African Union calls for ‘democratic transition’ in Chad
Al JazeeraAU sees ‘absolute need’ for Chad’s transition from military to democratic leadership to be achieved within 18 months. The African Union has called for a “democratic transition” within 18 months in Chad, where a military leadership took charge in April after veteran ruler Idriss Deby died on the front-line as his army was fighting rebels. Also on Thursday, an International Monetary Fund spokesman said the fund is continuing meetings to restructure Chad’s debt despite the country being run by a military government. In late January, the Washington-based crisis lender announced a four-year interim agreement under its Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility, both viewed as necessary steps in restructuring Chad’s debt. “Chad urgently needs a debt relief to help recover from this crisis, and success with common framework request will also help more countries step forward if they need debt restructuring,” Rice said.
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