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- Chad’s main rebel groups said that they were willing to participate in the national dialogue “under certain conditions”
- They had meetings in Doha and Paris with the committee in charge of preparing for the dialogue to take the process forward.
- Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno took power in Chad following the death of his father Idriss Déby Itno recently who was killed in April while fighting rebels
Chad’s main rebel groups said that they were willing to participate in the national dialogue “under certain conditions”. They had meetings in Doha and Paris with the committee in charge of preparing for the dialogue to take the process forward.
Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno took power in Chad following the death of his father Idriss Déby Itno recently. who was killed in April while fighting rebels. Mahamat set up a special technical committee (CTS) in August to prepare for the inclusive national dialogue. The stated objective of the committee is to work towards presidential and legislative elections.
Timane Erdimi, the leader of the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR), an alliance of several rebel groups, who has been living in exile in Qatar for the past decade, said he would participate in the pre-dialogue.
Mahamat Idriss Déby is showing openness to armed groups to get them to participate in a national dialogue supposed to bring the warring groups around the table to reconcile their differences. In particular. He promised concrete actions in terms of amnesty, the release of prisoners of war, restitution of property and professional reintegration.
