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Opponents of the transition process plan to boycott the 17 December vote on creating a unitary vs federalist state.

The controlled constitutional referendum organized by Déby’s junta is intended to provide credibility to the military’s plans to hold power indefinitely.

On October 31rst, 2023, an agreement in principle was signed between the president of the Les Transformateurs party, Masra, and the Chadian government. Signed under the aegis of ECCAS facilitator Félix Tshisékédi, it allowed Masra Succès to return to Chad, one year after the events of October 2022.

Paris needs Ndjamenas cooperation more than ever after the rupture of its ties with Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, The worsening regional crisis triggered by the war in Sudan and Chads own national reconciliation process dominated the visit of President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno Kaka to Paris last month. After the crises in its relations with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, France sees Chads current leader as its key security interlocutor in the region.

"Now that we have signed the agreement, this agreement allows: 1. to return, 2. as the minister of reconciliation reminded us earlier, to exercise political activities freely, 3. to allow us to move forward on the path to amnesty." Succès Masra , Chadian opposition figure

The families of the victims of the crackdown on a demonstration against the extension of military rule in Chad, which left more than 100 people dead a year ago, are "still waiting for justice", Amnesty International deplored on Friday.

Chadian authorities have refused to carry out prompt, effective, independent, and criminal investigations into serious human rights violations linked to massive protests around the country on October 20, 2022, and to hold those found responsible to account.

Chad: A Year On, Victims Await Justice

Chadian authorities have failed to carry out prompt, effective, and independent criminal investigations into serious human rights violations linked to massive

Warrant for Opposition Leader; Dozens of Members Arrested