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.