Congo’s president appointed mediator of Chad’s transition
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has been appointed mediator of the political transition to elections in Chad.
He was named during an extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) in the nation’s capital, Kinshasa, on Tuesday.
Leaders from 11 countries of the group met to discuss the transition, days after dozens were killed in protests against the delayed transition of power from the military.
Tshisekedi promised to do his best to bring peace to Chad and get the transition back on track.
The summit expressed concern about last week’s violence in which protesters were killed. It condemned the use of violence to settle political issues.
Mahamat Idriss Deby took leadership of Chad last year following the death of his father, Idriss Deby Itno, who died on the frontlines fighting rebels after ruling the country for 30 years.
He had promised to hand power to an elected government in October after 18 months, but that deadline has not been met.
Deby was recently inaugurated as the nation’s transition president, after being named by the National Sovereign Inclusive Dialogue forum.
The military has extended the transition period by two years.
About 50 people were killed last week and more than 300 injured after security forces opened fire on protesters who were demanding an end to military rule.
The protests were led by opposition parties that did not participate in a national dialogue.
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