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Two days following the appointment of Saleh Kebzabo as prime minister, the entire Chadian government was announced on Friday 14 October. A new team of around forty members has been appointed to tackle this second phase of transition, which is supposed to lead to elections in 24 months. With confirmations, but also entrants who are not, however, new faces for the Chadians.
First of all, there is the return of Mahamat Saleh Annadif to Foreign Affairs, nearly twenty years following leaving them. This seasoned diplomat was the UN special representative for West Africa and the Sahel. Previously, he headed the UN missions in Mali (Minusma) and Somalia (Amisom).
Another striking name, that of Tom Erdimi. The former rebel leader and cousin of the Debys returned to Ndjamena on September 16 following seventeen years in exile, the last two of which in an Egyptian prison. A former academic, he is in charge of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation.
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Another figure, that of an opponent who played the game of transition: Laoukein Médard, the mayor of Moundou, was appointed Minister of Agricultural Transformation.
A weighty politician, Mahamat Allahou Taher, has been appointed to Telecommunications and the Digital Economy. Like the three aforementioned, he has the rank of Minister of State.
Former chief of staff of Idriss Déby, Aziz Mahamat Saleh arrives at Communication, while Abderaman Koulamallah moves to National Reconciliation in place of Acheikh Ibn Oumar who leaves the government following having organized the national dialogue.
For the rest, many confirmations: Idriss Dokony Adiker in Public Security, Djerassem Le Bemadjiel in Hydrocarbons, Tahir Hamid in Finance, or Mahamat Ahmad Alhabo in Justice
Just promoted to five-star army general, Daoud Yaya Brahim remains at Defense.
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