebels to participate in the national inclusive dialogue.
But
no one believes in an agreement in Doha
before May 10, when the head of the military junta Mahamat Idriss Déby reaffirmed Tuesday his desire to start this great dialogue.
"If we have no choice, let's go to war
"
They therefore warn the transitional government of its responsibility for anything that could happen in this case.
The president of the Rome group, Colonel Adoum Yacoub explains that "
we need to reach a peace agreement signed in good and due form before being able to attend the inclusive national dialogue
".
“
The maneuvers that are being made now are to keep us away from the dialogue.
In the press release, we say very clearly that if they want to remove us, they will.
They take full responsibility for anything that may arise from it
,” he adds.
The leader of the Front pour l'alternance et la concorde au Tchad (Fact), one of the most important Chadian rebellions
behind the fighting in which Idriss Deby was killed a year ago
, is not in rest.
“
As long as everyone had come to Doha to try to solve the problems, we are forced to come like that, as if it were a pure and simple element.
No no.
We have to come to our senses.
We need to be aware of what is at stake.
We are for peace.
We are for dialogue.
But, if we are pushed to go to war, if we have no choice, let's go to war
, ”said Mahamat Mahdi Ali from the depths of southern Libya where he established his military base.
The ball is now in the court of the military junta in power in Chad, which will have to decide quickly whether or not to maintain the May 10 date for the start of the national inclusive dialogue, with all the risks that entails.
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