A new national commission in charge of implementing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of armed group combatants is set up through a new decree.
Set up on May 31, 2023, the national commission in charge of implementing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration has been dissolved. A new decree has created a new, more structured commission.
Under the terms of the new decree, the commission assumes overall responsibility for implementing the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process. As such, its missions include taking
stock of the situation of politico-military groups, ensuring the collection, documentation and control of weapons, ammunition, vehicles and military equipment belonging to each group; assessing the nature of the needs of demobilized soldiers; defining the form of transitional assistance aimed at satisfying the immediate needs of
ex-combatants and their families; and designing the DDR program, assessing its cost and seeking the necessary funding for its implementation.
Placed under the authority of the transitional Prime Minister, the Commission is assisted by a technical committee responsible for preparing and organizing the DDR program. Thematic sub-committees will also be set up.
The creation of this commission is a major step forward in the implementation of the Doha peace agreement signed on August 8, 2022 between the Chadian government and politico-military groups. This agreement, which provides for a ceasefire and a DDR program, enabled representatives of the armed groups to take part in the Sovereign Inclusive National Dialogue (DNIS). It was rejected by the ‘Front pour l’Alternance et la Concorde au Tchad’ (Front for Change and Concord in Chad, FACT) group, the main rebel movement behind the death of
President Idriss Deby Itno on April 20, 2021 during an armed incursion into northern Chad.
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