Emmanuel Macron expressed the wish on Friday May 6, during an exchange with the transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, that the national dialogue in Chad could be held "
in a short timeframe
", by offering the support of France. .
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During this telephone call, the French head of state "
welcomed the commitment of his interlocutor to hold the national dialogue under inclusive conditions and within a short timeframe
", reported the Elysée.
"
Pre
-dialogue "
This wish is expressed when the Transitional Military Council (CMT) of Chad announced on Sunday the postponement of the forum planned from May 10 which should lead to a handing over of power to civilians, at the request of Qatar, mediator of a " pre-
dialogue
" which has been stalling for a month and a half in Doha between the junta and the countless rebel groups.
Paris had reacted to this announcement on Monday by expressing its “
attachment to the holding, as soon as possible, of a dialogue
”.
To this end, Emmanuel Macron "
reiterated France's readiness to support the ongoing discussions with the politico-military groups in Doha so that they join the national dialogue and the transition process
", according to the presidency.
Fight against jihadism in the Sahel
France is closely following developments in the situation in Chad, one of its allies in the fight against jihadist groups in the Sahel, since the sudden death on April 20, 2021 of President Idriss Déby Itno, who ruled the country from a iron fist for over 30 years.
The same day, his son Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, a young 37-year-old general, was proclaimed by the army "
transitional president
" at the head of a junta made up of 15 generals.
He had been dubbed by the international community, France, European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) in the lead, while the same sanction putschist soldiers elsewhere in Africa.
During their interview, Emmanuel Macron and Idriss Déby - who congratulated the French on his re-election - also discussed "
regional security issues, particularly in Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Sahel
", according to the Élysée.
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Since his re-election, Emmanuel Macron has multiplied calls with other leaders: after seven of them yesterday, he also spoke on Friday with his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed ben Zayed Al-Nahyane ( MBZ), in particular the consequences of the war in Ukraine on the energy market.