Defining moment in Chad as transition period gives way

Supporters of the Socialist Party Without Borders demonstrate against insecurity and the junta in N’Djamena, Chad on February 18, 2022. PHOTO | AFP

The next two months could be the defining moment for Chadians when the country ushers in a new political era when the term of a transition government comes to an end.

October this year will mark 18 months since the death of President Idriss Déby Itno on a battlefield. It will also mark the end of a transitional period during which a junta known as the Transitional Military Council (CMT) headed by Déby’s son Mahamat.