Chad s Military Council Appoints New Government
40 person Cabinet includes 9 women. Chad s Transitional Military Council (CMT) which took control of the country after the surprise death of President Idriss Deby Itno last month has named a 40-person transitional government.
The new government came after consultations with the transitional prime minister, Albert Pahimi Padacke who was tasked to propose a list of cabinet members to the CMT.
A Ministry of National Reconciliation and Dialogue has been created and entrusted to Acheikh Ibn Oumar, a former rebel leader who became a diplomatic adviser to the presidency in 2019.
Opposition figure Mahamat Ahmat Alhabo of the Party for Freedoms and Development was named the justice minister.
Two weeks after the death of Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno, the ruling junta, led by his son Mahamat Idriss Deby, appointed a transitional government on Sunday to address international and domestic concerns.
Since its establishment following the sudden death of the head of state, the Transitional Military Council (TMC), chaired by Mahamat Idriss Déby surrounded by 14 generals, is accused by the opposition and civil society of institutional coup d état and perpetuating a dynasty after 30 years of power of Idriss Déby Itno.
But Saleh Kebzabo, the main opponent of Marshal Déby, recognised the new authorities on Sunday and two members of his party, the National Union for Democracy and Renewal (UNDR), were appointed to the posts of Minister of Livestock and Deputy Secretary General of the government.
The East African
Monday May 03 2021
Handout photo from the Chad Presidential Palace taken on April 27, 2021 shows General Mahamat Idriss Deby, Chad s Transitional Military Council (TMC) leader. PHOTO | AFP
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The military junta that took power in Chad last month after the death of veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno named a transition government on Sunday, the army spokesman said.
Deby s 37-year-old son Mahamat, who took the helm of the so-called Transitional Military Council (CMT), named a government comprising 40 ministers and secretaries of state (deputy ministers) and created a new National Reconciliation and Dialogue Ministry, the spokesman said in a televised statement.
Daily Monitor
Monday May 03 2021
General Mahamat Idriss Deby, Chad s Transitional Military Council (TMC) leader, delivering a message at the presidential palace in N Djamena.
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Deby s 37-year-old son Mahamat, who took the helm of the so-called Transitional Military Council (CMT), named a government comprising 40 ministers and deputy ministers and created a new national reconciliation ministry, the spokesman said in a televised statement.
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The military junta that took power in Chad last month after the shock death of veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno named a transition government on Sunday, the army spokesman said.
Deby s 37-year-old son Mahamat, who took the helm of the so-called Transitional Military Council (CMT), named a government comprising 40 ministers and deputy ministers and created a new national reconciliation ministry, the spokesman said in a televised statement.